Trainings & Events

Virtual Lunch and Learn

Play Therapy History and Theories

by

Janel Quillin MSW, LCSW, RPT-S

Date:  Friday, March 21, 2025

Time:  12:00 – 1:00 EST

Fee:  Free to Indiana APT Members with a maximum of 50 members

1 hour of Live Webinar CE

Registration information available in the IN-APT Playgram
Workshop Overview:

The history of play therapy begins a few thousand years ago with Plato. “You can discover more about a human being in an hour of play than a year of conversation.” Plato (429-347 B.C.) This training will explore the history of play and help you assess your play therapy style and give you a better understanding of the different theories of play.

Theoretical Basis:

In this training we will explore many different theoretical ideas, we may speak greatly about Client-Centered Play Therapy.

Workshop Objectives:
  1. Help you understand where we started, and we are now in the field of play so you can intelligently tell a judge, lawyer, parent, friend or doctor why play can have such a deep impact for the clients you serve.
  2. Help you define what play techniques you bring to the playroom and identify if you are using directive or non-directive play and what theory you are using so you can intelligently relate that in your progress notes.
  3. Help you explore why you are attracted to your play techniques by exploring your past experiences with play/play techniques across your lifespan.
Meet our Presenter:

Janel works with all ages and especially enjoys working with very young and grade school children and using play therapy. She has special training working with attachment disorders and is trained in Theraplay and enjoys working with
trauma and is trained in EMDR. She has received training in sand tray under Gisela Schubach De Domenico and Laura Recio. She served on the
Indiana Association for Play Therapy board from 2015-2021 serving as a board member, Vice President of Training and Education and President/Past President and Advisor.

Continuing Education:

This event is sponsored by the Indiana Association for Play Therapy. The program offers 1.00 contact hour “Live Webinar” with full attendance required. CE verification will be emailed to CE applicants following the event. If you have questions regarding continuing education, contact The Indiana Association for Play Therapy at inapt4u@gmail.com

***Important: It is the responsibility of participants to determine if
CE credit offered by The Indiana Association for Play Therapy
will meet the regulations of their licensing/certification board.

Indiana Board Counseling/ Social Work/ MFT: Indiana Association for Play Therapy is recognized as a provider of continuing education by the Indiana Licensing Professional Agency for the (BHHS) social work, counseling, MFT, Provider 98001258-A, expiration 04/2026.

The Indiana Association for Play Therapy is approved by the Association for Play Therapy to sponsor continuing education specific to play therapy. The Indiana Association for Play Therapy maintains responsibility for the program. APT Provider 23-716.

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