Attachment Focused

Family Play Therapy

When you work with children, you also work with their families since children are one part of a larger system. They don’t exist alone in a vacuum. Children can’t be their own agents of change because they need the adults in their life to facilitate change. Decades of research demonstrate that children are more resilient when they have strong positive attachment relationships. When the whole family (or even parts of the family) are present in sessions, you can observe how family relationships influence your clients’ problems. You can also observe how family members adjust to your clients’ problems.

Attachment-Focused Family Play Therapy uses the theory and research of

neuroscience, attachment theory, and family therapy combined with the therapeutic powers of play. This model empowers children and their families to transform and build resiliency. Attachment-Focused Family Play Therapy allows you to identify family relationship and parenting problem areas and strengths using cultural humility. This includes the role of siblings in the change process. You don’t need to rely on self-report because you’ll see the dynamics right in front of you.

In this workshop, you’ll learn an attachment-based family play therapy framework based on neuroscience and attachment theory to help your clients overcome their mental health challenges. Since parents are critical for the change process, you’ll learn the role of co-regulation. You'll also learn culturally relevant ways to teach attachment-based parenting skills to parents. This workshop will walk you through each phase of treatment and how to choose play therapy interventions.

Topic: Attachment Focused Family Play Therapy

Presenter: Cathi Spooner, LCSW, RPT-S

Date/Time: Friday, April 12th from 11am-2:15pm EST*

Cost: Early Bird = $65.00, Regular Rate = $75, Late Registration = $80

Student: $35.00 (With VALID ID). Send to paige@crossroadsfamilycc.com for verification. 

*PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS TRAINING IS

A LATER START TIME THAN PREVIOUS TRAININGS!

About virtual Crossroads Trainings:

Please visit our website for more information!

This will be a virtual meeting. Participants must be present (visible) for the entire training and will be awarded contact CE upon successful completion of a post test. This one-time online event has been approved by APT for 3.00 NON-CONTACT CE Hours. This workshop meets APT’s definition of "Live Webinar." CFCC is approved by the Association for Play Therapy to offer continuing education specific to play therapy. CFCC maintains responsibility for the program. APT Approved Provider 13-360. Class Size Limited to 50 Participants.

Attendance Monitoring and Post Test Requirement: In order to monitor attendance, ensure participation, and receive CE credit, attendees are required to attend the full training, maintain their video camera "ON" throughout the duration of the workshop and complete a post-test within 2 weeks of the training. Please be advised that all LIVE workshops will be recorded for internal training and further non-contact training development.



Registration forms and instructions available at www.crossroadsfamilycounselingcenter.com. For questions, please email paige@crossroadsfamilycc.com. Space is limited for each training and is not secured until you receive confirmation. No refunds. 

All proceeds will go directly to The Heart Leaf Center, which on average, one training provides 10-15 play therapy sessions per month to underserved children

About The Heart Leaf Center



The Heart Leaf Center provides high quality mental health services using play-based modalities to military, low income, and multicultural children, adolescents and families in northern Virginia. By offering these services we will help eliminate barriers that our families face, including affordability, availability, language, transportation, and insurance.