Presenter: April Duncan, DSW, LCSW, RPT-S™ 

Session date: September 19th, 2025 

Session time: 9:00 am-4:30 pm EST 

CEs: 6.0 APT Contact & NBCC CEs 

Session Description: 

Engaging clients across the lifespan, especially older clients into play therapy can be challenging but is not impossible. This workshop will engage participants in play therapy interventions to implement in the playroom with clients across the lifespan. Participants will learn the value of non-directive play therapy to support young children through problem behaviors as well as play-therapy interventions to engage those stubborn teens. Time will be spent exploring various play-based interventions to use in individual and group play therapy sessions to engage clients of all ages. Play-based strategies to address gender identity and sexual orientation in the playroom will also be reviewed. 

Learning objectives: 

1. Compare play therapy interventions across the lifespan 
2. Use play therapy interventions that support human development across the lifespan
3. Apply play therapy techniques to engage tweens and teens in play therapy
4. Identify technology-based play therapy interventions to integrate in the playroom
5. List common play therapy seminal theories used across the lifespan 
6. Describe play therapy interventions to build rapport with clients of all ages 

Agenda: 

• 9:00 am-10:30 am Lecture & experiential learning 
• 10:30 am-10:45 am Break 
• 10:45 am-12:00 pm Lecture & experiential learning 
• 12:00 pm-1:00 pm Lunch break 
• 1:00 pm-2:30 pm Lecture & experiential learning 
• 2:30 pm-2:45 pm Break 
• 2:45 pm-4:15 pm Lecture & experiential learning 
• 4:15 pm-4:30 pm Q & A and wrap-up 

What you'll get:

• 6 APT Contact Workshop CEs
• 6 NBCC CEs
• Certificate of Completion

*Course evaluation must be completed to receive CE credits. Certificates will be provided upon completion of workshop and evaluation.