Strength in Numbers: Group Play Therapy Pasadena Workshop 12.13.25

Facilitator: Ariel Krakowsky, MSW, LCSW, Registered Play Therapist™

Training date: December 13th, 2025

Session time: 9:00 am-4:30 pm EST

Location: Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 1972 N Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91103

APT Continuing Education Hours: 6.0 APT Contact CEs

Description:

Group play therapy is a helpful way to support children and adolescents who are presenting with the same issue. Participants will learn the skills required to facilitate group play therapy sessions, as well as group play therapy interventions to address a variety of clinical issues. This workshop will explore the use of child-centered group play therapy with young children and cognitive behavioral play group play therapy for teens and tweens. Time will also be spent discussing different group play therapy activities to build rapport between group members. 

Learning objectives: 

1. Analyze the advantages of group play therapy
2. Identify play therapy skills to facilitate group play therapy sessions
3. Discuss the foundations of child-centered group play therapy
4. Apply cognitive behavioral play therapy to group play therapy 
5. List play therapy interventions to build rapport between group members
6. Describe the goals of group play therapy

What you'll get:

• 6 APT Contact Workshop CEs
• Certificate of Completion

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