Play Therapy Training

AAPT offers several Play Therapy Training opportunities throughout the year.

Danyale Weems, LCSW, RPT-S™ Friday, January 23, 2026 - When Worlds Split: A Play Therapist Role in Divorce Transitions Description Children who are often caught in the throes of their caregivers divorce experience emotional, behavioral, and relational challenges that require sensitive, developmentally appropriateinterventions. Clinicians experience a parallel process becoming entangled with their childclients who are in the middle of a high conflict divorce which … Continue reading Danyale Weems, LCSW, RPT-S™ Friday, January 23, 2026

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Previous Workshops

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A Neurosequential Therapeutic Approach to Play and Play Therapy for Children with Trauma                      PRESENTER: Dr. Richard Gaskill, LCPC, Registered Play Therapist- Supervisor                                                  WHEN: Friday, June 18, 2021         WHERE: Online (Zoom)  CONTINUE READING 

Using Virutal Sandtray in Play Therapy
PRESENTER: Jessica Stone, PhD, Registered Play Therapist – Supervisor
WHEN: Friday, May 7, 2021 10:00-11:30 CST
WHERE: Online (Zoom)  CONTINUE READING
 
 
 
Profile Picture of Dee RayEffective Play Therapy: Interventions for Tough Times (AM) and Advanced Play Therapy: Deepening the Relationship (PM) – SATURDAY
PRESENTER: Dee Ray PhD, LPC-S, NCC, Certified CCPT-S, Certified CPRT-S, Registered Play Therapist- Supervisor
WHEN: Saturday, January 23, 2021
WHERE: Online (Zoom)  CONTINUE READING
 
EFFECTIVE PLAY THERAPY: INTERVENTIONS FOR TOUGH TIMES (AM) AND ADVANCED PLAY THERAPY: DEEPENING THE RELATIONSHIP (PM) – SATURDAY
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Online Workshop Day 1- AutPlay® Therapy: Introduction and Foundations Day 2 – Using Play Therapy to Address Sensory Processing Challenges 
PRESENTER: Robert Jason Grant, Ed.D., Advanced Certified Autism Specialist, Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor
WHEN: Friday, September 18th & Saturday, September 19th, 2020
WHERE: Online (Zoom) CONTINUE READING
 
ONLINE WORKSHOP DAY 1- AUTPLAY® THERAPY: INTRODUCTION AND FOUNDATIONS DAY 2 – USING PLAY THERAPY TO ADDRESS SENSORY PROCESSING CHALLENGES
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Play Therapy with Child Witnesses of Domestic Violence 
PRESENTER: Jennifer Baggerly Ph.D., LPC-S, Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor
WHEN: Friday, January 31, 2020 | 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Lunch Provided)
WHERE: University of Montevallo: Stewart Student Retreat Center, Montevallo, AL CONTINUE READING
 
PLAY THERAPY WITH CHILD WITNESSES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
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Utilizing Reality Play Therapy to explore a child’s quality world and Play Therapy in schools: Tools, techniques and strategies
PRESENTER: Eric Davis, PhD, NCC, SB-RPT
WHEN: Friday, October 18, 2019  | 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Lunch on Your Own)
WHERE: Cottage Hill Baptist Church, Mobile, AL CONTINUE READING
 
UTILIZING REALITY PLAY THERAPY TO EXPLORE A CHILD’S QUALITY WORLD AND PLAY THERAPY IN SCHOOLS: TOOLS, TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES
Integrating Art Techniques in Play Therapy AND Dance and Movement in Play Therapy Terry Kottman, PhD, LMHC (IA), NCC, Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor
PRESENTER: Terry Kottman, PhD, LMHC (IA), NCC, RPT-S
WHEN: Friday, June 21, 2019 | 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Lunch Provided)
WHERE: St. Vincent’s Bruno Conference Center, Birmingham, AL CONTINUE READING
 
INTEGRATING ART TECHNIQUES IN PLAY THERAPY AND DANCE AND MOVEMENT IN PLAY THERAPY TERRY KOTTMAN, PHD, LMHC (IA), NCC, REGISTERED PLAY THERAPIST-SUPERVISOR
Alabama Association for Play Therapy (AAPT) presents: Ethical Considerations: Testifying on Behalf of Children and Adolescents 
PRESENTERS: Clayton Kim Taylor; District Judge Margaret Taylor, PhD, LPC-S; Morgan F. Jenkins, PhD, NCC, LPC        
WHEN: Friday, April 5th, 2019
WHERE: Aldersgate United Methodist Church– Activity Center, Montgomery, AL CONTINUE READING
 
ALABAMA ASSOCIATION FOR PLAY THERAPY (AAPT) PRESENTS: ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS: TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
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Alabama Association for Play Therapy (AAPT) presents: Integrative Attachment Informed Model: A Tiered Play Therapy for Children with Attachment Problems
PRESENTER: Angela Cavett, PhD, LP, Registered Play Therapy-Supervisor
WHEN: Friday, February 1, 2019  | 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Lunch Provided) 
WHERE: St. Vincent’s Bruno Conference Center, Birmingham, AL CONTINUE READING
 
ALABAMA ASSOCIATION FOR PLAY THERAPY (AAPT) PRESENTS: INTEGRATIVE ATTACHMENT INFORMED MODEL: A TIERED PLAY THERAPY FOR CHILDREN WITH ATTACHMENT PROBLEMS ANGELA CAVETT, PHD, LP, REGISTERED PLAY THERAPY-SUPERVISOR
2018 ANNUAL APT CONFERENCE, PHOENIX, AZ
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Alabama Association for Play Therapy (AAPT) presents: Play Therapy Interventions for Children
PRESENTER: Ashley Garrett, LPC-S, RPT-S
WHEN:  Friday, July 13th, 2018           
WHERE: Cross Point Church, Florence, AL … CONTINUE READING
 
 
ALABAMA ASSOCIATION FOR PLAY THERAPY (AAPT) PRESENTS: PLAY THERAPY INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN WITH ASHLEY GARRETT, LPC-S REGISTERED PLAY THERAPIST-SUPERVISOR