Beyond the Playroom: Parent Support for Deeper Healing

In this training, mental health professionals will explore practical strategies for engaging and supporting parents to enhance the effectiveness of play therapy. Participants will learn how to foster meaningful parent-therapist collaboration, coach caregivers in therapeutic language and play techniques, and bridge the gap between in-session work and the home environment. By empowering parents as active partners in the healing process, therapists can extend the impact of play therapy and promote lasting emotional growth in children.

**You do not need EMDR training to participate in this event. This is NOT a Basic EMDR Training.**

If you have completed EMDR training, you are eligible to receive EMDRIA credit. To obtain this credit, you must submit your certificate before the training. If you are currently undergoing training, you will need to provide details about your training, such as dates and the training host. 

Presenter: Dr. Christa Phipps, Ph.D., LCMHC-S, RPT-S, NCC, EMDR Certified Therapist and Consultant

Objectives: Participants will be able to do the following: 

1. Identify at least three evidence-based rationales for involving parents in the play therapy process to enhance treatment outcomes for children.

2. Describe the role of parent-therapist collaboration in supporting child emotional regulation and integration during and between play therapy sessions.

3. Demonstrate practical strategies for coaching parents in the use of therapeutic language and play-based techniques to reinforce treatment goals at home.

4. Apply specific methods for bridging in-session therapeutic work to the home environment, including tools for parent-child co-regulation and attachment-building activities.

5. Explain how engaging caregivers as partners in treatment supports trauma resolution and promotes generalization of EMDR and play therapy interventions.

6. Evaluate potential challenges and ethical considerations in involving parents in play therapy and EMDR-informed work, and formulate appropriate solutions to maintain therapeutic integrity and child safety.

CE Information: 

• APT: Tabonuco Counseling and Consulting PLLC (#23-694) is approved by The Association for Play Therapy to sponsor continuing education specific to play therapy. This training provides 6 contact hours.

• EMDRIA: Tabonuco Counseling and Consulting PLLC is an EC Provider (#24046). We have applied for 6 EMDRIA* credits and will update when we have approval. Eligibility for EMDRIA Credits is restricted to those who have completed an EMDRIA-Approved Basic EMDR Training.

Forms and other required CE materials will be available on-site. If you have questions regarding the program, continuing education learning objectives, presenter bios, or grievance issues, contact Tabonuco Counseling and Consulting PLLC at 980-403-9161 or tabonucoinfo@gmail.com

NOTE: To receive continuing education credit, applicants must complete all CE materials, sign in/out at designated locations, and submit an evaluation form for the sessions attended.

NOTE: It is the responsibility of the attendee to determine if CE credit offered by Tabonuco Counseling and Consulting meets the regulations of their state licensing/certification board.

Non-Credit Events: Registration, breakfast, lunch, reception events, committee/business meetings, networking sessions.

Ethics Hours/Academic Credit: This program offers no “ethics hours”. This program is not “academic” credit and CE hours awarded are not eligible toward fulfillment of a degree.

Instructional Methodology: This may include lecture, demonstration, audio/visual, case examples, experiential practice of techniques, and small group discussion.

Accessibility Statement: Tabonuco Counseling and Consulting PLLC is committed to making our programs accessible. The program site is ADA compliant. If you need an accommodation to access the program and/or program materials, please contact no later than five business days before the program. A good faith effort will be made for any request made less than five days in advance.

Refund and Cancelation Policy: A $25 administrative fee will be charged for canceled registrations before November 29, 2025. No refunds or cancellations will be offered after November 29, 2025. 

Grievance Policy: When a complaint, either verbally or written, is filed with Dr. Phipps, the following guidelines are followed with respect to achieving resolution: 

1. Complaints relative to a speaker or workshop leader, contents of instructional materials being presented, or an individual educational style being utilized, the individual voicing disapproval is requested to first address concerns to the presenter. If the presenter is not available, place his/her comments in writing. Dr. Phipps will convey these comments to the speaker while maintaining the confidentiality of the complainant.

2. If the complaint concerns a continuing education activity, its content, level of presentation, or facilities in which the event is being held, Dr. Phipps will attempt to resolve the matter as expeditiously as possible. If the offered resolution (resolutions may include, but not be limited to partial/full refund of fees paid; credit toward future event) not satisfactory to the individual filing the complaint, then further action may be taken. In the latter instance, the individual is requested to place his/her complaint in writing to the attention of Dr. Phipps. The complaint is then reviewed by Dr. Phipps. A written response will be issued within 30 days of receipt of the written complaint. Within 30 days of the resolution rendered by Dr. Phipps, the complainant may file a written appeal to Dr. Phipps. The decision of the Dr. Phipps is final.

Provider Responsibility: Tabonuco Counseling and Consulting PLLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content in accordance with EMDRIA and APT requirements.