Association for Play Therapy Annual Conference 2025

Advanced Play Therapy Approaches for Trauma, ADHD, Grief, and Child Mental Health

The Association for Play Therapy Annual Conference 2025 provides a comprehensive exploration of modern play therapy techniques, evidence-based interventions, and innovative therapeutic tools for working with children, adolescents, and families. This educational program brings together leading experts in child psychotherapy to examine contemporary developments in play therapy, trauma treatment, attachment-focused interventions, grief counseling, ADHD management, and digital therapeutic applications.

Designed for mental health professionals working with children and adolescents, the conference emphasizes practical clinical skills, case conceptualization, cultural responsiveness, and emerging therapeutic approaches that can be immediately integrated into clinical practice.

Course Features

• 19 Video Lectures (.mp4)
• 19 Subtitle Files (.vtt)
• 19 PDF Presentations
• Total Size: 26.64 GB
• Evidence-Based Play Therapy Education
• Trauma-Informed Clinical Approaches
• Digital Therapy Applications
• Case-Based Learning
• Advanced Child Therapy Techniques

Program Overview

Play therapy continues to evolve as new research, technologies, and therapeutic models expand opportunities for helping children process emotional, behavioral, and developmental challenges.

This conference explores both traditional and innovative play therapy modalities, including the integration of digital interventions, video games, sensory processing principles, attachment-focused treatment, and trauma-informed care. Faculty members provide practical guidance for working with children experiencing anxiety, trauma, grief, ADHD, family conflict, and emotional dysregulation.

Participants gain tools to improve assessment, treatment planning, caregiver engagement, and therapeutic outcomes across diverse child and adolescent populations.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Integrate contemporary tools and digital interventions into play therapy practice.
• Apply specialized play therapy approaches for trauma and attachment-related concerns.
• Utilize therapeutic techniques to support children experiencing grief and loss.
• Implement interventions for children with ADHD and behavioral challenges.
• Navigate high-conflict family and divorce situations effectively.
• Enhance treatment planning using established play therapy theories.
• Incorporate sensory processing principles into therapeutic interventions.
• Develop culturally responsive and developmentally appropriate treatment approaches.
• Strengthen clinical supervision and professional practice skills.

Core Topics Covered

Play Therapy Modalities

• Child-Centered Play Therapy
• Adlerian Play Therapy
• Jungian Play Therapy
• Integrative Play Therapy Approaches
• Developmentally Appropriate Interventions

Trauma-Focused Play Therapy

• Childhood Trauma Treatment
• Attachment Wounds
• Emotional Regulation
• Trauma Recovery Strategies
• Resilience Building

Grief & Loss

• Disenfranchised Grief
• Childhood Bereavement
• Family Loss and Adjustment
• Therapeutic Processing Through Play
• Supportive Interventions

ADHD & Behavioral Challenges

• ADHD-Focused Interventions
• Emotional Self-Regulation
• Executive Function Support
• Parent Coaching Strategies
• Behavioral Management Techniques

Family & Caregiver Support

• High-Conflict Divorce Cases
• Family Dynamics
• Caregiver Education
• Parent-Child Relationships
• Collaborative Treatment Planning

Digital & Contemporary Therapeutic Tools

• Video Games in Therapy
• Technology-Assisted Interventions
• Digital Therapeutic Applications
• Modern Engagement Strategies
• Hybrid Therapeutic Models

Sensory Processing & Child Development

• Sensory-Based Interventions
• Developmental Considerations
• Emotional Processing Through Play
• Neurodevelopmental Perspectives

Professional Development

• Clinical Supervision
• Case Conceptualization
• Treatment Planning
• Ethical Considerations
• Culturally Responsive Practice

Target Audience

This course is ideal for:

• Child Therapists
• Play Therapists
• Social Workers
• Child Psychologists
• School Counselors
• Mental Health Counselors
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Behavioral Health Professionals
• Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists

Educational Highlights

✔ Advanced Play Therapy Techniques

✔ Trauma-Informed Treatment Approaches

✔ ADHD and Behavioral Intervention Strategies

✔ Grief and Loss Counseling

✔ Digital Therapy Applications

✔ Family and Caregiver Support Models

✔ Sensory Processing Integration

✔ Child Mental Health Updates

✔ Practical Clinical Applications

✔ Case-Based Learning

Clinical & Educational Value

The Association for Play Therapy Annual Conference 2025 provides clinicians with current, evidence-based approaches for helping children and adolescents overcome emotional, behavioral, developmental, and relational challenges. Through expert-led instruction and practical demonstrations, participants gain valuable skills that enhance therapeutic effectiveness and improve outcomes for young clients and their families.

4. Topics

1. Advancing Virtual Play Therapy A Journey Through Digital Tools and Techniques

2. Back to the Future The Past Present and Future of Jungian Analytical Play Therapy

3. Beyond the Playroom Culturally Adaptive Play Therapy and Treatment Planning Strategies

4. Child-Parent Relationship Therapy CPRT for Caregivers of Children with ADHD

5. Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy and Trauma An Introduction with Clinical Examples

6. Enhancing Play Therapist Supervision Effective Strategies for Diverse Settings

7. Interacting Sensory Processing and NMT Principles in Play Therapy for Traumatized Children

8. Linking Therapeutic Powers of Play Seminal Theories and Interventions in Play Therapy

9. Mending Invisible Wounds Play Therapy for Black Youth Experiencing Disenfranchised Grief

10. Once Upon a Time in Adlerian Play Therapy AdPT Exploring Bibliotherapy and Play Therapy

11. Play Therapy for Children in High-Conflict Divorced Families Repairing Connection

12. Play Therapy Reflections as the Intervention Prescriptive Verbal Skills and Trauma

13. Play with Bereaved Children Play Therapy Interventions for Childhood Adolescent Grief

14. Playing The Wrong Games How to Protect the Therapeutic Space from High-Conflict Divorce

15. Tell the Truth to the Children Complexities of Coherent Storying in Play Therapy

16. Treating Attachment Wounds in Children and Teens An Integrative Play Therapy Approach

17. Understanding the Therapeutic Powers of Play Utilization and Case Conceptualization

18. Using the Language of Video Games in Adlerian Play Therapy

19. Wounded Warriors Integrative Play Therapy for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse