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Playful Foundations: Deepening Your Adlerian Journey


Continue your exploration into Adlerian Play Therapy with our second session, "Playful Foundations: Deepening Your Adlerian Journey." Designed for participants who already have a foundational understanding of Adlerian Play Therapy principles, whether gained through our introductory course or other training, this session focuses on deepening your knowledge and strengthening your clinical skills.


You’ll explore Adlerian therapeutic strategies in greater depth, with particular attention to fostering self-awareness, self-esteem, and social interest in child clients. Through interactive role-play exercises, you’ll practice establishing and maintaining therapeutic relationships using Adlerian techniques while building confidence in applying these approaches in practice.


We’ll also explore how to create an inviting, supportive play therapy environment that reflects Adlerian values. By the end of the session, you’ll have expanded your practical toolkit, strengthened your ability to develop comprehensive case conceptualizations, and identified opportunities for continued professional growth in Adlerian Play Therapy.


Training Components

    1. ✨ Welcome

    2. 🎥 Training Video 1

    3. 🎥 Training Video 2

    4. 📄 Handouts

    5. 🎯 Post-Test (80% Pass Rate to Unlock Your CE Certificate)

    6. 🕹️ File Your Mission Debrief

    7. 🚀 Quest Complete! Your character sheet just leveled up

About this course

  • $300.00
  • 12 hours of video content
  • This recorded training offers 12 NBCC and APT non-contact Continued Education credits. To earn your CE certificate you will need to complete the post test with at least an 80%.
  • Upon purchase, you'll have 30 days of access to recordings, handouts, and post-tests.
  • Content is for personal/professional use only. No sharing, distribution, or reproduction allowed. Updates may occur without notice.

In this course you will...

  • Refine the ability to document play therapy sessions effectively, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and alignment with ethical and legal standards.

  • Learn how to integrate Adlerian and trauma-informed approaches into clinical notes to support treatment planning and insurance requirements.

  • Explore techniques for engaging families in play therapy sessions, fostering systemic change, and improving family communication. You'll develop strategies for working with resistant caregivers and strengthening therapeutic alliances in family sessions.

  • Practice conceptualizing cases through an advanced Adlerian and trauma-informed lens, incorporating key play themes and family dynamics.

  • Analyze Adlerian concepts of inferiority and superiority, identifying how they manifest in clients’ play and interactions.

  • Modify traditional play therapy techniques to fit the developmental needs of adolescents and young adults.

  • Explore overcompensation patterns in children, teens, and young adults and apply play therapy interventions to address underlying core beliefs.

  • Identify trauma responses in play therapy sessions and differentiate between trauma-informed interventions and traditional play techniques.

  • Learn and apply new play therapy interventions tailored to a variety of presenting concerns, including anxiety, depression, and attachment disruptions.

  • Integrate expressive arts, sand tray, and geek therapy elements into their play therapy practice to enhance engagement and effectiveness. You'll explore creative approaches, including gaming, fandom-based therapy, and narrative interventions, to foster engagement and therapeutic progress.

Presenter

Maria Laquerre-Diego, LMFT, RPT-S

A self-proclaimed geek, Maria Laquerre Diego, LMFT, RPT-S, is an internationally recognized expert and leading voice in integrating play and pop culture into clinical practice to make therapy more culturally-responsive and enhance connection in the therapy room.​ As the founder and President of A New Hope Academy, a nonprofit dedicated to providing innovative professional development for mental health providers, Maria has developed groundbreaking workshops and conferences including the Geek Play Therapy Summit and the Play Therapy: Disney Bound Conference, which draw clinicians from across the country and beyond. A published author and sought-after speaker, Maria’s innovative work invites clinicians to embrace playfulness, fandom, and the Force as tools for healing. She is author of the book chapters published in 2025, “Embracing Geek Play Therapy: A Creative Approach for LGBTQIA+ Individuals” and “Are Villains Even Villains?”

FAQs

  • What is your refund policy?

    All sales of recorded training sessions are final. Once purchased, there are no refunds or returns available. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to providing you with valuable content and insights through our recorded sessions.

  • How many CE credits are available

    This recorded training offers 12 NBCC Non-Contact CE Hours and 12 APT Non-Contact CE Hours. To earn your CE certificate you will need to complete the post test with at least an 80%. A New Hope Therapy Center, our sister organization and partner for trainings and workshops, is an Approved CE Provider for the Association for Play Therapy™ (APT™) - Approved Provider. Furthermore, A New Hope Academy has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7816. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. A New Hope Academy is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Please check with your state or other licensing board regarding their acceptance of these CEs.

  • How long will I have access to the training?

    Upon purchase, you'll have 30 days of access to recordings, handouts, and post-tests. Access extension requests must be made before expiration.

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