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Group Play Therapy to Facilitate Play & Social Skills and Self-Regulation

PSY-40404

Play Therapy Groups are a fun and impactful way of addressing social skill deficits in children. Groups help children develop interactive play, other social skills, and improve social confidence and self-regulation. The art of play therapy groups is in the combination of direct and indirect interventions, including teaching interactions, video-modeling, and Theraplay activities. This course includes two established evidence-based approaches to support these skills: Integrated Play Groups and Peer Mediated Instruction. Students will create their own play group activities and designs through experiential exercises throughout the course.

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0.50 units
$195.00
Notes: This course is being offered for 7 contact hours which can be applied toward application or renewal of RPT or RPT-S credentials. The Association of Play Therapy allows this class to satisfy play therapy instruction hours or play-therapy-specific supervisor training hours. (APT CE provider # 98-046) While the Department of Psychiatry is aware of the research on the efficacy of play therapy*, it cannot specifically endorse each play therapy intervention included in each class in the play therapy certificate program.

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Section ID:

189412

Class type:

Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).

Textbooks:

All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.

Policies:

  • No refunds after: 6/7/2025

Schedule:

Date Day Start End
6/7/2025 Sat 8:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.
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Instructor: Monica Fyfe

Monica Fyfe
Monica is a mother of two, a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT # 47541) a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and a Registered Play Therapist- Supervisor Level. Currently Monica works in private practice in Torrance, CA at Play 2 Learn, where she combines her expertise in Play Therapy and Applied Behavior Analysis to support children and families, consult with school districts, provide talks and workshops to the community and mentor associates. Monica Fyfe is also the Founder & Executive Director of a charity called Our Village in Torrance. The mission of Our Village is to provide evidence-based, high quality and low cost social skills groups and supports to neurodiverse kids, teens, young adults and their families. Monica also is an Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine University in their Graduate School of Education and Psychology and an Instructor at UCSD Extension in their Play Therapy Certificate Program. Monica is a Certified PEERS ® Facilitator, a Certified AutPlay® Provider and has a Foundational Certification in Theraplay®.
Monica Fyfe is an author, and a frequent speaker at conventions, schools, trainings and more! Find out more at: www.p2lfamilytherapy.com or at www.ourvillageslc.org
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