Why Play Therapy?
Live In-Person, Live Online/VirtualThursday, October 8, 2026 At 10:00am to 1:15pm ET. $110
What the course is
This live 3 hours CE class will explore play therapy theories and developmentally appropriate techniques. We will educate clinicians on how to get started integrating play therapy into their practice. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in and experience play therapy techniques.
What you'll learn with this course
You'll Explore
1. Define play therapy and explain its purpose in working with children.
2. Identify basic play therapy techniques and developmentally appropriate interventions.
3. Describe how to create a culturally responsive and well-equipped play therapy
environment.
4. Describe 1 way to integrate play therapy techniques into your current practice.
You'll learn how to
This training is designed for mental health clinicians or new play
therapists who work with children in agencies, private practice, and school settings who are
interested in learning more about play therapy interventions and techniques. We will cover the
basic rationale, history and theoretical concepts of play therapy. The application of
developmentally appropriate introductory techniques specific to play therapy will be
demonstrated. We will explore cultural sensitivity and how to demonstrate cultural competency
within the play room. Lastly, participants will be introduced to the toys and materials needed to
begin their play therapy journey.
Who is the course for
This course in intended for professional counselors, social workers and psychologists who are currently working with children or intend to work with children in the future.
Course Agenda
Meet your Facilitator
Joanne is a licensed clinical social worker, Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor, and credentialed clinical supervisor in New Jersey. She is the founder of About Kids, a private practice established in 2000, and has served as an adjunct professor in the Play Therapy Certificate Program at Monmouth University. Joanne established the Therapeutic Nursery Groups Program at Hackensack Meridian Health and is a past president and board member of the New Jersey Association for Play Therapy (NJAPT). She is also the co-founder of the Play Therapy Academy, providing training, supervision, and professional development for play therapists and mental health clinicians.
Meet your Facilitator
Lisa is a National Board Certified Licensed Professional Counselor, Approved Clinical Supervisor, Registered Play Therapist™ and is pursuing her RPT-S credential. In practice since 2012, Lisa’s extensive clinical experience includes work in partial hospitalization programs, in-home services and schools. Currently, her private practice Profound Insights applies the therapeutic powers of play to support children, adolescents and families. An adjunct since 2012, Lisa teaches graduate play therapy courses at Monmouth University and psychology at Brookdale Community College. Additionally, she is a clinician for school-based program, Effective School Solutions. Lisa, is the former President and current board member of the New Jersey Association for Play Therapy. She continues to be active member of the Association for Play Therapy. Lisa is also the co-founder of the Play Therapy Academy, providing training and professional development for play therapists and mental health professionals.
Accredited by Leading Boards
Bhava Therapy Group, #1782, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Bhava Therapy Group maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 12/09/2022 – 12/09/2025.
Bhava Therapy Group has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7242. 8/4/22-8/1/25. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Bhava Therapy Group is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. For questions, concerns, or to request accommodations, please email CE@bhavatherapygroup.com or call 646-389-5801
NYC Therapy Group LCSW’s Psychotherapy Professionals PLLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department as an Approved Provider of Continuing Education for Licensed Masters and Clinical Social Workers, SW-0307; Licensed Mental Health Counselors, MHC-0051; Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists, MFT-0029; Licensed Creative Arts Therapists, CAT-0019; Licensed Psychoanalysts, P-0023; and Licensed Psychologists, PSY-0001.
FAQs
Everything you need to know about the product and billing. Can’t find the answer you’re looking for? Email our team at ce@bhavatherapygroup.com
How do I gain access to and sign up for continuing education classes?
All of our CE courses – Live Virtual & Pre-Recorded Self-Paced classes – are hosted on an online class platform called “THINKIFIC” This is a secure, password protected hosting platform that allows for protection and easy access to all of the courses and your course completion certificates you earn through your learning with us. The URL for the Bhava Therapy Group CE program is: https://bhava-therapy.thinkific.com/
Will I need to have a Thinkific account to take classes?
Yes. When you sign up for your first class with us, whether it is a Live-Virtual class or a Pre-recorded class, you will be prompted to enter a valid email address. The email address you use at this first point of registration and class purchase will be saved as your “username”. You will then be prompted to create a password. Save this email address and password, this will be your access to our online CE program.
Will I be able to see my past courses and future courses?
Yes, every class that you have taken and completed as well as future, upcoming courses you have registered will be saved in your personal, secure, password protected online class account.
I did not receive a link to the video session for the online class. How do I access the online Zoom class?
The Zoom link for the CE class is stored as a module within the class framework on the online class platform, so you will not receive an email with a Zoom link. You must sign into the Thinkific class platform at https://bhava-therapy.thinkific.com/ with your username and password. You will be prompted to read through each module and click complete before moving on to the next module. Once you reach the Zoom link module, it will be accessible from within the online course platform.
What if I lost my username and password to enter the online class platform?
Your password is what you designated as such at the time that you registered for the continuing education course. If you cannot remember your Password, please select the FORGOT PASSWORD button in the lower right corner of the SIGN UP page and follow the prompts. If you cannot remember your Username, please email ce@bhavatherapygroup.com for further assistance.
I logged into the online course platform but can’t find the class(s) I’ve registered for?
If, once you go to the url https://bhava-therapy.thinkific.com/ and you do not see your name in the upper righthand corner of the page, please login again where it says SIGN IN in the upper righthand corner of the page and enter your username and password. Then select MY DASHBOARD from the menu which will bring you to the list of courses you have registered for.
I don’t know how to access either the posttest or the course evaluation?
Both the posttest and the course evaluation are included as individual modules in the course accessible through the link. You will return to the online course platform by visiting this url https://bhava-therapy.thinkific.com/ and using your personal email/username and password to sign in. Then you will select MY DASHBOARD to see a list of classes in your profile that you have either already completed, are in process or planned for the future. Select the course you need to complete the posttest and course evaluation for and then select RESUME COURSE. This will bring you back to the last course module you were active in. Press the COMPLETE AND CONTINUE button at the bottom to lead you to the next module to complete. You must COMPLETE AND CONTINUE on all previous modules prior to accessing the posttest and the course evaluation.
How do I obtain my certificate of completion after the course has ended?
After finishing both the Posttest and the Course Evaluation, you will receive a message congratulating you for completing the course and at the bottom of that message you can click the GET YOUR CERTIFICATE button and your CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION will be viewable, and you can choose to either COPY LINK or DOWNLOAD your Certificate of Completion. It will also be stored in your Personal Password Protected Bhava Therapy/Thinkific CE Course Account. You will also receive an email with a link to you certificate of completion.
What if I am licensed in two different states including NY and another state – Do I have to register twice?
If you are registered in NY as well as another state, please email our CE course administrator at ce@bhavatherapygroup.com so they can further assist you in obtaining dual certificates of completion, one for NY state and one for the other state you are licensed to practice in.
System Requirements:
Windows XP or higher, MacOS9 or higher, Android 4.0 or higher Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher, Google Chrome, Firefox 10.0 or higherBroadband Internet Connection: Cable, High-speed DSL & any other medium that is internet accessible.
Course Completion Requirements:
To earn CE credit, social workers and mental health clinicians must log in at the scheduled time, attend the entire course and complete both the online posttest and course evaluation. Upon completion of the live course, you will be immediately prompted to complete the posttest and then the course evaluation. Once you receive a passing score of 80% or above (you will have an unlimited number of attempts to take the posttest), you will be prompted to complete the course evaluation. Participants will have a 24-hour time window from the end of the live course, within which both the posttest and the course evaluation must be completed in order to receive credit. A certificate of completion will appear within your bhava-therapy.thinkific.com account and you will receive an email congratulations message and link to your Certificate of Completion as well.
Refund Policy
Refunds for live in-person courses are offered up to 1 week in advance of the course start date. Refunds for live online courses are offered up to 24 hours prior to the start of the course. Refunds are issued in the original form of payment used. Any cancellations or requests for refunds after the 1 week or 24 hour window respectively are reviewed on a case by case basis. Requests for refunds or cancellation after the 1 week or 24 hour window, if granted, may qualify only as a credit for future courses not as a refund of the original payment used.
If you are unable to attend the class you registered for, please email Veronica Vaiti to request your credit.
Grievance Policy
The Bhava Therapy Group Continuing Education Program (BTGCEP) aims to provide an educational experience that meets and exceeds the highest standards for professional continuing education. The BTGCEP strives to address and meet each participants’ learning needs in an easy to use, transparent, supportive and openly communicative manner with substantive and quality content and instruction.
If at any time, a participant experiences a difficulty or grievance of any kind such as access to CE course, delivery of courses, attendance to courses, quality of or level of instruction of the courses, receipt of certificates of completion and the like, the BTGCEP team commits to respond promptly and in a timely manner with as much clarity, respect for the request or expressed grievance and work to resolve the grievance in a satisfactory and integrous manner.
In-Service/On-Site Training & Workshops
The Bhava Therapy Group CE Program is also available to provide our continuing education courses and training on-site at your organization. If you or the members of your organization are unable to make it to one of our training or if your organization has a specific request for a training in a particular area of expertise that you don’t see listed as part of our posted curriculum, please email Veronica Vaiti to discuss further.