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Adlerian Individual Psychology;
Human beings first learn how to belong and interact with others in their initial social environment, their family.
Emphasis is placed on the individual's position in the family system, psychological birth order, family dynamics, and attempt to avoid feelings of inferiority.

Adlerian Play Therapy
Training Certification Track

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Training Chart
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Training Venue:

Event Hall @ 265 Joo Chiat Road, Singapore 427519

 

*Class capacity is limited on a first-come-first-served basis.

Please complete your registration early to reserve your spot.

AdPT 0: Intro to Adlerian PT

AdPT 0:

INTRODUCTION TO ADLERIAN PLAY THERAPY

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In this fun, interactive workshop, learn the basics Adlerian play therapy, a method of integrating the concepts and techniques of Individual Psychology with the play therapy skills and strategies.

In Adlerian play therapy, therapists use the concepts of Alfred Adler’s Individual Psychology with a systemic, systems based approach to conceptualize children and their parents and teachers, while using toys, art, play material, and meta-communication to connect and communicate with them. The process of co-creating a relationship with the child through play allows therapists to communicate (mostly through metaphor, but sometimes through direct verbal interaction) in a way that facilitates exploration of the child’s patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving, helps the child gain insight into those patterns, and invites the child to make changes in any patterns that are self-defeating or destructive. Engaging the child’s parents and teachers, exploring their own lifestyles and their interaction with the child, helping them to understand the child’s patterns, and teaching them skills for improving the relationship is an integral part of the custom-designed parent and teacher consultation component of Adlerian play therapy.

Prerequisites:

  1. Completion of Introduction to Play Therapy by Healing Hearts Centre

COURSE FEES

$800 ($750early-bird)

*Early-bird ends: 6 weeks before course date

*Registration Closes: 3 weeks before course date

*Course fees are not inclusive of supervision and certification assignment fees.

AdPT 1:

BEGINNING ADLERIAN PLAY THERAPY

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In this class, you will learn and practice Adlerian play therapy skills and techniques for establishing relationships with clients, exploring clients' life-styles, helping clients gain insight into their lifestyles, and reorienting and reeducating clients. You will also learn the basics of conceptualizing and treatment planning for Adlerian play therapy.

Prerequisites:

  1. Completion of AdPT 0

*Assignments and supervision hours are required for working towards completion of the Adlerian Play Therapy Certification

COURSE FEES

$1900 ($1800early-bird)

*Early-bird ends: 2 Months before course date

*Registration Closes: 1 Month before course date

*Course fees are not inclusive of supervision and certification assignment fees.

AdPT 1: Beginning Adlerian PT

AdPT 2:

PARENT CONSULTATION IN ADLERIAN PLAY THERAPY

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A playful approach to consultation with parents in Adlerian Play Therapy

Prerequisites:

  1. Completion of AdPT 1

*Assignments and supervision hours are required for working towards completion of the Adlerian Play Therapy Certification

COURSE FEES

$800 ($750early-bird)

*Early-bird ends: 6 weeks before course date

*Registration Closes: 3 weeks before course date

*Course fees are not inclusive of supervision and certification assignment fees.

AdPT 3:

ADVANCED ADLERIAN PLAY THERAPY

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In this class, you will deepen your understanding and application of advanced Adlerian play therapy skills and strategies, with an emphasis on conceptualization and treatment planning. You will also explore your own lifestyle to enhance your awareness of your own issues and their impact on your work with children and the significant others in their lives.

Prerequisites:

  1. Completion of AdPT 2

*Assignments and supervision hours are required for working towards completion of the Adlerian Play Therapy Certification

COURSE FEES

$2100 ($2000early-bird)

*Early-bird ends: 2 Months before course date

*Registration Closes: 1 Month before course date

*Course fees are not inclusive of supervision and certification assignment fees.

AdPT 4:

CONCEPTUALISATION AND TREATMENT PLANNING IN

ADLERIAN PLAY THERAPY

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In this advanced workshop, you will practice using Adlerian conceptualization of clients as a springboard for custom‑designing treatment plans and developing intervention strategies in Adlerian play therapy.

Prerequisites:

  1. Completion of AdPT 3

*Assignments and supervision hours are required for working towards completion of the Adlerian Play Therapy Certification

COURSE FEES

$1100 ($1000early-bird)

*Early-bird ends: 6 weeks before course date

*Registration Closes: 3 weeks before course date

*Course fees are not inclusive of supervision and certification assignment fees.

CASE DOCUMENTATION IN ADLERIAN PLAY THERAPY

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In this workshop, you will learn to hone their documentation skills to enhance communication, support ethical practices, and capture the richness of play therapy interactions. In addition, you will learn to effectively record Adlerian play therapy sessions, emphasizing the crucial link between documentation and the therapeutic process. Through discussions and examples, you will learn techniques aimed at accurate case documentation, improve treatment plans, define goals and incorporate Adlerian play therapy principles.

Prerequisites:

  1. Completion of AdPT 2 (Parent Consultation in AdPT)

*Assignments and supervision hours are required for working towards completion of the Adlerian Play Therapy Certification

COURSE FEES

$450 ($400early-bird)

*Early-bird ends: 6 weeks before course date

*Registration Closes: 3 weeks before course date

*Course fees are not inclusive of supervision and certification assignment fees.

AdPT 2: Parent Consultation in AdPT
AdPT 3: Advanced Adlerian PT
AdPT 4: Conceptlsn & Treatment Planning
Case Documentation in AdPT

ADLERIAN PLAY THERAPY

CERTIFICATION REGISTRATION

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You can either attend the modules simply for personal development and receive a Certificate of Attendance at the end of each course, or work towards completing the Adlerian Play Therapy Certification and become a Certified Adlerian Play Therapist!

 

To embark on certification, you will need to make a separate registration after AdPT 2, and complete the additional requirements after each course.

Training hours are recognised by the LEAPT inc. and the Association for Play Therapy (Singapore), especially if you are seeking to become a Registered Play Therapist.

Requirements:

  1. Complete Introduction to Play Therapy, AdPT 0 to 2

  2. Register to start the certification process

  3. Complete additional requirements for each module.

  4. Subsequently complete AdPT 4 & 4

Certification Registration

ADLERIAN PLAY THERAPY TOPICS

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These additional training topics will add on specific skills, fundamental and advanced knowledge for unique categories of cases, that require special attention or further understanding and techniques to ensure safe and effective therapy.

Training hours are also recognised by the Association for Play Therapy (Singapore), especially if you are seeking to become a Registered Play Therapist.

  • Adlerian Applications of Sandtray Therapy (5 days)

  • Adlerian Family Play Therapy (3 days)

  • Case Documentation in Adlerian Play Therapy

  • Fundamentals of Trauma-Informed Adlerian Play Therapy (3 days)

  • Other Adlerian Play Therapy special topics (TBC)

Requirements:

  1. Completion of AdPT 1 - Beginning Adlerian Play Therapy

Adlerian PT Topics

ASSOCIATION FOR PLAY THERAPY (SINGAPORE) APTS

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP &

REGISTERED PLAY THERAPIST

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Upon fulfillment of the hours and requirements, you can join the larger community of play therapists in Singapore as a Registered Play Therapist!

Healing Heart Centre's training hours are recognised towards becoming a Professional Member and Registered Play Therapist with the APTS.

*Please click here or the PDF icon below for the AdPT Certification Training and APTS Parallel Chart

To find out more on the detailed requirements, as well as any enquiries, please visit the APTS website.

APTS Registration
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