Play Therapy & EMDR Workshop November 16 & 17, 2024

12 Contact Hours

APT Approved Provider: 19-596 

EMDRIA EC Provider Number*: 19009

*EMDRIA Credit Status: Application for EMDRIA Credits are Under Review.

This training will be be in person in our Dallas office. There are only two spots left. 

$199 for students, teachers, and non-profit employees

$229 for early bird registration by 10/31/2024

$259 general registration fee 

1. Define play therapy and EMDR and discuss how the two modalities fit together. Review the AIP model, the model of which EMDR is based, and apply the AIP model to play therapy.
2. Review the Therapeutic Powers of Play and demonstrate how EMDR fits within this framework.
3. Explain the Window of Tolerance in an age appropriate way to parents, caregivers, and child clients. 
4. Describe the advancement of attachment research and perform an in depth attachment history (Phase 1) with parents and caregivers to assess for early attachment wounds and disruptions including pre-verbal trauma for treatment planning and target identification.
5. Formulate and practice a clinical and evidenced based narrative on how to talk with parents and child/teen clients about EMDR to gain consent and therapeutic buy in. 
6. Describe Phase 2 of the EMDR protocol: compile 6 play therapy activities for developing resources, strengthening attachment with caregivers, and preparing child and adolescent clients for trauma processing. Identify and practice play therapy friendly options for bilateral stimulation. Discuss how to properly assess for and manage dissociation. 
7. Review Phase 3: Prepare a target map, review SUDS and VOC in a child friendly way, set up TICES, and apply 5 play therapy techniques to help child and adolescent clients learn about the mind body connection.
8. Review and Practice Phase 4, desensitization phase, using 4 different play therapy techniques to meet child/teen clients where they are developmentally and emotionally (live demonstration).
9. Review and practice Phases 5-8 through discussion, experiential activities, and 3 group mindful meditations.
10. Discuss the 3 prong approach of utilizing EMDR. Discuss how to best talk and consult with parents about their child’s EMDR progress. Describe how to help parents understand EMDR, play therapy, and trauma treatment. 
11. Recognize how and when to use EMDR with parents and decipher when to refer parents for their own EMDR process. 
12. Apply EMDR with parents and caregivers to facilitate systemic healing and improve treatment outcomes for child/teen clients (live demonstration). 
13. Discuss the integration of EMDR with child centered play therapy.
14. Discuss the integration of EMDR with Adlerian play therapy

• Registrants of this program must be qualified mental health professionals or students of a graduate mental health program.
• It is recommended that registrants have completed both a graduate level introductory course of play therapy or equivalent and a graduate level human development course or equivalent.
• It is recommended that registrants have experience with this client population before using this material.
• Play therapy credit may not be awarded to non-mental health professionals.
• EMDRIA-Approved Basic EMDR training is not required to attend this program.
• This workshop is not an EMDR Basic Training. 
• Eligibility for EMDRIA Credits is restricted to those who have completed a full EMDRIA-Approved Basic EMDR Training.
• Attendees who are only partially trained in EMDR are not eligible to receive EMDRIA Credits.

Antoinette Martinez, M.Ed. is a bilingual (Spanish) Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor (Texas License #71350) who has experience working with children, teens, and adults. She is a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor through the Association for Play Therapy, a Certified EMDR therapist and consultant through EMDRIA, and a Certified Perinatal Mental Health Therapist through Postpartum Support International. Antoinette Martinez has been integrating EMDR with Play Therapy since 2013. 

• No refunds after the start of the program.
• Cancellation received at least 14 days prior to a scheduled training will be refunded minus a $25.00 administrative fee.
• Cancellation received less than 14 days prior to a scheduled training will receive no refund or credit.
• No refund provided for no-shows or missed training.
• You may transfer your registration to another attendee for no fee, so long as that person meets the qualifications to attend this program.
• Attendance of full program is required.
• All programs are subject to sufficient registration.
• Should Nourish Play Therapy LLC need to cancel this program, we will make every attempt to notify paid registrants in a timely manner. All paid registrants will receive a full refund if a program is canceled.
• Nourish Play Therapy LLC is only responsible for the registration costs of training. Any additional costs are the responsibility of the registrant.
• No exceptions will be made to these policies.
• Please submit your request via email to info@nourishplaytherapy.com to cancel or transfer your registration to another attendee. Please write "Program Cancel ( or Transfer)" in the subject line of the email.

ADA Accommodations: The program site is ADA compliant. Please contact Antoinette Martinez at info@nourishplaytherapy.com if special accommodations are required. Please write "Program Accommodation" in the subject line of the email. 

Customer Service: We are happy to respond to any concerns or questions you may have. Please contact Antoinette Martinez at info@nourishplaytherapy.com. Please write "Program Service" in the subject line of the email. 

Grievance Policy: Nourish Play Therapy LLC is fully committed to complying with all legal and ethical responsibilities to be non-discriminatory in promotional activities, program content, and in the treatment of attendees. While we go to great lengths to assure fair treatment for all and attempt to anticipate problems, we recognize that complaints will arise. When problems do present themselves, we will attempt to alleviate complaints as quickly as possible. Complaints relative to a speaker, contents of instructional materials being presented, an individual educational style being utilized, or facilities where training is held should be addressed with Antoinette Martinez, who will attempt to resolve the matter as expeditiously as possible. Please contact Antoinette Martinez at info@nourishplaytherapy.com. Please write "Program Grievance" in the subject line of the email. 

Disclosures: Antoinette Martinez is the owner and operator of Nourish Play Therapy LLC. Neither she nor Nourish Play Therapy LLC are receiving commercial support or sponsorships from outside sources for this program. There are no known conflicts of interest with this programming. 

Audio/Video Disclosure: This training program is not being audio or video recorded. 

*EMDRIA Credit Status: Application for EMDRIA Credits are Under Review. 

Provider Responsibility: Nourish Play Therapy maintains responsibility for this program and its contents in accordance with APT and EMDRIA requirements.