The Unspoken Hallmark of Adlerian Play Therapy: Creating Magical Moments of Connection

Children rarely remember the exact words we say. They remember how it felt to be with us.

Adlerian play therapy is built upon encouragement, belonging, and the healing power of relationships. While play therapists often focus on learning interventions and techniques, one of the most essential skills is the ability to create moments of genuine connection. These moments of attunement become the vehicle through which encouragement is communicated, lifestyle is understood, and play therapy clients begin to experience themselves and others in new ways.

Through lectures, demonstrations, experiential activities, discussions, and creative exercises, participants will learn how positive resonance develops within the playroom, why these moments matter for a child's developing brain, and practical strategies for increasing connection at every stage of treatment. Participants will explore how Barbara Fredrickson's concept of positive resonance and Dan Siegel's work on interpersonal neurobiology provide a scientific understanding of what Adlerian play therapists have long recognized: healing occurs through meaningful and encouraging relationships.

3 Non-Contact CE Hours. (1 hours on Play Therapy Seminal or Historically Significant Theories and 2 hour on Play Therapy Skills and Methods).  

APT Approved Provider 99-055

League of Extraordinary Adlerian Play Therapists (LEAPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7402. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. League of Extraordinary Adlerian Play Therapists (LEAPT) is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

By the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:

1. Explain importance of attunement and positive resonance within Adlerian play therapy.

2. Define attunement through the lens of Adlerian play therapy.

3. Explain the concept of positive resonance and its relevance to the therapeutic relationship.

4. Demonstrate practical strategies for intentionally cultivating positive resonance throughout Adlerian play therapy sessions.

In Central Standard Time

9:00 AM Start

12:00 PM End