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Hello. My name is Melanie Jansen.
I am the Director and primary trainer of Child Centred Australia. I am a Registered Psychologist and Board Approved Supervisor with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), and a Registered Play Therapist with the Australian Play Therapists Association (APTA). I work therapeutically with clients in my private practice, play heal grow, in Perth, Western Australia.
"The space and therapeutic relationship I learned to hold and nurture through learning Child Centred Play Therapy has formed the cornerstone of my clinical practice. Child Centred Australia was born of a passion for mental health professionals in Australia to have the opportunity to access face-to-face training in Child Centred Play Therapy as I did, and to contribute to maintaining a community for both play therapists to be a part of and to ensure children have access to skilled play therapists in Australia well into the future."
Team
Child Centred Australia has a team of passionate, respected, and highly experienced professionals committed to ensuring the excellence of this program:
Participants of the Child Centred Play Therapy Training Program will be provided with:
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Comprehensive face-to-face training, with international and local guest presenters William Nordling Ph.D. and Naomi Button.
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A wide variety of multimedia and experiential learning modalities including:
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Audio-visual material from Garry Landreth (International Founder of Center of Play Therapy and Author of Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship) and Dr Dee Ray.
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Two integral hardcover Child Centred Play Therapy texts by Landreth, and Cochran, Nordling & Cochran, valued at $195.
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Select material from Play Therapy Online Training Academy.
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Journal articles on pertinent Child Centred Play Therapy literature including outcomes and specific populations.
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Exclusive access to a group of highly experienced international and local supervisors, including William Nordling Ph.D, Naomi Button and Melanie Jansen.
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Unique in-person training in Filial Therapy in Australia.
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Public listing on the register of play therapists on Child Centred Australia’s website.
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Invitation to annual professional development by guest speakers following completion, to facilitate continued education in specialised child centred play therapy topics.
Applications for Foundations in CCPT (Workshops 1 & 2) in Perth and Melbourne for 2024 are now closed.
Applications for Advanced Clinical Training in CCPT (Workshops 3 & 4) for those with prior learning are now open.
Training Outline 2024
Foundations in Child Centred Play Therapy
Workshop 1 Child Centred Play Therapy Foundations 1
Melbourne April 15 + 18-20, 2024
or Perth April 29 + May 2-4, 2024
Contact Hours: 25 / Distance Learning Hours: 12.5
Workshop 2 Child Centred Play Therapy Foundations 2
Melbourne June 11-14, 2024
or Perth July 23-26, 2024
Contact Hours: 25 / Distance Learning Hours: 12.5
75 hours training - $2995 (Incl. GST)
Advanced Clinical Training in Child Centred Play Therapy
Workshop 3 Advanced CCPT Practice Skills and Considerations
Perth October 22-25, 2024
or Melbourne November 26-29, 2024
Contact Hours: 25 / Distance Learning Hours: 12.5
Workshop 4 Filial Therapy and Advanced CCPT Considerations
Melbourne February 11-14, 2025
or Perth February 24-27, 2025
Contact Hours: 25 / Distance Learning Hours: 12.5
75 hours training - $2995 (Incl. GST)
Total: 150 hours training (100 contact, 50 distance)
Eligibility for Professional Recognition
Upon completion of Foundations in Child Centred Play Therapy, participants will have completed 75 hours of play therapy training and 6 hours of supervision. Participants will have sufficient skills and practice to work with children in Child Centred Play Therapy under continuing supervision.
Upon completion of Advanced Clinical Training in Child Centred Play Therapy, participants will have completed 150 hours of play therapy training to meet the training portion of the requirements for Play Therapist Registration with the Australian Play Therapists Association (APTA).
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Postal Address
PO Box 2130, Churchlands WA 6018
Phone
0403 891 177