Play Therapy, Concentration

A student reading a book and smiling

The Play Therapy concentration is designed to provide advanced training to students in Counselor Education program working with children and adolescents. Although The Play Therapy concentration does not directly certify individuals in Play Therapy; however, it can be listed as a graduate concentration in Play Therapy as part of one’s credentials.

School of Nursing

West Palm Beach

Request
Information

Loading...

About the Play Therapy Concentration

The four courses are designed toward meeting the education requirement for the national credential of Registered Play Therapist through the Association for Play Therapy. For more information on how this program may prepare you, please contact the program coordinator. Applicants should also contact the Association for Play Therapy to verify the requirements needed to be registered as a play therapist.

female students smiling and taking notes at Palm Beach Atlantic University

Apply Now

Chart Your Path. Launch Your Future.

Apply Now

What You'll Learn

  • Foundations of Play Therapy 3 Credit Hours

This course provides an introduction, history, and theoretical concepts of play therapy. Additionally, the applications of the therapeutic powers of play and basic play therapy skills for working with children and adolescents in counseling are explored.

  • Therapy & Expressive Arts Techniques in Counseling 3 Credit Hours

This course utilizes a didactic and experiential approach to explore applications of therapeutic powers of play and play therapy techniques. A foundation for using expressive arts in counseling when working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families, is emphasized. Additional topics include, but are not limited to, incorporating faith, spirituality, and multi-cultural considerations.

  • Advanced Play Therapy Theories & Practices 3 Credit Hours

This course provides an in-depth study of play therapy counseling theories, using didactic and experimental mediums to enhance the students’ development of play therapy skills when working with children and adolescents in individual, family, or group counseling settings. Additional topics include, but are not limited to, trauma, grief, abuse, and supervision in play therapy.

  • Psychosocial Issues of Childhood and Adolescence 3 Credit Hours

This course provides the fundamentals of the characteristics, risk factors, and warning signs of students at risk for mental health and behavioral disorders. Subject areas include mood and anxiety disorders, behavioral dysfunction, learning disabilities, and other school-related problems.

PBA awards over three million dollars in scholarships every year and 97% of PBA undergraduate students receive financial aid.

Tuition & Fees

Learn more about your classes and requirements in the course catalog.

Course Catalog

Explore PBA

From the intrigue of the Intercoastal Waterway to the inspiration of the stunning DeSantis Chapel, to the opportunities in bustling downtown West Palm Beach, to the comfort of a cozy residence hall, you’ll feel at home here. Come experience the vibrant, supportive, inspiring campus of PBA for yourself.

Visit

Virtual Tour

West Palm Beach Admissions

Office of Admissions

Send Email
Phone: (561) 803-2100

Related Programs

students from the degree in theatre arts making a costume with fabric

Play Therapy, Graduate Certificate

The Play Therapy Graduate Certificate program is designed to provide advanced training to students in the Counselor Education program and for practicing counselors and therapists working with children and adolescents.

students from the Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre getting dressed for a performance

Theatre, B.F.A.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) is the standard higher education track for those who seek a profession in the visual, fine, and performing arts. Admittance into B.F.A. programs are highly competitive. For theatre, the B.F.A.’s focus is studio work (typically 2/3rds in program), rather than general liberal arts studies (1/3rd in program).

Psychology, B.S.

Interrogate the theories, concepts, and methods that form modern, historical, and biblically informed perspectives of the human mind in the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Psychology degree program at Palm Beach Atlantic University.