Description
Getting started on the road to becoming a Registered Play Therapist or School Based RPT
Date/Time: Friday, November 6, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:00 PM PDT on Zoom
This workshop is designed for clinicians interested in becoming Registered play therapists through the Association for Play Therapy (APT) credentialing process. Learn what you need to know to move through the three stage process gaining the skills, knowledge and experience needed to fulfill the requirements and gain RPT or SB-RPT status.
The first half of the workshop is devoted to the nuts and bolts of the credentialing process including:
- The basic requirements laid out by stage
- University based programs vs APT approved providers – pros and cons of each route
- Budgeting, realistic cost expectations, making use of low fee and free offerings
- Choosing and locating trainings
- Finding good fit supervision
- Accruing experience hours
The second half of the workshop focuses on you, the play therapist and includes self-assessment tools to support understanding of:
- Your theoretical orientation
- Your clinical strengths
- Areas of need for training and skill building
- Your personal play therapy superpower
No CEs for BBS or APT provided – INFORMATION ONLY
TRAINER
Katrinca Ford is a licensed marriage and family therapist and Register play therapist/ supervisor. She has been providing play therapy to children and families in the Bay Area for over 20 years. Prior to becoming a therapist, Katrinca worked with children in a variety of settings including 15+ years teaching preschool. Currently Katrinca sees children and families in her office in downtown Oakland. Katrinca enjoys sharing what she knows about children, child development and play therapy with others. She is known for her lively, informative and engaging trainings.
Continuing Education
Growth Through Play Therapy is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists,1032322, to sponsor continuing education for LMFT’S, LCSW’S, LPCC’S AND LEP’S. They maintain responsibility for this program/course and its content. NO CEs provided for this workshop
Growth through Play Therapy is an approved provider for the Association for Play Therapy APT 09-241. No CEs provided for this workshop
This workshop and presenter have no conflict of interest in presenting this workshop, nor is there any commercial support.
ACCOMMODATIONS
To request accommodations for special needs, please email the Program Administrator at jeannette@bayarea-counseling.com
GRIEVANCES
To obtain the grievance policy or report a grievance please email jeannette@growththroughplaytherapy.com or call 925-890-7478
CANCELLATION POLICY
Full refund if canceled 10 days in advance minus $10 administrative fee; after that date there will be no refund unless space is filled from the waiting list. In the case of insufficient enrollment, the training will be postponed or cancelled and there will be a full refund offered.
QUESTIONS
Contact Katrinca Ford at 925-831-1926 or katrinca@familyplaytherapy.com
