Graduate Certificate in Play Therapy, GCPT

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CIP Code: 51.2317

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Required Core Courses

COUN 5313 - Child and Adolescent Counseling Semester Hours: Three ** (for individuals enrolled in CMHC counseling program only)
OR
SCED 5313 - Child and Adolescent Counseling Semester Hours: Three ** (for individuals enrolled in School Counseling program only)
OR
PLTH 5501 - History and Theories of Play Therapy Semester Hours: One *
PLTH 5511 - Introduction to Play Therapy Skills and Methods Semester Hours: One *
PLTH 5521 - Sandtray Therapy Semester Hours: One *

Total: 3-5 Hours

Special Topics Courses

PLTH 5531 - Group and Family Play Therapy Semester Hours: One
PLTH 5541 - Trauma Focused Play Therapy Semester Hours: One
PLTH 5551 - Blended and Divorced Family Play Therapy Semester Hours: One
PLTH 5561 - Attachment Play Therapy Semester Hours: One

Total: 4 Hours

Total: 7 Hours

Note

*Program students must complete the core classes of PLTH 5501 , PLTH 5511 , and PLTH 5521 before progressing to special topics courses. Students not seeking program completion must provide proof (transcript or certificate) of completion of an Introduction to Play Therapy Theories and Skills course before allowed to enroll in special topics courses.
**SCED 5313 or COUN 5313 may be counted toward one credit hour of instruction in the Play Therapy Program, in place of PLTH 5501 . The play therapy hours of instruction accrued within this course will focus on the history and foundations of play therapy theory and practice, historically significant seminal theories, and more recent theories that have contributed to the development of play therapy. Students will identify and begin to develop their personal play therapy theory. The hours of play therapy instruction accrued in this course meets the prerequisite requirements of PLTH 5501 for the progression to the special topics courses in the Play Therapy Program: PLTH 5531 , PLTH 5541 , PLTH 5551 , and PLTH 5561 .

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