Center for Play Therapy - At the University of North Texas

The graduate courses provided through the Center for Play Therapy are an integral part of the master's and doctoral degree program offerings of the Department of Counseling and Higher Education. Regularly scheduled play therapy courses offering three semester hours of graduate credit for master's and doctoral students include: Introduction to Play Therapy, Advanced Play Therapy, Group Play Therapy, Filial Therapy, as well as practicum, internship, and special problems courses focused on advanced training and supervision in Play Therapy.

Therapeutic Play, a recent addition to the collection of Play Therapy courses offered through the Center for Play Therapy, is a unique course that trains undergraduate students to become therapeutic agents in the lives of children through structured therapeutic play sessions. Students are taught basic child-centered play therapy principles and skills, including reflective listening, recognizing and responding to children's feelings, therapeutic limit setting, building children's self-esteem, and structuring therapeutic play sessions with children using a special kit of selected toys.