Dee C. Ray, Ph.D., LPC-S, NCC, RPT-S is co-owner of the counseling practice, EmpathyWell, in Highland Village, TX where she facilitates play therapy, training, consultation, and supervision. Dr. Ray is Regents Emerita Professor in the Counseling Program and Director Emerita of the Center for Play Therapy at the University of North Texas. Dr. Ray has published over 150 articles, chapters, and books in the field of play therapy, specializing in research specifically examining the process and effects of Child Centered Play Therapy. Dr. Ray is author of Playful Education: Using Play Therapy Strategies to Elevate Your Classroom, A Therapist’s Guide to Development: The Extraordinarily Normal Years, Advanced Play Therapy: Essential Conditions, Knowledge, and Skills for Child Practice, and co-author of Multicultural Play Therapy and Group Play Therapy. She is a founding board member and past president of the Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling, as well as past board chair of the Association for Play Therapy. She is an American Counseling Association Fellow, and two-time recipient of the Association for Play Therapy Outstanding Research Award, among many others.
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Description
CCPT 102
This is a 3-day advanced in-person training in the practice and application of Child-Centered Play Therapy. This intensive training will build upon basic CCPT skills by addressing advanced topics in CCPT. Content will include: understanding development, the process of CCPT (relational disruptions and enacting conditions), themes in CCPT, advanced limit setting, specific presenting problems/populations, parent consultation, advocacy/general research findings, and opportunities to apply the skills and practice! Participants must have completed CCPT 101 or equivalent as determined by the University of North Texas Center for Play Therapy. This workshop includes a supervision session and requires that each participant conduct and record a CCPT session with a child prior to the workshop.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will be able to describe how child development impacts play therapy.
- Participants will be able to distinguish between play behaviors and play themes.
- Participants will be able to demonstrate when and how to use limit-setting and choice giving from a child-centered perspective.
- Participants will be able to demonstrate child-centered play therapy skills and attitudes.
- Participants will be able to cite and access research findings on the effectiveness of CCPT.
- Participants will be able to articulate the change process for various presenting problems.
- Participants will be able to integrate feedback into practice of CCPT.
*Participants must have completed CCPT 101 or equivalent in order to register.
*Only participants who can attend with a recorded session with a child age 3-10 will be allowed to participate in the training.
Schedule:
Friday, November 6, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM CST
Saturday, November 7, 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM CST with one-hour lunch break
Sunday, November 8, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM CST with one-hour lunch break
Primary Location:
The Robert & Lee DuVall Center
948B Highland Village Road
Highland Village, TX 75077
For this workshop, we are excited to welcome participants to Highland Village, one of Texas’ hidden gems! The primary location of the training will be held at The Robert & Lee DuVall Center, which has parking on-site and a variety of restaurants and grocery stores nearby to use as needed. We will meet at the primary location on the first day of training, Friday, November 7.
Secondary Location:
EmpathyWell, PLLC
2280 Highland Village Road, Suite 150
Highland Village, TX 75077
For experiential and supervision aspects of the training, we will be inviting participants to join us at our practice, EmpathyWell, 1 mile down the road from the primary location. Our practice includes multiple play therapy rooms for demonstrations and role plays and multiple counseling rooms to be used for micropracticum supervision and small group learning.
Cancellation and Refund Policy
Registration cancellation refund requests should be submitted to EmpathyWell in writing at info@empathywell.com. The registration fee, minus a $50 administrative fee, will be refunded only if the request is received by October 23, 2026 11:59 PM. EmpathyWell reserves the right to cancel this training in the event of unforeseen circumstances. If such occurs, EmpathyWell will attempt to notify registrants prior to the event and refund all registration, workshop, and continuing education fees. In all instances, the liability of EmpathyWell is limited to refunding such fees.