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Using Canva to Engage Children and Adolescents in Play Therapy

  • 03/21/2025
  • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Virtual

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Using Canva to Engage Children and Adolescents in Play Therapy

Presented by  Brooklyn Hancock LMHC, Registered Play Therapist™

Canva is a digital creation platform that allows you to create, express, and let your imagination run wild! It provides the opportunity to create your own flyers, cards, images, worksheets, brochures, games, and more. These items are commonly used as mediums in directive play therapies such as Group Play Therapy, Adlerian Play Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy in order to target specific goals. In this training, you will gain a basic understanding of what Canva is used for, the tips and tricks for use, and ways to incorporate its use in your play therapy sessions. If you are technologically challenged, there is no need to fear! I will provide step by step instructions for using Canva seamlessly and you will have time to practice with live support! You will be provided with the opportunity to practice using basic play therapy skills throughout the creation of your resources with your clients as well as how to process what you have created together.

You will learn different ways to allow your clients to express themselves creatively through Canva both as their own self care outside of session and collaboratively with you as the therapist. Using this modality allows you to truly tailor your play therapy interventions to the needs and interests of your clients. This also allows your client’s to use metaphor and images as their “words” that may not be present in your playroom with physical toys.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: After attending this workshop, participants will be able to:

  1. utilize at least 3 different templates in play therapy.
  2. identify at least 5 ways to use Canva in play therapy.
  3. create 1 resource in Canva to use as a play therapy intervention.
  4. demonstrate effective basic use of Canva in collaboration with basic play therapy skills.

    Session limited to 50 participants.


    This training is approved by APT Approved Provider 99-050 for 3 Live Webinar CE  hours.  

    This workshop meets APT's definition of "Live Webinar."

    Intermediate Level | Seminal/Historically Significant Theories, Play Therapy Special Topics

    Please note that CEs are only for APT hours. 


    ABOUT OUR PRESENTER: Brooklyn Hancock, LMHC, Registered Play Therapist™ is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Florida with 7 years of experience. She graduated from the University of Florida with her bachelor's degree in Psychology with a minor in Family, Youth, and Community Science. She continued her education at the University of Central Florida where she earned her Masters Degree in Counselor Education: Mental Health Track. She is a Registered Play Therapist™ and is AutPlay Certified and EMDR Certified. Primarily, she has worked in the school system and has subsequently become certified as a school counselor as well. Being in the schools, she has had a wide variety of experience with various issues and populations. Her strengths are working with parents and adults on parenting strategies, relationship building, communication, anxiety, depression, trauma, attachment related concerns, and self-esteem/self-worth. With children, she specializes in anxiety, social anxiety, ASD, ADHD, and communication issues within the family. She truly has a heart for teaching and advocating for play therapy and has future goals of obtaining her RPT-S™ and becoming an APT provider so that she can bring more people into the world of play!


    VIRTUAL: This will be a virtual workshop. Participants will be awarded APT LIVE WEBINAR CE after successful completion of a post test. This workshop meets APT's definition of "Live Webinar." Participants must be present and visible throughout the presentation. 

    MIAPT is approved by the Association for Play Therapy to offer continuing education specific to Play Therapy. APT Approved Provider 99-050. MIAPT maintains responsibility for the program.

    PHOTO RELEASE: By registering for this training, you are giving permission for MIAPT to use any photographs (screenshots) that are taken at the event containing your likeness for as long as MIAPT deems appropriate and desirable. Photographs may be used on the MIAPT website, social media pages, and/or newsletter for any purpose. By completing the registration, you are also consenting to waive any rights to the photographs indefinitely. If you do not wish to have your photo used, it is your responsibility to notify MIAPT of your request to be omitted.

    CANCELLATION POLICY: If you notify MIAPT you are canceling, and we are able to fill your spot, you will receive a refund for the registration fee minus $20 administrative fee. Cancellation requests must be made in writing. No refunds after March 6, 2025.

    EMAIL LIST: By registering for this training, you are giving MIAPT permission to add your email to our email list.

    ADA/Section 504: If you have special needs, please contact mymiapt@gmail.com.

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