AM Session-Pathological Demand Avoidance Play Therapy Learning Objectives:

1-Describe how PDA presents within the play therapy room.

2-Differentiate PDA from overlapping childhood diagnoses to guide play-based clinical decision-making.

3-Utilize CCPT and AutPlay® frameworks to implement affirming, low-demand support for PDAers and their families.

PM Session-The Price of Playing: Navigating Burnout in Play Therapy Supervision Objectives:

1-Differentiate a capacity-based model of burnout from a symptom-reduction model, and apply this lens to their own play therapy supervisory work.

2- Identify systemic stressors specific to play therapy practice and describe how these stressors intersect with supervisee and supervisor burnout.

3- Recognize clues of burnout in themselves as play therapy supervisors and in their supervisees.

4- Utilize experiential, play-based methods to assess their current supervisory capacity and identify sources of depletion versus restoration.

Additional Information:

Continuing education credit for this event is sponsored by the OAPT and Wired To Bloom Therapy & Consulting LLC. The program offers a total of 6.00 contact hours (3 hours per workshop). Play therapy credit may not be awarded to non-mental health professionals. PLEASE BE ON TIME AS CE MUST BE ADJUSTED ACCORDING TO CSWMFT BOARD FOR BEING LATE OR LEAVING EARLY.

OAPT Cancellation Policy

Registration cancellations for this training, offered on October 23, 2026, must be submitted to OAPT in writing by October 20, 2026, for paying registrants. Cancellations are subject to a $25 processing fee. Just so you know- substitutions (sending another person to attend this conference) may be made in writing for no additional cost. No refunds are given due to inclement weather. Registration refunds will not be given to participants who register but do not attend. OAPT reserves the right to cancel this training in the event of unforeseen circumstances. If such occurs, OAPT will attempt to notify registrants at least 5 calendar days prior to the event and will refund registration fees. *

While OAPT goes to great lengths to assure fair treatment for all participants and attempts to anticipate problems, it recognizes that complaints do and will arise. OAPT will do its best to anticipate problems and will attempt to alleviate complaints as quickly as possible when they do present themselves. Please let the OAPT Conference Director know if you would like to file a grievance. The OAPT Conference Director will email you the process to begin the grievance process.

*Adopted from APT's Cancellation and Grievance policies

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