CE Info
Earn up to 2 CE Credit Hours including
Dora Henderson ~ A Safe Space Counseling LLC (APT Approved Provider #22-666) offers various play therapy training opportunities. She provides the CEs for the Association for Play Therapy, as authorized.
Each professional is responsible for the individual requirements as stipulated by his/her licensing agency. Please contact your individual licensing board/regulatory agency to review continuing education requirements for licensure renewal. Please note: You must attend "live" (in real-time) to earn CE credits.
Before the event, you will receive an email from CE-Go with access to the virtual event. After the event, you will receive access to your evaluation and continuing education certificate via a personalized "attendee dashboard" link, hosted on the CE-Go website. This link and access to the virtual event will be sent to the email account you used to register for the event.
Upon accessing the CE-Go "attendee dashboard", you will be able to:
- Complete evaluation forms for the event
- Download your continuing education certificate in a PDF format
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Target Audience
Continuing Education Credit Hours are available from the following organizations
Association for Play Therapy
Event Learning Objectives
- Learning Objectives for Expressive Arts Therapy & Neuroscience
- Compare and Contrast Art Therapy vs. Expressive Arts Therapy – Examine the distinctions and overlaps between art therapy and expressive arts therapy, including theoretical foundations, methods, and applications in therapeutic settings.
- Apply Polyvagal Theory to Expressive Arts Therapy – Understand how the autonomic nervous system’s three states (social engagement, fight/flight, shutdown) impact emotional regulation and creative expression, and apply this knowledge to therapeutic practices.
- Apply Expressive Arts Techniques – Demonstrate hands-on techniques that integrate movement, visual arts, music, and storytelling with neuroscience-informed approaches to enhance therapeutic outcomes.
- Explore the Power of Neurons in the Nervous System – Explain how neurons communicate, process sensory information, and influence emotional and physiological responses, enhancing the effectiveness of expressive arts interventions.
- Understand Sensory Perception Through "The Ception Force Friends" – Learn how interoception, nociception, proprioception, equilibrioception, thermoception, neuroception, and exteroception shape nervous system responses and emotional well-being.
- Utilize Creative Practices for Healing & Growth – Implement expressive arts interventions that support emotional processing, self-regulation, and creative exploration in clients or students, leveraging neuroscience insights.
- Bridge Theory with Practice – Synthesize evidence-based neuroscience principles with expressive arts methods to design effective, individualized interventions for diverse populations.
- Enhance Professional Skills – Expand therapeutic and educational skill sets by incorporating neuroscience-informed expressive arts approaches into current practice, fostering resilience and emotional balance.
- Integrate Sensory Perception into Healing Practices – Utilize creative strategies to support sensory awareness, nervous system regulation, and embodied emotional processing in therapy and education.
- Empower Clients & Students with Self-Regulation Tools – Teach individuals how to recognize and respond to their sensory and nervous system signals through expressive arts and neuroscience-informed techniques.
Policies
Grievance
Disability Accommodation
Technology *
1. This virtual event will be hosted via Zoom Meeting, and you may be prompted to download or upgrade your Zoom app if using a mobile device. A strong WiFi connection will be required for best quality.
2. We recommend clicking your "Join Webinar" button early and checking that your speakers are on, and camera and microphone are working, before the event begins.
3. Please respect that no copying, recording, or distribution of live session content is allowed. CE's are provided for the "live" sessions only. CE's will not be available for the recordings.
Refund and Training Policies
Dora Henderson ~ A Safe Place LLC (APT Approved Provider 22-666) offers various play therapy training opportunities. The cancellation and refund policy is provided for your review.
All training events have these policies:
- All trainings are subject to sufficient registration.
- If a live event is cancelled due to insufficient registration, weather related emergencies or extreme technological difficulties, all paid registrants will be given the choice to either attend a rescheduled event at no additional charge or be issued a full refund.
- Should Dora Henderson ~ A Safe Place LLC need to cancel or reschedule training, all efforts will be made to contact registrants via the email that was provided during the event registration.
- No partial CE credit is available. Attendees must be present for the entire duration of the course (with quiz ~ 70% = passing) to obtain any credit.
- Live events may be recorded for future non-contact training opportunities. Attendees will be given prior notice of any recording; however, participation in the event implies consent to the recording and consent for any educational or commercial use without compensation.
- Play therapy credit will be awarded to mental health professionals only per the guidelines of the Association for Play Therapy. It is the responsibility of all participants to obtain appropriate supervision and/or consultation when learning new therapeutic techniques and to operate within their scope of practice and professional regulations.
- Continuing education credits for state or professional licensing boards are not available unless specifically indicated on the training announcement. Contact your state board or professional organization for guidance.
- Dora Henderson ~ A Safe Place LLC is responsible for the administration of the training only. Any other costs for participation are the responsibility of the registrant.
- Quiz answers, evaluations, and participant information are stored for audit purposes for a period of five years.
- No exceptions will be made to these policies.
- No refunds will be given for any course in which a certificate has already been issued.
- Cancellations received at least 7 days before a scheduled live training will be refunded 100%.
- Cancellations less than 7 days before a scheduled live training will receive no refund or credit.
- Participants with questions about the cancellation or refund policy should contact Dora Henderson at asafespacellc@gmail.com