Theraplay® Training & Workshops

Group Theraplay® training is for professionals who want to use Theraplay in classrooms, day care, residential settings or with family groups. There is a one-day option for those who have taken Level One Theraplay and MIM, and a two-day option for those who have not.

A Theraplay® group is an adult-directed, structured play group that incorporates playful, cooperative and nurturing activities that enhance the emotional wellbeing of children. Unlike other play group approaches, Theraplay learning takes place on a non-verbal level. Instead of talking about positive social behaviour, the group leaders and children do positive social interaction. Positive messages from the group interaction gradually become part of the child's internal sense of self.

The training is suitable for professionals who have experience working with children and families, or parents or caregivers whose children have experienced developmental trauma and show attachment and relationship difficulties with their primary caregivers.

Mental Health Professionals: All mental health professionals including, but not limited to, clinical counsellors, psychologists, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, occupational therapists, mental health workers, family therapists, child protection and disability workers, guidance officers, speech and language therapists, residential care workers and foster support workers, and all other mental health professionals looking to support young people and their parents or carers.

Education Professionals: Professionals who work with children or youth including, but not limited to, K-12 school counsellors, school paraprofessionals and all other professionals who support behavioural challenges and complex learning needs.

For more detail, please read the description on each workshop page.

Yes, Compass Seminars is the recognised training provider of Theraplay® training workshops in Australia. We can send one of our trainers to your workplace.

For more details, please contact us.

Our training courses are open to all mental health professionals who apply behavioural and developmental science to their practice, including psychologists, social workers or counsellors, as well as parents and caregivers looking for advanced techniques to support their children.

To attend the Theraplay® Level 2 training, you must have completed the Level 1 training (we recommend six months between each).

Compass Seminars is the recognised training provider of Theraplay® Level 1 and 2 training workshops.

Following the Level 1 training, you may like to consider the Theraplay® Practicum.

Completing these workshops is a pre-requisite for certification with the Theraplay® Institute (USA).

For further information, visit Theraplay Australia.

Theraplay® is a registered service mark of The Theraplay® Institute, held in a number of countries including Australia. This means The Theraplay® Institute owns the rights to the name and controls how it is used, to protect the quality and consistency of the model worldwide. When referring to Theraplay in training descriptions or written material, the ® symbol should appear the first time the word is used, acknowledging The Theraplay® Institute as the source of the model.

Payment can be made by:

1. Bank transfer (invoice)
2. Visa, Mastercard and American Express cards (fee free)

Group discounts are available.