Hello everyone! I wanted to highlight the upcoming CalAPT Play Therapy Conference coming up on March 28th and 29th, in case anyone was interested.

Here is their event link: https://www.calplaytherapy.org/event/calapt-2025-northern-california-conference-march-28-and-29-86/register 

I have copy & pasted event information below, direct from CalAPT's website:

2025 CalAPT Northern California Conference

 Creative Cognitive-Behavioral Play Therapy Interventions for Children with Anxiety, and Family Play Therapy

Sacramento, CA

Day 1: Creative Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy Interventions for Children with Anxiety

Day 2: Creative Family Play Therapy Interventions  

 Liana Lowenstein, MSW, RSW, CPT-S

*Up to 12 CEs, eligible for APT In-Person Contact Hours

Registration Cost: 

• SINGLE DAY Conference (March 28th or March 29th): $225 (includes lunch from Mendocino Farms with registration completed prior to 3/25/2025)
• TWO DAY Conference (March 28th & 29th): $430 (includes lunch for both days from Mendocino Farms with registration completed prior to 3/25/2025))

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* APT Members use coupon code CALAPTMEM20 and remember to provide your APT member number during checkout to take advantage of your CalAPT $20 member discount! Not yet an APT member? Join here and start enjoying the discounts and other member benefits today.

Member discounts are NOT automatically applied and a discount code is required. Please check you have added all applicable discounts prior to completing the payment process. Refunds will not be issued for registration discounts not applied.  

Please note that your course will not automatically appear upon payment. To confirm that you are registered for your events, please refer to your invoice. Courses will be available to you one week prior to your registered events. Please email president@calplaytherapy.org for more information or questions.

Conference Day 1:

Creative Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy Interventions for Children with Anxiety

Friday: March 28th, 2025

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

KVIE Conference Room

2030 W. El Camino Ave., Sacramento, CA 95833

You’ve been to workshops on treating anxious children…but you’re still struggling with ways to effectively treat them. This practical, hands-on training will equip you with creative Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy interventions that work! Children who might otherwise be resistant in therapy are more likely to participate in playful activities designed to cover the CBT components.   

Watch the techniques come alive through videos and activity demonstrations and immerse yourself in fun experiential exercises.    

Although the focus of this workshop will be on treating children with anxiety, many of the interventions can be adapted for use with other treatment populations.  

* This Day 1 workshop meets the qualifications for 6 hours of continuing education credit.  

Conference Day 2:

Creative Family Play Therapy Interventions

Friday: March 28th, 2025

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

KVIE Conference Room

2030 W. El Camino Ave., Sacramento, CA 95833

Many play therapists are reluctant to engage in family therapy. However, play therapists who embrace family therapy broaden their clinical toolkit, enabling them to address a wider range of issues and nurture stronger family relationships.  

Creative play therapy activities provide children with a developmentally appropriate means to communicate, and engage all family members in a shared, enjoyable task.   

Through this experiential workshop, participants will learn innovative family play therapy techniques. Creative tips for overcoming challenges in family play therapy will also be covered.   

Experiential exercises will help attendees hone their skills, leaving them more confident in conducting family play therapy.   

* This Day 2 workshop meets the qualifications for 6 hours of continuing education credit.  

Liana Lowenstein, MSW, RSW, CPT-S

Liana Lowenstein is a Registered Social Worker, Certified Play Therapist-Supervisor, and Certified TF-CBT Therapist who has been working with children and their families in Toronto since 1988. Her 14 books are used by mental health professionals all over the world. She is a dynamic speaker who has provided trainings throughout North America and abroad, including China, South Africa, Israel, England, New Zealand, Australia, and Slovenia. She is winner of the Monica Herbert award for outstanding contribution to play therapy in Canada.  

Speaker Disclosures: 

Financial: Liana has published many books which she references in her presentation and will offer books for sale at the conference.

Non-financial: Liana has been published in peer-reviewed journals which are referenced in her presentation.