Course Overview and Instructions

This self-paced course was created from the 12-hour live Child-Centered Documentation training course. It’s designed to accompany the book Play Therapy Documentation Essentials: A Child-Centered Approach to Treatment Planning and Case Conceptualization, though the book is not necessary to complete this e-course.

Handouts and Reference Pages

In many places, the reference pages used throughout the book can be found in the Appendix of the book: Play Therapy Documentation Essentials: A Child-Centered Approach to Treatment Planning and Case Conceptualization. Similar handouts can be found in The Child-Centered Documentation Manual and Desk Reference. The specific handouts referenced in each lesson will be uploaded to the corresponding lesson. 

Module 1: Introduction to Child-Centered Documentation

  • Lesson 1: Documentation Challenges for Play Therapists
  • Lesson 2: Person-Centered Theory of Personality and Behavior Development
  • Lesson 3: Person-Centered Theory of Change
  • Lesson 4: Child-Centered Documentation Framework Overview

Module 2: Case Conceptualization and Treatment Planning

  • Lesson 1: Information Gathering 
  • Lesson 2: Case Conceptualization
  • Lesson 3: Communicating Caregivers
  • Lesson 4: The CCD Treatment Plan
  • Lesson 5: Social and Cultural Implications for Case Conceptualization and Treatment Planning

Module 3: Assessing Progress in Child-Centered Play Therapy

  • Lesson 1: Traditional Methods of Assessing Progress in CCPT
  • Lesson 2: CCD Multi-Method Approach: Symptoms and Growth
  • Lesson 3: Themes and Polarities 
  • Lesson 4: Introduction to Communicating Progress to Caregivers

Module 4: Progress Notes in Child-Centered Play Therapy

  • Lesson 1: Progress Note Challenges
  • Lesson 2: The Importance of Language
  • Lesson 3: The CCD Play Therapy Progress Note

Module 5: Caregiver Involvement in Child-Centered Play Therapy

  • Lesson 1: Explaining Play Therapy to Caregivers
  • Lesson 2: The CCD Workflow with Alice Case Example
  • Lesson 3: The CCD Caregiver Progress Note
  • Lesson 4: Alice Example
  • Lesson 5: Challenges with Caregivers

Module 6: Implementation

  • Lesson 1: Troubleshooting: Systemic Challenges with Implementation
  • Lesson 2: Applying CCD to Adult Systems
  • Lesson 2: CCD Workflow with New Clients
  • Lesson 3: CCD Workflow with Existing Clients