About the Play Therapy Online Training Academy and the Presenters:
The Play Therapy Online Training Academy offers Play Therapy training worldwide and our training includes audio and video presentations with some of the leaders in the field of Child Centered Play Therapy. These include:
The Play Therapy Online Training Academy is also supported by:
- Audio presentations with Jewel Janan, the Director of the Play Therapy Online Training Academy from Australia
- From America: Audio presentations with Dr Jodi Mullen, an interview with Dr Jeff Cochran and Nancy Cochran, and we also have Dr Garry Landreth's excellent video material incorporated into our training. We also are delighted to have Dr Bill Nordling offering Clinical Supervision and presenting inspiring Play Therapy webinars in 2022.
The Play Therapy Online Training Academy is also supported by:
- Dr Jennifer Baggerly: Ph.D, LPC-S, RPT-S, Professor in Counseling and Human Services at the University of North Texas at Dallas, USA. Dr Baggerly has served as chair of the board of Directors of the Association for Play Therapy (APT). She has been involved in many research projects and over fifty publications have led to her being recognized as a prominent Play Therapy expert. We are deeply appreciative to have Dr Baggerly in a consultancy and support role linked with the Play Therapy Online Training Academy being an Approved Provider of Training with the Association for Play Therapy, USA.
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Jewel Janan MAArtTh,DipChPsych,BEd: Founder and Director of the Play Therapy Online Training Academy
Jewel is a Counsellor and Creative Arts Therapist, Play Therapist and Writer and an Australian and internationally renowned Play Therapy trainer and workshop presenter. Jewel's qualifications include a Masters of Arts in Art Therapy, Diploma of Child Psychotherapy (Play Therapy) and a Bachelor of Education.
Many years ago, Jewel felt a deep calling to Child Centered Play Therapy after reading the beautiful book, Dibs in Search of Self by Dr Virginia Axline. After initially training in Psychoanalytic Play Therapy in 1996, Jewel followed her passion and deep calling to immerse in the Humanistic Child Centered Play Therapy approach and specialized in this beautiful way of working with children. In 2001, she founded Play Therapy Australia and after attending the Intensive Supervision Process and Summer Program at the world's largest Play Therapy training center, the Center for Play Therapy at the University of North Texas, Jewel developed the passionate vision of bringing Child Centered Play Therapy training to Australia.
As the Founder and the Director of Play Therapy Australia from 2001 - March 2015, Jewel developed and presented Child Centered Play Therapy workshops and clinical training programs in different parts of Australia as well as offering training for agencies, organisations and universities in Australia and in Hamilton, New Zealand. She also offered clinical supervision and mentoring. During her time as Director, Play Therapy Australia became the leading training organisation in Australia in Child Centered Play Therapy and the training program Jewel developed which included online training, was deemed by an international expert from America to be one of the top five programs in this Play Therapy approach in the world.
Jewel was a founding member and the first President of the Australian Play Therapists Association (APTA). Her earlier work included Play Therapy, counselling, art therapy and Rebalancing private practice, working in children's residential and foster care programs, with the Department of Child Protection and as a music specialist teacher.
Jewel is also a writer and a painter and she offers online writing workshops that bring together her love of writing, spirituality and healing. She has a great love of dogs and animal assisted therapy and she lives near the beautiful coastal city of Fremantle in Western Australia.
Many years ago, Jewel felt a deep calling to Child Centered Play Therapy after reading the beautiful book, Dibs in Search of Self by Dr Virginia Axline. After initially training in Psychoanalytic Play Therapy in 1996, Jewel followed her passion and deep calling to immerse in the Humanistic Child Centered Play Therapy approach and specialized in this beautiful way of working with children. In 2001, she founded Play Therapy Australia and after attending the Intensive Supervision Process and Summer Program at the world's largest Play Therapy training center, the Center for Play Therapy at the University of North Texas, Jewel developed the passionate vision of bringing Child Centered Play Therapy training to Australia.
As the Founder and the Director of Play Therapy Australia from 2001 - March 2015, Jewel developed and presented Child Centered Play Therapy workshops and clinical training programs in different parts of Australia as well as offering training for agencies, organisations and universities in Australia and in Hamilton, New Zealand. She also offered clinical supervision and mentoring. During her time as Director, Play Therapy Australia became the leading training organisation in Australia in Child Centered Play Therapy and the training program Jewel developed which included online training, was deemed by an international expert from America to be one of the top five programs in this Play Therapy approach in the world.
Jewel was a founding member and the first President of the Australian Play Therapists Association (APTA). Her earlier work included Play Therapy, counselling, art therapy and Rebalancing private practice, working in children's residential and foster care programs, with the Department of Child Protection and as a music specialist teacher.
Jewel is also a writer and a painter and she offers online writing workshops that bring together her love of writing, spirituality and healing. She has a great love of dogs and animal assisted therapy and she lives near the beautiful coastal city of Fremantle in Western Australia.
Dr Jeff Cochran PhD,NCC,LMHC and Nancy Cochran MA,CAS,LMHC:
In addition to numerous journal articles, presentations and workshops, Dr Jeff Cochran and Nancy's books include: Child-Centered Play Therapy: A Practical Guide to Developing Therapeutic Relationships with Children (Cochran, Nordling, & Cochran, 2010, Wiley) and The Heart of Counseling: Counseling Skills through Therapeutic Relationships (2nd edition, Cochran &Cochran, 2015, Routledge).
Jeff L. Cochran is Full Professor and Chair of the Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling at the University of Tennessee. He has background and experience in both school and agency counseling settings, across a number of states and overseas. His research interests include applications and the power of therapeutic relationships in child-centered play therapy and counseling across the lifespan.
Nancy H. Cochran is Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling at the University of Tennessee. In addition to private consultation practice, she coordinates the UT REACH Project, providing and researching child-centered play therapy for at-risk children. She has background and experience as a school psychologist and counselor, across a number of states and overseas, including schools, agencies, universities, and private practice, serving children, youth and adults. Nancy’s areas of expertise feature child-centered play therapy (CCPT) and child-centered play therapy supervision (CCPT-S). She is certified in CCPT and CCPT-S through the National Institute for Relationship Enhancement (NIRE).
Jeff and Nancy frequently write, research and teach together. At UT, they founded the UT REACH Project, providing and researching CCPT and related services for at-risk children and families in urban, high-poverty schools.
Nancy H. Cochran is Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling at the University of Tennessee. In addition to private consultation practice, she coordinates the UT REACH Project, providing and researching child-centered play therapy for at-risk children. She has background and experience as a school psychologist and counselor, across a number of states and overseas, including schools, agencies, universities, and private practice, serving children, youth and adults. Nancy’s areas of expertise feature child-centered play therapy (CCPT) and child-centered play therapy supervision (CCPT-S). She is certified in CCPT and CCPT-S through the National Institute for Relationship Enhancement (NIRE).
Jeff and Nancy frequently write, research and teach together. At UT, they founded the UT REACH Project, providing and researching CCPT and related services for at-risk children and families in urban, high-poverty schools.
Dr Jodi Mullen PhD,LMHC,NCC,RPT-S,CPT-S:
Dr. Jodi Weinstein Mullen is a Professor at SUNY Oswego in the Counseling & Psychological Services Department where she is the coordinator of the Mental Health Counseling Program and Graduate Certificate Program in Play Therapy. She is the Director of Integrative Counseling Services) in Cicero & Oswego, New York.
Dr. Mullen is a credentialed play therapist and play therapy supervisor. She is the author of several manuscripts on play therapy and supervision. Her books include “Counseling Children & Adolescents through Grief and Loss”(co-authored by Dr. Jody Fiorini) (2006), “Play Therapy Basic Training: A Guide to Learning & Living & the Child-Centered Play Therapy Philosophy” (2007) and ”Supervision can be Playful: Techniques for Child and Play Therapist Supervisors” (co-edited with Athena Drewes) (2008).
Dr. Mullen is on the editorial board for the International of Play Therapy and the clinical editor of Play Therapy Magazine. She was the 2008 recipient of the Key Award for Professional Training & Education through the Association for Play Therapy. USA.
Dr. Mullen is a credentialed play therapist and play therapy supervisor. She is the author of several manuscripts on play therapy and supervision. Her books include “Counseling Children & Adolescents through Grief and Loss”(co-authored by Dr. Jody Fiorini) (2006), “Play Therapy Basic Training: A Guide to Learning & Living & the Child-Centered Play Therapy Philosophy” (2007) and ”Supervision can be Playful: Techniques for Child and Play Therapist Supervisors” (co-edited with Athena Drewes) (2008).
Dr. Mullen is on the editorial board for the International of Play Therapy and the clinical editor of Play Therapy Magazine. She was the 2008 recipient of the Key Award for Professional Training & Education through the Association for Play Therapy. USA.
Dr Garry Landreth Ed,D.,LPC,RPT-S:
Dr Garry Landreth's videos are streamed through an international group and we are grateful to be able to incorporate his wonderful videos into our training.
Dr Garry L. Landreth is internationally known for his writings and work in promoting the development of Child Centered Play Therapy, is a Regents Professor in the Department of Counseling and Higher Education and founder of the Center for Play Therapy at the University of North Texas.
Dr. Landreth is a frequent speaker at play therapy conferences around the world. His more than 150 journal articles, books, and videos include the recent 3rd edition of his award-winning book Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship, which has been translated into several languages. Dr. Landreth's other recent books are Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT): A 10-Session Filial Therapy Model and the accompanying Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) Treatment Manual. His CPRT Model received the Parent Education Best Practices Award.
Dr. Landreth served as Director of the Center for Play Therapy until 2003 and currently consults regularly with the center. Dr. Landreth is Director Emeritus of the Association for Play Therapy (APT) and received the APT Lifetime Achievement Award and the APT Research Award.
He has received numerous professional honors:
(From the Center for Play Therapy, University of North Texas website)
Dr Garry L. Landreth is internationally known for his writings and work in promoting the development of Child Centered Play Therapy, is a Regents Professor in the Department of Counseling and Higher Education and founder of the Center for Play Therapy at the University of North Texas.
Dr. Landreth is a frequent speaker at play therapy conferences around the world. His more than 150 journal articles, books, and videos include the recent 3rd edition of his award-winning book Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship, which has been translated into several languages. Dr. Landreth's other recent books are Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT): A 10-Session Filial Therapy Model and the accompanying Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) Treatment Manual. His CPRT Model received the Parent Education Best Practices Award.
Dr. Landreth served as Director of the Center for Play Therapy until 2003 and currently consults regularly with the center. Dr. Landreth is Director Emeritus of the Association for Play Therapy (APT) and received the APT Lifetime Achievement Award and the APT Research Award.
He has received numerous professional honors:
- Meadows Honor Professor Award
- President's Outstanding Professor Award
- Toulouse Scholar Award
- Regents Distinguished Professor Award
- American Association for Counseling and Development Humanitarian and Caring Person Award
- Virginia Axline Distinguished Professional Award
- Shelton Excellence in Teaching Award
- Texas Association for Play Therapy Distinguished Contribution Award
- University of North Texas President's Award
- Association for Specialists in Group Work Research Award
- Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Counseling Vision and Innovation Award
(From the Center for Play Therapy, University of North Texas website)
Dr Bill Nordling PhD, LP, RPT-S:
Dr. Bill Nordling is a licensed clinical psychologist in the U.S. and is a professor on the faculty of the Institute for the Psychological Sciences (IPS) –a doctoral level degree training program in clinical psychology located in Sterling, Virginia (USA). For the past 20 years, Dr. Nordling has taught coursework there and provided supervision for students in Child-Centered play therapy (CCPT) and Filial therapy (FT). For the past 30 years he has also served as the Director of Certification Programs in CCPT and Filial therapy at the National Institute of Relationship Enhancement (NIRE). NIRE, the oldest free-standing training institute in the U.S. certifying mental health professional in CCPT and Filial therapy, was founded by Drs. Bernard and Louise Guerney (the developers of Filial therapy). Dr. Nordling is a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor through the Association for Play Therapy (USA). He was a founding Board member of the Maryland Association for Play Therapy and also served on the Board of Directors of the national-level Association of Play Therapy (USA) for six years, as well as serving as its President in 2010.
Dr. Nordling has conducted over 150 multi-day training workshops throughout the U.S. and internationally in the areas of Child-Centered play therapy and Filial therapy. He has authored a number of publications in these areas including the award-winning book Child-Centered Play Therapy: A Practical Guide to Developing Therapeutic Relationships with Children (co-authored with Nancy and Jeff Cochran).
Bill specializes in distance supervision, case consultation, and mentoring of clinicians in order to help them develop excellence and mastery in their practice of Child Centered play therapy and Filial therapy. Over the years he has supervised and mentored more than 300 clinicians (senior clinicians, early career clinicians, and graduate students) in the development of their skills to utilize CCPT and Filial therapy. In addition, Bill assists clinicians by enhancing their abilities in such areas as case conceptualization, treatment planning, working with challenging parents, tracking therapeutic progress, and using multiple levels of intervention (e.g. individual child, parent, couple, family, school) to address complex child and family problems. Bill’s “calling” in life is to help therapists and counselors to more effectively serve children and their families.
Dr. Nordling has conducted over 150 multi-day training workshops throughout the U.S. and internationally in the areas of Child-Centered play therapy and Filial therapy. He has authored a number of publications in these areas including the award-winning book Child-Centered Play Therapy: A Practical Guide to Developing Therapeutic Relationships with Children (co-authored with Nancy and Jeff Cochran).
Bill specializes in distance supervision, case consultation, and mentoring of clinicians in order to help them develop excellence and mastery in their practice of Child Centered play therapy and Filial therapy. Over the years he has supervised and mentored more than 300 clinicians (senior clinicians, early career clinicians, and graduate students) in the development of their skills to utilize CCPT and Filial therapy. In addition, Bill assists clinicians by enhancing their abilities in such areas as case conceptualization, treatment planning, working with challenging parents, tracking therapeutic progress, and using multiple levels of intervention (e.g. individual child, parent, couple, family, school) to address complex child and family problems. Bill’s “calling” in life is to help therapists and counselors to more effectively serve children and their families.