ChildPlayWorks Charitable Trust - Professional Development

ChildPlayWorks provides specialist Child Centred Play Therapy (CCPT) for NZ tamariki who need support. We are a New Zealand-based and internationally recognised expert training provider in the wonderful modality of Child Centred Play Therapy.

We provide professional development workshops which are of interest to all who work with children.

Click here to view our full list of Professional Development training. Details for our popular 3-day introductory workshop are below.

The Art of Relationship – Theoretical Foundations of Child Centred Play Therapy l (Introductory)

This popular 3-day professional development workshop offers course participants an introduction to Child-Centred Play Therapy (CCPT), with this being a very unique, deeply heartfelt, relational way of being with children. This workshop also holds credits for Workshop 1 of the ChildPlayWorks Clinical Play Therapy Training Programme for those who wish to apply and who meet the entry criteria (new training intake March 2026).

North Island dates:
29-31 October 2025, Auckland

South Island dates:
22-24 October 2025, Dunedin