ChildPlayWorks

22/08/2025

31/07/2025

Your opportunity to learn CCPT is here! 💡

Even if you missed our initial workshops, you can still gain valuable insights into CCPT this year. Join ChildPlayWorks for our focused 3-day professional development workshops coming to Auckland and Dunedin this October.

This is your chance to expand your expertise!

Full details on our website: https://www.childplayworks.com/play-therapy-nz-training, or
Email us at admin@childplayworks.co.nz for a copy of our 2025 Curriculum.

We have developed a comprehensive training programme focused on the Child Centred Play Therapy approach for working therapeutically with children in NZ. We also provide professional development workshops which are of interest to professionals who work with children.

28/05/2025

Missed our earlier workshops? There's still time to train with us this year! 🚀

Join ChildPlayWorks for our 3-day professional development workshops in Auckland and Dunedin this October. Gain valuable insights into the fascinating world of Child Centred Play Therapy (CCPT) and enhance your professional skills.

Spaces are limited, so secure your spot today!

👉 Learn more & register: childplayworks.com/the-art-of-relationship 📧 Questions? Email: admin@childplayworks.co.nz

Professional Development with ChildPlayWorks We provide professional development workshops which are of interest to all those who work with children.Click here to view our full list of Professional Development training. The Art of Relationship – Theoretical Foundations of Child Centred Play Therap...

30/01/2025

Exciting news for those interested in play therapy training! 🎉
The new ChildPlayWorks training format offers two certification levels with reduced required hours, making it more accessible while maintaining high professional standards.
Plus, it is approved for membership with ANZAPT (Aotearoa New Zealand Association for Play Therapy) - a great step forward for play therapy in NZ!
Workshop 1 of the 2025 new training intake (5 days):
3 days in-person: Cambridge: 26–28 March/Christchurch: 8–10 April
2 days online: 29 April & 1 May
Can be attended as Workshop 1 of the full training programme or purely for professional development.
ChildPlayWorks Website https://www.childplayworks.com/
Training Programme: https://www.childplayworks.com/play-therapy-nz-training/childplayworks-training-programme

09/06/2023

Magda Ge**er - such wise words.
What's the hurry? Enjoy the moment ❤️

What's the hurry?

08/06/2023

Looking forward to presenting at U3A tomorrow in Cambridge and to sharing the amazingness of Child-Centred Play Therapy (CCPT) and the uniqueness of 'Te manawa whanaungatanga mō ngā tamariki katoa' - The heart of relationship for every child! This is the ©slogan for ChildPlayWorks and it couldn't be more perfect for what CCPT provides tamariki as they come into the wonderful CCPT playrooms up and down New Zealand. We are so very privileged!

30/05/2023

We are looking forward to this opportunity for ChildPlayWorks to share the wonderful world of Child Centered Play Therapy with the Waikato community 😊

Child Centered Play Therapy: The Heart of Relationship for Every Child

Join us at The Woolshed Te Awa Lifecare at 10 for 10.30 start on Friday June 9th to hear Judi Jacobsen tell us about - Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) - a form of child counselling for children from ages 3 through to 12.

To attend register https://www.u3acambridge.org.nz/register-9th-june-meeting/

The most natural means of communication for tamariki is through play. Play therapists enter the child’s play world to communicate with them and help them understand and resolve psychological and psychosocial challenges, e.g. trauma, separation of parents, loss of a loved one, chronic illness, etc.

09/09/2022

14/03/2022

The world over there is so much uncertainty, unrest and general confusion. This is hard for adults and can be even more unsettling for children. This post by L.R.Knost provides us with some beautiful and much needed reminders as we work towards being alongside and supporting tamariki/children at this time 🤗

16/12/2021

There may not be too long left of 2021, but we feel this lovely quote is so relevant for the remainder of this year and moving forward into future years.

When we change our perspective from attention seeking to connection seeking, so many wonderful positive changes can occur and relationships with tamarki/children are enriched :)

(Credit: Parenting From the Heart 🙏)