The mission of the Northwest Center for Play Therapy Studies is to promote the healthy development and welfare of children and families through the process of play and filial therapy. In support of the relational, psychological, and spiritual wholeness of children and families, the center seeks to fulfill this objective through the provision of play therapy, training, supervision, and learning res
ources for students and mental health professionals in the community. The center's primary focus is the provision of high-quality play therapy training. This is accomplished through graduate courses here at George Fox University and sponsored workshops. It hosts graduate courses in play therapy, filial therapy, sandtray therapy, and special topics courses (e.g., group play therapy). The NWCPTS also sponsors a one-day conference every November and a five-day play therapy summer institute in June. These cover a wide variety of play therapy topics, including introductory and advanced workshops on such topics as sandtray therapy, play therapy with traumatized children, art in play therapy, and neurobiological issues in the play therapy process. These workshops have attracted presenters and participants from across the nation. Some of the internationally acclaimed presenters brought in by the NWCPTS include: Dr. Garry Landreth, Dr. Eliana Gil, Dr. John Allan, Dr. Terry Kottman, Dr. Risë VanFleet, and Dr. Kevin O'Connor.
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