KC Play Therapy Institute

Denise Filley KEYNOTES Michigan APT conference

denisefilley — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:40:34 +0000

Denise Filley was the Keynote presenter for the 2013 Michigan Play Therapy conference on February 22, 2013. She presented on Play Therapy with Abuse and Trauma to the over 150 attendees in Lansing, Michigan.

The event was held at the Lansing Community College. Conference attendees reported really enjoying the training and experiential activities. One of the highlights was a community puzzle created by attendees. Each person decorated a puzzle piece to illustrate the skills or gifts they offered to the Michigan play therapy community. Michigan APT leadership plan to glue it together, mount it and display it at future trainings.

Thanks Michigan for another great time!

Puppets go to Central America

denisefilley — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 18:04:20 +0000

In March, I went with DeSoto Youth Ministries to Nicaragua and used puppets to minister and work with youth there. One young girl in particular especially connected to me. She came around every day and followed us around to schools and churches. She came from the poorest of families, where her siblings did not go to school but wandered around begging food and money for the family.

A group of us sponsored her to attend a private school where she is excelling and succeeding and making a great change in her life.

And it all started with a puppet!

Denise in Nicaragua

denisefilley — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:58:44 +0000

New Training Classes

denisefilley — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 02:32:28 +0000

KC Play is adding some great non traditional trainings to the schedule. Check out trainings in June for Drumming (recommended by Bruce Perry) and Bal-A-Vix-X for opportunities to gain new skills. Also KC Play is teaming up with Care Clinics (Topeka) with Mindi Higgins, LCMFT is offering a Parenting That Heals: Therapeutic Parenting workshop. Mindi is trained in Dan Hughes DDP model, a certified Attach clinician and trained in EMDR and Theraplay. This is a great workshop for parents and professionals. Check out our Workshops to sign up for any of these trainings.

KC Play has also added a Sandtrays in Play Therapy workshop in Omaha March 25-26 and you can also get this same training in Georgia this summer.

Watch for summer Cruise N Play plans to be posted soon!

Play Therapy in Lansing, Michigan

denisefilley — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:32:16 +0000

February 26, 2011 Denise Filley will present the Play Therapy through the Lifespan workshop for the Michigan Association for Play Therapy Winter Conference. For more information on registration and location, please contact Michigan Association for Play Therapy.

UPDATE: Denise attended and presented at the Michigan Play Therapy Association state conference where they had over 175 attendees! The training was spectacular and everyone really enjoyed the presentation. They are hoping to have Denise back again. Travel back was an adventure, but it all ended well!

American Counseling Association

denisefilley — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:36:04 +0000

Denise Filley’s workshop, Play Therapy Across the Lifespan, which she taught last year at the national APT conference, was recently cited on the American Counseling Association website as an example of using play therapy with adults. Read the article →

Cruise Workshop Pictures

denisefilley — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:36:21 +0000

Watch for details of our 2012 cruise! Play N Cruise will return next year 2012. We are taking a year off to be landlubbers! Here are some pictures of KC Play’s cruise workshops 2010.

Graduation

denisefilley — Mon, 31 May 2010 21:03:17 +0000

Congratulations to all of the graduates of the KC Play Therapy Institute Certificate Program.

Protected: Training Video

denisefilley — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:53:44 +0000

Play N Cruise

denisefilley — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:52:46 +0000

Play N’ Cruise® 2010
Play Therapy Training Cruise
KC Play Therapy Institute
APT Provider #99-067
June 27 to July 4, 2010