FirstPlay® Therapy
Intensive Certification Training

Become certified as a FirstPlay® Therapy Practitioner. FirstPlay® Therapy is a cutting-edge Infant Mental Health preventative and treatment model of intervention that evolved from the work of Viola Brody, founder of Developmental Play Therapy; and is supported by Attachment Theory; Filial Play Therapy,  Ericksonian Play Therapy; infant massage literature; and research and ethics in touch.

In this intensive 45 hour certification training you will learn the techniques of FirstPlay® Infant Play Therapy nurturing touch so that you can then integrate these methods into your own private practice or agency by teaching parents and caregivers how to use this attachment-based storytelling with their own children.

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Portugal 2027 Hybrid Certification Training

Online April 3, 4 & 5, 2027 · In person at Alto Paraíso, Portugal, April 14–18, 2027 · 43 CE hours (APT 10-287, NBCC ACEP 7951). Click the flyer or the button to open the participant agenda & info.

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FirstPlay® Infant Play Therapy Storytelling

Become certified as a FirstPlay® Therapy Practitioner. FirstPlay® Therapy is a cutting-edge Infant Mental Health preventative and treatment model of intervention that evolved from the work of Viola Brody, founder of Developmental Play Therapy; and is supported by Attachment Theory; Filial Play Therapy,  Ericksonian Play Therapy; infant massage literature; and research and ethics in touch.

This play therapy model enhances parent and infant bonding and attachment. In FirstPlay® sessions, Practitioners demonstrate the storytelling movements on a babydoll while parents simultaneously practice the techniques with their infant.

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Internationally
Recognized Speaker

Trusted by audiences across the globe for over 25 years.

Dr. Janet Courtney, International Speaker

Dr. Courtney is available for speaking engagements and to provide training to your agency or organization.
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Dr. Janet Courtney, International Speaker

Dr. Courtney is an internationally recognized speaker; for close to 25 years she has been invited to speak at conferences in the United States, and internationally including the Cayman Islands: Chichester & Barnsley England; Dublin, Ireland; Honolulu, Hawaii; Marrakech, Morocco; St. Petersburg, Russia, and Kiev, Ukraine.
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