In this one-hour course, Dr. Rachel Altvater will support you in developing insight and awareness of digital play and exploring how to communicate within these digital environments. You will begin by reflecting on your own perspectives regarding digital native culture, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of how the digital era influences children’s engagement and self-expression. During this course you will receive practical guidance on understanding and connecting with children and adolescents in their digital environments, supporting you in meeting your clients where they are and foster meaningful therapeutic relationships. 

Communicating with Digital Natives in Play Therapy Learning Objectives:

  • Discuss personal perspectives and explore how it influences interactions with digital native
    clients in play therapy
  • Explain the role of play as a natural form of communication for children and its integration
    with digital platforms in play therapy practice
  • Utilize strategies to effectively incorporate digital tools into play therapy, enhancing
    therapeutic connections and outcomes in digital environments

CE Credit Hours: 1 CE Credit Hour, NBCC Content Areas: Counseling Theory/Practice and the Counseling Relationship, Human Growth and Development

Synergetic Play Therapy Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7450. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Synergetic Play Therapy Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Synergetic Play Therapy Institute is also an Approved Provider for the following associations:
*Australian Play Therapists Association (APTA) Approved Provider
*British Columbia Play Therapy Association (BCPTA) Approved Provider 23-01

Continuing education credit hours may be awarded to graduate-level counselors or students enrolled in a graduate-level mental health program. If you do not qualify for continuing education credit hours and would like to receive a certificate of completion for this course please contact the Institute directly.


Your participation in this course has directly contributed to the Synergetic Play Therapy Foundation‘s mission of making play therapy trainings accessible and affordable to clinicians worldwide, as well as to fund research initiatives in Synergetic Play Therapy! All proceeds from this course have been donated to the Synergetic Play Therapy Foundation to support this mission!


Each lesson of this course must be completed in order to receive a CE Certificate. Please click on the blue letters below, “Synergetic Play Therapy Institute – Course Agreements”, to begin. Once you have completed this first lesson, you will gain access to the next lesson to view the course video.

Please remember that your access to this course and its content will expire 365 days from the date of purchase.