Becoming a Certified Synergetic Play Therapy Supervisor Program 2025 (Level 3)

Description

Program Prerequisites:

• Hold “current” status of the “Certified Synergetic Play Therapist” credential.
• Hold a current and valid license (or the equivalent in your state/country), to provide mental health services as determined by your governing board.
• Currently credentialed to provide supervision or meet the criteria to provide supervision in your area, as determined by your governing board.
• Be at least 1.5 years post SPT Certification, holding a clinical caseload during that time with a focus on the application of SPT principles.
• Have completed at least 8 hours post-certification consultation or supervision with a Certified SPT Supervisor in good standing within the time between certification and starting the Supervisor program, along with a completed reference form from your SPT Supervisor.
• Complete the 3-hour course “Supervisory Skills: Foundations and Insights“. (Link coming soon!)

*If you have any questions about the program prerequisites, please contact the Institute for support.

Program Details:

This 10-month program consists of 14 hours of live webinars, 3.5 hours of pre-recorded video lessons, 10 hours of individual/group consultation, and 7 hours of recorded session video analysis! (A total of 34.5 hours of engagement!)

During this program, you will also create a Professional Growth Plan, complete a live Case Conceptualization presentation, and submit 3 Self Observation video analyses as part of the program requirements. See below for a bulleted list of program requirements.

Program Requirements: 

• Attend 9 live webinars (14 hours total: 8, 1.5-hour webinars and 1, 2-hour webinar)
• Complete 3.5 hours of recorded video lessons
• Complete 6 hours of group consultation and 4 hours of individual consultation
• View 7, 1-hour recorded session videos and submit analyses
• Complete 3 Self Observation video analyses
• Present a Case Conceptualization during a live webinar
• Submit a Professional Growth Plan
• Demonstrate a minimum of 80% of the skills outlined on the Synergetic Play Therapy Supervisor Skills Sheet

When: February 19, 2025 – November 5, 2025

Important Program Dates: All LIVE webinars will begin at 5 pm Mountain Time (Denver).

• February 19, 2025, release of Module 1: Navigating the complexities of ethics in play therapy supervision through an SPT lens
• March 5, 2025, LIVE Webinar, Module 2: What does it mean to be a Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervisor? (1.5 hours)
• March 5, 2025, release of pre-recorded lesson: Synergetic Play Therapy® tenets and concepts for supervisors through a cultural opportunity lens
• April 2, 2025, LIVE Webinar, Module 3: Beginning our work with supervisees (1.5 hours)
• April 2, 2025, release of Recorded Session Videos Set 1
• April 30, 2025, LIVE Webinar Module 4: Deepening our understanding  of Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervision concepts (1.5 hours)
• April 30, 2025, release of Recorded Session Videos Set 2
• June 4, 2025, LIVE Webinar, Module 5: Embodying Synergetic Play Therapy principles in supervision (1.5 hours)
• June 4, 2025, release of Recorded Session Video Set 3
• July 2, 2025, LIVE Webinar, Module 6: Attachment to self as the cornerstone of supervision (1.5 hours)
• July 2, 2025, release of Recorded Session Video Set 4
• August 6, 2025, LIVE Webinar, Module 7: Empowerment and overcoming challenges for supervisors and supervisees (2 hours)
• August 6, 2025, release of Recorded Session Videos Set 5
• September 3, 2025, LIVE Webinar, Module 8: Group Supervision through a Synergetic Play therapy lens (1.5 hours)
• September 3, 2025, release of Recorded Session Videos Set 6
• October 1, 2025, LIVE webinar, Module 9: Applying Synergetic Play Therapy tenets and concepts in supervision through a cultural lens  (1.5 hours)
• October 1, 2025, release of Recorded Session Videos Set 7
• November 5, 2025, LIVE Webinar Module 10: Transitions and endings in supervision through a Synergetic Play Therapy lens (1.5 hours)

Group Consultation Dates: All Group Consultations will be held via Zoom.

• April 16, 2025
• May 21, 2025
• July 16, 2025
• September 17, 2025

*Group Consultation Times will be assigned to best fit your needs. You will be given the opportunity to share which time(s) work best for you in the program application.

Program Learning Objectives:

Click Here for Learning Objectives by Module

Supervisor Program Training Team: Judith Norman, Khristine Rolfe, Mili Shoemaker

*Judith Norman, LPC, LSC, RPT-S, is a co-founder and lead trainer of the Synergetic Education institute™. She is a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor and is a Certified Synergetic Play Therapy Supervisor and Teacher. She is the creator of the Developmental Mindsets Paradigm,™ is a Parent Educator, and is Certified in EMDR Therapy. Implementing the tenets of Synergetic Play Therapy in educational settings, she trains both school-based and clinical mental health professionals.

*Khristine Rolfe, LCMHC, RPT-S, is a Certified Synergetic Play Therapist Consultant with over 25 years of therapeutic and educational experience in a variety of settings. She is honored to guide others in their professional and personal journeys and seeks to provide a supervisory experience that facilitates one’s intuitive wisdom, strength and authenticity.

*Mili Sarmiento-Shoemaker, LPC, RPT-S, is a Synergetic Play Therapy Certification Consultant, She has been studying and practicing SPT since 2010. Mili loves witnessing the growth and transformation supervisees go through during their supervision process. Mili has been in private practice since 2013. She is an LPC, RPT-S, LSW in Argentina, EMDR trained, and is currently studying a certification program in Gestalt and Family Constellation.

Cost: $1449 USD when you pay in full OR $266/month for 6 Months

CE Credit Hours: 

34.5 CE Credit Hours. NBCC Content Area: Counseling Theory/Practice and the Counseling Relationship, Social and Cultural Foundations, Group Dynamics and Counseling, Counselor Professional Identity and Practice Issue

Refund/Cancellation Policy:

A full refund, less a $150 USD administrative fee, will be provided if the Synergetic Play Therapy Institute is notified within 30 calendar days of program registration.

No refunds will be issued after 30 calendar days from the date of program registration OR within 4 weeks of the program start date, whichever comes first. However, participants may transfer their payment to another program offered by the Institute or may transfer their registration to the following year. Requests for transfers must be made at least 30 days before the original program start date.

In the case of an emergency situation that prevents participation in the program, please contact the Synergetic Play Therapy Institute directly to discuss your options. Emergency considerations will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis at the Institute’s discretion.

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Please contact the Institute with any questions by emailing info@synergeticplaytherapy.com.