NCAPT Fall 2026 Conference, November 7, 2026
Join us for a day of connection, learning, and professional growth in the field of play therapy in beautiful Wilmington, NC
Introducing our Speaker
Dr. Mia Garcia will be presenting on Responding to Suicide Risk in Young Children: A Play Therapy Framework for Assessment and Intervention. She will be introducing her innovative assessment tool created for children used in play therapy, discussing effective ways to support children through play therapy, and work collaboratively with parents throughout the treatment process.
Details
Location:
UNCW
601 South College Road,, Wilmington, NC, 28403
Cost:
- General Cost - $180.00
- NCAPT Member Discount (See Newsletter)
Learning Objectives
- List at least six current trends in child suicide.
- Identify risk factors and symptoms of suicide in children ages 5–11, and apply play therapy techniques to facilitate developmentally appropriate emotional expression, and intervention with children at risk for suicide.
- Compare signs of suicide between children and individuals ages 12 and older.
- Utilize developmentally appropriate, play therapy–based assessment and intervention strategies to identify and respond to suicidality in children, incorporating structured screening tools such as the SADCID and the Child Suicide Risk Inventory to support clinical decision-making and treatment planning.
- Recognize manifestations of suicidality through the major themes and subthemes of child-centered play therapy.
- Discuss child-centered play therapy skills that target suicide risk.
- Create a plan to work with parents of suicidal children to provide education and support in play therapy.
Agenda
Saturday, November 7th,
9:00AM EST - 4:30PM EST
- 8:30 AM Sign in/get snacksWhat is the problem
- 9:00 AM Presentation begins
- 10:30AM Break (15 minutes)
- 10:45 Resume Presentation
- 12:15 PM Lunch
- 1:15PM Resume Presentation
- 2:45PM Break (15 minutes)
- 3:00PM Resume Presentation
- 4:30PM Finish up the day
CE Information - Earn 6 CE Credit Hours
NCAPT is approved for the following and maintains responsibility for all aspects of the program: NCAPT is an APT Approved Provider (03-125). This training is approved for 6.0 APT contact hours. Play therapy credit is only awarded to mental health professionals.
Each professional is responsible for the individual requirements as stipulated by his/her licensing agency. Please contact your individual licensing board/regulatory agency to review continuing education requirements for licensure renewal. Please note: You must attend "live" (in real-time) for the duration of the training to earn CE credits.
After the event, you will receive access to your evaluation and continuing education certificate via a personalized "attendee dashboard" link, hosted on the CE-Go website. This link will be sent to the email account you used to register for the event.
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Complete evaluation forms for the event
Download your continuing education certificate in a PDF format
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Past NCAPT Conferences
The Spring Conference was both engaging and enjoyable—we hope you found it as valuable as we did!
If you need any additional information, please visit your CEGo portal or reach out via email to NCAPT.
Friday’s session on supervision at our Fall 2025 Conference was both engaging and enjoyable—we hope you had as much fun learning as we did!
If you need more information, please visit your CEGo portal or contact NCAPT via email.
Saturday’s session on the AIP Model at our Fall 2025 Conference was both engaging and energizing—we hope you enjoyed diving into the material as much as we did!
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