Course Description

This course emphasizes the responsible integration of AI tools in alignment with the core competencies of play therapy and ethical clinical practice. Participants will gain both conceptual understanding and hands-on strategies for enhancing therapeutic presence, creativity, and cultural humility using AI-enhanced methods.

Learning Objectives

  • Participants will be able to describe foundational concepts of artificial intelligence (AI) and evaluate its relevance to play therapy practice and child development.

  • Participants will be able to apply AI-generated prompts, storytelling, and therapeutic images to enhance symbolic expression, narrative development, and emotional processing within play therapy sessions.

  • Participants will be able to identify AI tools that support administrative efficiency and teaching applications, and assess their use in clinical and training contexts involving play therapy.

  • Participants will be able to analyze ethical considerations and best practices for the responsible use of AI in mental health and play therapy settings.


Continuing Education:

This training is approved for 4 CE Hrs for the below continuing education bodies. Upon completion of the training materials, training evaluation, and post exam (with a score of 80% or higher), the training certificate of completion will be issued to the participant.

Jessica Stone, PhD, LLC is an APT Approved Provider #17-519 for continuing education. If you are counting this training toward the 150 hours to become an RPT or RPT-S, this training can be calculated as any combination of 6 toward skills and methods, special topics, applicants’ choice.

Jessica Stone, PhD, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7244Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Jessica Stone is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Jessica Stone is solely responsible for the creation, content, and continuing education hours of each home study training. Jessica Stone utilizes Jen Taylor Play Therapy as a hosting site for home study and online trainings. Any technical issue such as not being able to login to a training should be directed to Jen Taylor Play Therapy [email protected]. All governance issues related to any training should be directed to Jessica Stone at [email protected]

Instructor Jessica Stone, PhD, RPT-S

Jessica Stone, Ph.D., RPT-S, is a licensed psychologist working in a private practice setting. She has been a practitioner, professor, presenter, mentor, and author for more than 30 years. Dr. Stone’s interest in therapeutic digital tools, specifically using virtual reality, tablets, consoles, and AI has culminated in clinical mental health use and research for mental health, medical, and crisis settings. She is the co-creator of the Virtual Sandtray App for iPad (VSA) and the Virtual Sandtray for Virtual Reality (VSA-VR). Dr. Stone is the past Chief Psychology Officer for AscendantVR, is a member of various boards, and serves as an affiliate of the East Carolina University College of Education Neurocognition Science Laboratory.

Course curriculum

    1. Handout: What is AI?

    2. Course Video: What is AI?

    1. Handout: AI Administration

    2. Course Video: AI Practice Administration

    1. Handout: AI Prompts

    2. Course Video: AI Prompts

    1. Handout: AI Storytelling

    2. Course Video: AI Story Generation

    1. Handout: AI Therapuetic Images

    2. Course Video: AI Image Generation

About this course

  • $120.00
  • 18 lessons
  • 3.5 hours of video content