Course Description

This course is designed for play therapists and other mental health professionals that are faced with quickly transitioning their outpatient (in-person) psychotherapy services to an online setting.  

While this information is applicable to all clients, it is specifically geared towards working with children (and families) in ways that are congruent with ethical standards of play therapy practice. 

The course provides ethical and practical guidelines for clinicians to consider before integrating telehealth or video-based options in their practice.  However, it is critical for all clinicians to follow their individual state and licensure guidelines. 

This course features multiple, short Q&A discussions between Dr. Jessica Stone and Jennifer Taylor about the practical considerations of going digital and some basic therapeutic guidelines and interventions. 

There are NO APT/NBCC credits available for this course.   Participants interested in getting more thorough information on this topic including an in-depth look at using digital tools in a play therapy setting will have the opportunity to enroll in a for-credit course in the very near future. 

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. Getting Started

    1. A message from your instructors

    1. What to Do BEFORE you start providing online sessions

    2. Things to DO During Online Sessions

    3. Practicing Self-Care When Moving to Teletherapy

    1. Congrats! Here's what's next...

    2. More resources for you

About this course

  • Free
  • 7 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content

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