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Hello. My name is Melanie Jansen.
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I am the Director and primary trainer of Child Centred Australia. I am a Registered Psychologist and Board Approved Supervisor with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), and a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor with the Australian Play Therapists Association (APTA). I work therapeutically with clients in my private practice, play heal grow, in Perth, Western Australia.
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"The space and therapeutic relationship I learned to hold and nurture through learning Child Centred Play Therapy has formed the cornerstone of my clinical practice. Child Centred Australia was born of a passion for mental health professionals in Australia to have the opportunity to access face-to-face training in Child Centred Play Therapy as I did, and to contribute to maintaining a community for both play therapists to be a part of and to ensure children have access to skilled play therapists in Australia well into the future."
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Team
Child Centred Australia has a team of passionate, respected, and highly experienced professionals committed to ensuring the excellence of this program:
Participants of the Child Centred Play Therapy Training Program will be provided with:
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Comprehensive face-to-face training, with international and local guest presenters William Nordling Ph.D. and Naomi Button.
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A wide variety of multimedia, creative and experiential learning modalities.
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Exclusive access to a group of highly experienced international and local supervisors, including William Nordling Ph.D, Naomi Button and Melanie Jansen.
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Unique in-person training in Filial Therapy in Australia.
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Public listing on the register of play therapists on Child Centred Australia’s website.
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Invitation to annual professional development by guest speakers following completion, to facilitate continued education in specialised child centred play therapy topics.
Applications for Foundations in CCPT (Workshops 1 & 2) in Perth will open mid-2025, in line with the release of workshop dates.
Applications for Advanced Clinical Training in CCPT for Melbourne are now open.
Training Outline 2025/2026
Foundations in Child Centred Play Therapy
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Workshop 1 Child Centred Play Therapy Foundations 1​
Perth January 2026 (Dates TBA)
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Workshop 2 Child Centred Play Therapy Foundations 2
Perth 2026 (Dates TBA)
Contact Hours: 25 / Distance Learning Hours: 12.5
$1590
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Advanced Clinical Training in Child Centred Play Therapy
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Workshop 3 Advanced CCPT Practice Skills and Considerations
Melbourne June 4-6 + 12, 2025
Perth 2026 (Dates TBA)
Contact Hours: 25 / Distance Learning Hours: 12.5
$1590
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Workshop 4 Filial Therapy and Advanced CCPT Considerations
Melbourne October 23 + 28-30, 2025
Perth 2026 (Dates TBA)
Contact Hours: 25 / Distance Learning Hours: 12.5
$1590
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Total: 150 hours training (100 contact, 50 distance)
Eligibility for Professional Recognition
Upon completion of Foundations in Child Centred Play Therapy, participants will have completed 75 hours of play therapy training and 6 hours of supervision. Participants will have sufficient skills and practice to work with children in Child Centred Play Therapy under continuing supervision.
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Upon completion of Advanced Clinical Training in Child Centred Play Therapy, participants will have completed 150 hours of play therapy training to meet the training portion of the requirements for Play Therapist Registration with the Australian Play Therapists Association (APTA).

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Postal Address
PO Box 2130, Churchlands WA 6018
Phone
0403 891 177