Instructor Lyn Bennett, OTR/L, Play Therapist and DIRFloortime expert practitioner/training leader
Date Wednesday December 10, 2025 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM EDT
Format Live Webinar
Duration 6 contact hours
Credit hours 0.6 ASHA CEU 0.6 AOTA CEUs 7.5 NBCOT PDUs 6.0 CTLE contact/clock hours 0.6 CEUs for NY social workers 0.6 CEU for NY SLPs 7.2 NY PT contact hours
CE Broker, where applicable #50-31070, #: 20-1327382
Cost $209 Register before November 19 $229 Register after November 19 (Group of 3+ save 10% coupon code TEAM3SAVE10 ) (Group of 7+ email Theramoves for your coupon code)
Target Audience: SLPs, OTs, OTAs, PTs, Social Workers, Special Educators, Educators, and any professional working with children, principals, and parents
Level of Instruction: Introductory
Instruction Methods: Lecture, slides, case examples, video
The primary occupation of a child is play and play is a key component for development and learning. Clinicians and educators are very aware of this, but often find it challenging to be fully play-based in their interventions. Many report feeling pressure, both external and internal, that in playing with a child they are not truly working with them.
Understanding the complexity of play from a developmental perspective gives meaning and purpose to using play in clinical and educational settings. Using a DIRFloortime lens, this course will explore different types of play and how it naturally supports a child’s growth across all areas of development.
Lecture, case histories and video examples will be used to explore the development of play. We will take a deep dive into a few specific examples of play to analyze the complexity of what it means for the child and how understanding this supports therapists and educators to feel confident in providing interventions that are truly play-based.
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Lyn Bennett is an occupational therapist, play therapist and DIRFloortime expert practitioner/training leader. Lyn is originally from England and moved to the US in the mid 90’s. She has worked extensively in pediatrics in hospitals, schools, early intervention and private practice. Currently, she is co-owner of Play for Real Therapy Services in Rockledge, Florida. In addition to her clinical work, Lyn also teaches DIRFloortime to a wide range of professionals through the International Council on Development and Learning (ICDL). Click here for full bio and disclosure information
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to…
List 4 different types of play
Describe how one play activity can support different stages of development
List 3 strategies for use by the adult play partner to optimize engagement and function
Analyze one play activity to identify 4 therapeutic components
Identify 3 play-based strategies to apply to everyday practice to improve social interaction and self-regulation
Agenda
8.00 – 8.15 Introduction – what is play?
8.15 – 9.30 Different types of play and why they are important
9.30 – 9.40 Break
9.40 – 11.50 Developmental stages of play – infancy, early childhood and elementary school years
11.50 – 12.30 Lunch
12.30 – 12.45 Developmental stages of play – teenage and young adults
12.45 – 1.15 The role of the adult in a child’s play
1.15 – 1.45 Play in therapeutic and educational settings
1.45 – 1.55 Break
1.55 – 2.45 Play in therapeutic and educational settings cont.
2.45 – 3.00 Summary and Questions
CEU Details
TheraMoves is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval #pending . This distant learning course is offered at 0.6 CEUs., a beginner educational level, in the area of occupational therapy service delivery and foundational knowledge. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
Introductory Level
0.6 ASHA CEUs
Approved by NYSED for Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE hours) Provider # 23490. This webinar will qualify for 6 approved (CTLE) hours)
Approved for Social Workers by the NY State ED Dept. #SW-0499
Approved for 6 contact hours by NYSED’s State Board for speech-language pathologists
Theramoves Services, LLC. is recognized by the NY State Education Depart, State Board for Physical Therapy as an approved provider for PT & PTA continuing education. This webinar qualifies for 7.2 contact hours
To obtain your certificate of completion:
Credits listed are offered by Theramoves for full attendance. AOTA, partial attendance earns partial credits.
ASHA partial credit will not be awarded for this webinar
Attendance is tracked automatically by the online platform “ZOOM”
Learning assessment will be completed via an online post-course quiz. Passing a multiple choice with 70% accuracy within 1 week is required to receive your certificate of completion.
Lyn Bennett is an occupational therapist, play therapist and DIRFloortime expert practitioner/training leader. Lyn is originally from England and moved to the US in the mid 90’s. She has worked extensively in pediatrics in hospitals, schools, early intervention and private practice. Currently, she is co-owner of Play for Real Therapy Services in Rockledge, Florida. In addition to her clinical work, Lyn also teaches DIRFloortime to a wide range of professionals through the International Council on Development and Learning (ICDL).
TheraMoves is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval #pending
