The Regulation Arcade: Game-Based Sand and Play Therapy

The Regulation Arcade: Game-Based Sand and Play Therapy is a trauma-informed training that explores how games, playful challenges, and structured play can support nervous system regulation, emotional awareness, and engagement. Drawing from play therapy, sand tray, and regulation-based frameworks, this training demonstrates how game mechanics—turn-taking, levels, choice, and feedback—create predictable, motivating containers for healing. Participants will learn how to adapt board games, sand tray scenes, and playful activities to support regulation, co-regulation, and skill-building with children, adolescents, and adults.

1. Identify how game-based play and sand tray interventions support emotional regulation and therapeutic engagement.
2. Demonstrate at least three game-based or sand tray interventions designed to build regulation skills.
3. Apply developmentally appropriate, play-based regulation strategies with children and adolescents.
4. Explain the relationship between play, predictability, and nervous system regulation.
5. Utilize game-based and experiential interventions to support emotional regulation and coping skills.

My Crossing Paths Training Center has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7253. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. My Crossing Paths Counseling Center is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
My Crossing Paths Training Center is approved by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling. Provider # 50-37274.

My Crossing Paths Training Center has been approved by the Association for Play therapy, APT No. 23-705. Programs that do not qualify for APT credit are clearly identified.

​My Crossing Paths Training Center, has been approved as an Association of Social Work Boards Approved Continuing Education (ACE) Provider. ACE provider approval number is 1877. Training that are ACE approved with be identified on the training material with correct CE credit and type.

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