The Problem with CE's: A Critical Look at Continuing Ed in the Field

The Whole Therapist

The Whole Therapist
The Problem with CE's: A Critical Look at Continuing Ed in the Field
Jul 10, 2025 Season 6 Episode 5
Abby & Kellee

Kellee and Abby dive into the problems with CEU’s across the field as a whole in this episode, but move specifically to discuss the Association of Play Therapy’s (APT) 12-hour in-person CEU requirement. Abby and Kellee express their opinion around the incongruence of APT’s DEI statement and their in-person CEU requirement. They go on further to explore the field’s origins of white supremacy, ableism, and problematic Western measures of learning, and the need for more expansive ways to deepen our work as therapists. They emphasize the need for consultation and mentoring above webinars. Kellee and Abby hold many privileges, some of which include being two abled bodied pregnant women with the financial means to travel for CEU’s.

 Topics Touched on:

EMDRIA- https://www.emdria.org/

APT- https://www.a4pt.org/default.aspx

 

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