Reflective Family Play
Overview
Reflective Family Play (RFP) is an 8–16-week family therapy that was developed specifically for the infant and preschool population, but it also has applications for older children who may better be served by a play-based model of family intervention. This workshop is aimed at clinicians interested in broadening their scope of practice. This may include Infant and Preschool Therapists wishing to move beyond dyadic interventions and to start working with co-parents and siblings. It also is applicable to Family Therapists interested in being able to include younger children, including preverbal toddlers and infants in their work with families.
Credentials Required
Psychotherapists - those with a psychotherapy designated Master's degree (MSW, Master's in Psychotherapy, Clinical Psychologist, GP Psychotherapist, Psychiatrist) or a Master's equivalent level training and registration with a College or Board of psychotherapy.
Details
This training will be offered in hybrid format that will host both in-person and virtual participants together on the same dates and times. Participants must be in attendance for both full days of training in order to be eligible for certification. Once enrolled you will be asked to select whether you will attend in-person or virtually via zoom.
Dates
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025
Day 1: Thursday, December 4th, 2025: 9:00am - 5:00pm EST
Day 2: Friday, December 5th, 2025: 9:00am - 5:00pm EST
Fees and Registration
Please note the fees below apply to both in-person and virtual attendees. We do not offer group rates or discounts for this training.
- EARLY BIRD: $650.00 (per individual) until October 31, 2025
- REGULAR: $750.00 (per individual) starting November 1, 2025
Registration Instructions: Individuals must be logged into their own IEMHP Learning Portal account in order to register. If you are interested in registering as a group, please reach out to iemhp.learning@sickkids.ca for further information.
Notifications:
Reminder notifications will be sent 1 week, 72 hours, and 24 hours prior to the session. The reminders will include the zoom link and session information for Virtual participants. The room name and location will be included for in person participants.
Location (for those attending in-person):
The Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning
686 Bay St
Toronto, ON
M5G 0A4
The room name and location will only be provided to registered in-person participants via email.
Facilitator: Dr. Diane A. Philipp
Dr. Philipp completed her MD at McMaster and did her psychiatry training in the Harvard-Longwood Program. She did her child and adolescent fellowship at Cambridge Hospital, Harvard Medical School and the University of Toronto. An Assistant Professor at University of Toronto, Dr. Philipp also heads an infant mental health team at G.H. Centre for Community Mental Health, SickKids. In collaboration with the Lausanne Centre for Studies of the Family, Dr. Philipp has published her work on young families and the transition to parenthood, including the book, “The baby and the couple: Understanding and Treating Young families” (Fivaz-Depeursinge & Philipp, 2014).
Materials
The materials for this offering will be posted at a later date. Please check back for updates.
Questions?
Contact iemhp.learning@sickkids.ca for more information
Overview
Reflective Family Play (RFP) is an 8–16-week family therapy that was developed specifically for the infant and preschool population, but it also has applications for older children who may better be served by a play-based model of family intervention. This workshop is aimed at clinicians interested in broadening their scope of practice. This may include Infant and Preschool Therapists wishing to move beyond dyadic interventions and to start working with co-parents and siblings. It also is applicable to Family Therapists interested in being able to include younger children, including preverbal toddlers and infants in their work with families.
Credentials Required
Psychotherapists - those with a psychotherapy designated Master's degree (MSW, Master's in Psychotherapy, Clinical Psychologist, GP Psychotherapist, Psychiatrist) or a Master's equivalent level training and registration with a College or Board of psychotherapy.
Details
This training will be offered in hybrid format that will host both in-person and virtual participants together on the same dates and times. Participants must be in attendance for both full days of training in order to be eligible for certification. Once enrolled you will be asked to select whether you will attend in-person or virtually via zoom.
Dates
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025
Day 1: Thursday, December 4th, 2025: 9:00am - 5:00pm EST
Day 2: Friday, December 5th, 2025: 9:00am - 5:00pm EST
Fees and Registration
Please note the fees below apply to both in-person and virtual attendees. We do not offer group rates or discounts for this training.
- EARLY BIRD: $650.00 (per individual) until October 31, 2025
- REGULAR: $750.00 (per individual) starting November 1, 2025
Registration Instructions: Individuals must be logged into their own IEMHP Learning Portal account in order to register. If you are interested in registering as a group, please reach out to iemhp.learning@sickkids.ca for further information.
Notifications:
Reminder notifications will be sent 1 week, 72 hours, and 24 hours prior to the session. The reminders will include the zoom link and session information for Virtual participants. The room name and location will be included for in person participants.
Location (for those attending in-person):
The Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning
686 Bay St
Toronto, ON
M5G 0A4
The room name and location will only be provided to registered in-person participants via email.
Facilitator: Dr. Diane A. Philipp
Dr. Philipp completed her MD at McMaster and did her psychiatry training in the Harvard-Longwood Program. She did her child and adolescent fellowship at Cambridge Hospital, Harvard Medical School and the University of Toronto. An Assistant Professor at University of Toronto, Dr. Philipp also heads an infant mental health team at G.H. Centre for Community Mental Health, SickKids. In collaboration with the Lausanne Centre for Studies of the Family, Dr. Philipp has published her work on young families and the transition to parenthood, including the book, “The baby and the couple: Understanding and Treating Young families” (Fivaz-Depeursinge & Philipp, 2014).
Materials
The materials for this offering will be posted at a later date. Please check back for updates.
Questions?
Contact iemhp.learning@sickkids.ca for more information
| Trainings: | Type |
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Training Activities | Empty |
Choose How You Will Attend Day 1 | Equivalency |
Choose How You Will Attend Day 2 | Equivalency |
Reflection Survey | Survey |
