INA International Academy for Play Therapy

14/02/2026

🎓 Learn how to build practical, play-based crisis intervention—in person—for your community and for crises happening around the world.

Folks are living in crisis. Hard times aren't abstract anymore—they're showing up in our therapy rooms, schools, families, and communities. And they're also unfolding globally—through political unrest, war, natural disasters, displacement, poverty, and collective trauma.

This training is about learning crisis intervention in community and developing the skills to respond wherever crisis calls you—locally or globally—with clarity, confidence, and embodied presence.

📣 Registration is officially open!
Join us in beautiful Italy, July 6–12, 2026, for the brand-new, exclusive Crisis Play Therapy Certification.

This is not a conference.
It's a week-long, immersive certification program—deep, relational, and hands-on—designed to fundamentally change how you show up in crisis work. This one-of-a-kind program is led by an internationally renowned faculty:

✨ Isabella Cassina
✨ Lisa Terni Dion
✨ Clair Mellenthin
✨ Claudio Mochi

What you'll gain:

✔ Up to 33 APT & APTI CE hours (29 contact + 4 non-contact)
✔ A comprehensive, structured certification—not surface learning
✔ Evidence-based, play-based crisis and trauma interventions
✔ Deeply experiential, hands-on practice you can actually use
✔ An international cohort of peers and meaningful professional connection
✔ Learning in a stunning Italian setting that nourishes both nervous system and soul

⏰ Early Bird ends on February 15th
⚠️ Limited spots available
🎉 Reserve your place with just €290 (balance due by July 1, 2026)

Program Overview:

🔹 Foundations: The Connection Between Crisis, Play, and Play Therapy
🔹 Groundwork: Preparing Play Therapists for Times of Crisis
🔹 Play-Based Interventions and Play Therapy
🔹 Beyond the Playroom: Crisis work in the real world

If you feel the call to meet this moment, to deepen your capacity, widen your impact, and bring healing back to your community and beyond, this is your invitation.

🌐 https://www.crisisplaytherapy.com/event-details/certification-crisis-play-therapy

14/02/2026

🎶 When we invest in secure beginnings, we are not only nurturing a child: we are shaping the future of our society.

13/02/2026

🎓 Learn how to build practical, play-based crisis intervention—in person—for your community and for crises happening around the world.

Folks are living in crisis. Hard times aren't abstract anymore—they're showing up in our therapy rooms, schools, families, and communities. And they're also unfolding globally—through political unrest, war, natural disasters, displacement, poverty, and collective trauma.

This training is about learning crisis intervention in community and developing the skills to respond wherever crisis calls you—locally or globally—with clarity, confidence, and embodied presence.

📣 Registration is officially open!
Join us in beautiful Italy, July 6–12, 2026, for the brand-new, exclusive Crisis Play Therapy Certification.

This is not a conference.
It's a week-long, immersive certification program—deep, relational, and hands-on—designed to fundamentally change how you show up in crisis work. This one-of-a-kind program is led by an internationally renowned faculty:

✨ Isabella Cassina
✨ Lisa Terni Dion
✨ Clair Mellenthin
✨ Claudio Mochi

What you'll gain:

✔ Up to 33 APT & APTI CE hours (29 contact + 4 non-contact)
✔ A comprehensive, structured certification—not surface learning
✔ Evidence-based, play-based crisis and trauma interventions
✔ Deeply experiential, hands-on practice you can actually use
✔ An international cohort of peers and meaningful professional connection
✔ Learning in a stunning Italian setting that nourishes both nervous system and soul

⏰ Early Bird ends on February 15th
⚠️ Limited spots available
🎉 Reserve your place with just €290 (balance due by July 1, 2026)

Program Overview:

🔹 Foundations: The Connection Between Crisis, Play, and Play Therapy
🔹 Groundwork: Preparing Play Therapists for Times of Crisis
🔹 Play-Based Interventions and Play Therapy
🔹 Beyond the Playroom: Crisis work in the real world

If you feel the call to meet this moment, to deepen your capacity, widen your impact, and bring healing back to your community and beyond, this is your invitation.

🌐 https://www.crisisplaytherapy.com/event-details/certification-crisis-play-therapy

Embark on the new and exclusive Crisis Play Therapy Certification, July 6-12, 2026, in Italy! A specialized program led by internationally renowned experts Isabella Cassina, Lisa Dion, Clair Mellenthin, and Claudio Mochi.

13/02/2026

🇬🇧 Explore the Academy’s English-language course calendar! https://www.crisisplaytherapy.com/training-and-conferences

13/02/2026

In a world quick to judge, choose understanding.
In moments of success, choose humility.
In every interaction, choose kindness.
It costs nothing, yet it changes everything.

12/02/2026

How do you give voice to your emotions?

12/02/2026

❤️‍🔥 Learn how to build practical, play-based crisis intervention—in person—for your community and for crises happening around the world.

Folks are living in crisis. Hard times aren’t abstract anymore—they’re showing up in our therapy rooms, schools, families, and communities. And they’re also unfolding globally—through political unrest, war, natural disasters, displacement, poverty, and collective trauma.

This training is about learning crisis intervention in community and developing the skills to respond wherever crisis calls you—locally or globally—with clarity, confidence, and embodied presence.

📣 Registration is officially open!
Join us in beautiful Italy, July 6–12, 2026, for the brand-new, exclusive Crisis Play Therapy Certification.

This is not a conference.
It’s a week-long, immersive certification program—deep, relational, and hands-on—designed to fundamentally change how you show up in crisis work. This one-of-a-kind program is led by an internationally renowned faculty:

✨ Isabella Cassina
✨ Lisa Terni Dion
✨ Clair Mellenthin, LCSW
✨ Claudio Mochi

🎓 Become a specialist in using play and Play Therapy in crisis situations—an essential and increasingly vital skill in today’s complex, fast-changing world.

What you’ll gain:
✔ Up to 33 APT & APTI CE hours (29 contact + 4 non-contact)
✔ A comprehensive, structured certification—not surface learning
✔ Evidence-based, play-based crisis and trauma interventions
✔ Deeply experiential, hands-on practice you can actually use
✔ An international cohort of peers and meaningful professional connection
✔ Learning in a stunning Italian setting that nourishes both nervous system and soul

⏰ Early Bird ends in a few days on February 15th
⚠️ Limited spots available
🎉 Reserve your place with just €290 (balance due by July 1, 2026)

Program Overview:
🔹 Foundations: The Connection Between Crisis, Play, and Play Therapy
🔹 Groundwork: Preparing Play Therapists for Times of Crisis
🔹 Play-Based Interventions and Play Therapy
🔹 Beyond the Playroom: Crisis work in the real world

If you feel the call to meet this moment—
to deepen your capacity, widen your impact, and bring healing back to your community and beyond—this is your invitation.

👇👇👇
https://www.crisisplaytherapy.com/event-details/certification-crisis-play-therapy

12/02/2026

🇮🇹 Consulta il calendario dei corsi in italiano dell'Accademia! https://www.play-therapy.ch/formazione/calendario-accademia

Sei un professionista o un genitore? Dai uno sguardo ai prossimi appuntamenti ed individua quelli di tuo interesse.

10/02/2026

📣 Crisis Play Therapy is an effective multilayered approach for addressing high vulnerability and trauma, including in post-disaster settings.

https://www.crisisplaytherapy.com/event-details/certification-crisis-play-therapy

🎓 Join a much needed and one-of-a-kind certification program starting in July 2026 led by internationally renowned experts Isabella Cassina, Lisa Terni Dion, Clair Mellenthin, and Claudio Mochi.

What you’ll gain:

✔ Up to 33 APT & APTI CE hours (29 contact and 4 non-contact)
✔ A comprehensive, structured program with expert insights and evidence-based techniques
✔ Hands-on, immersive training including trauma work and practical applications
✔ Experience an international group of peers, sharing perspectives and building professional connections
✔ Training in a stunning Italian setting, combining professional growth with cultural inspiration

⏰ Early Bird ends February 15, 2026. Secure your spot with only € 290 and pay the balance by July 1, 2026.

https://www.crisisplaytherapy.com/event-details/certification-crisis-play-therapy

10/02/2026

🎙 Intervista di Mimma Della Cagnoletta, ex presidente di Art Therapy Italiana e direttore della Formazione Avanzata ATI, a Claudio Mochi e Isabella Cassina, fondatori della International Academy for Play Therapy!

Si parla di Play Therapy, arti espressive e della conferenza internazionale Play Is the Future 2026, che si terrà a Chiavenna, Italia, dal 2 al 4 luglio 2026.

💡 Scopri di più su questa esperienza unica e lasciati ispirare!

https://www.arttherapyit.org/intervista-di-mimma-della-cagnoletta-con-claudio-mochi-e-isabella-cassina-fonda-tori-della-international-academy-for-play-therapy-ina/

09/02/2026

🌍 WHO WE ARE
The International Academy for Play Therapy (INA) is a global reference for training professionals in effective Play Therapy approaches, with a strong focus on trauma, crisis, and high-vulnerability contexts.

🎨 WHAT WE DO
We combine Play Therapy with expressive arts, neuroscience, and clinical practice, creating innovative and culturally sensitive psychosocial projects.

🗺️ WHERE WE WORK
Our programs and trainings have reached six continents and dozens of countries, in collaboration with leading clinicians, professors, and researchers in child psychotherapy.

🎓 WHY IT MATTERS
INA is an approved provider of continuing education in Play Therapy by the Association for Play Therapy (USA) and Association for Play Therapy Italy.

📖 OUR STORY
Founded in 2015 in Lugano, Switzerland, by Isabella Cassina and Claudio Mochi, INA is a nonprofit organization recognized as being of public utility by the Republic and Canton of Ticino.

🤝 OUR MISSION
We work for social solidarity worldwide, supporting individuals, families, and communities—always keeping children’s well-being at the center.

🌐 JOIN THE NETWORK
If you work in play therapy, expressive arts, or psychosocial support, INA offers high-quality training and an international professional community.

🗓️ EVENTS 2026-2027
https://www.crisisplaytherapy.com/training-and-conferences