The PLAY Project’s One-Day
Teaching PLAY Workshop
Online Workshop | September 25th, 2026
9am – 4pm Eastern Time
About this Workshop:
Discover innovative strategies to teach students with ASD. Foster engagement, connection & a love of learning. Join our workshop today!
“Every young child with autism should have access to life-changing early intervention.” – Dr. Rick Solomon
The PLAY Project, founded by Dr. Richard Solomon, envisions a world where all children with autism receive early intervention services and parents choose the best treatments for their child.
Teaching PLAY is an educator-training program that focuses on the core principles of PLAY Project’s evidence-based, developmentally-appropriate, relationship-oriented, child-centered approach.
Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are often hard to engage in the classroom setting, which can make learning difficult for them. Teaching PLAY introduces teachers and school staff to an innovative approach for helping students with ASD increase engagement and connection, leading to a love of learning for all students.
Our Teaching PLAY Workshop is both engaging and interactive. The workshop provides several videos to demonstrate the impact of Teaching PLAY and practical examples of how Teaching PLAY can be used throughout all activities within the classroom setting. Attendees will leave this training with strategies to implement right away.
Course Instructors and Disclosures (click for bios):
Dr. Richard Solomon receives a salary from The PLAY Project, where he is the Founder and Medical Director. Richard Solomon has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose
Katie Scott, MS, LISW receives a salary from The PLAY Project where she is the Executive Director and Training Director. Katie Scott has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose
Learning Objectives – After this workshop participants will be able to:
- Explain how improving a child’s functional emotional development supports academic readiness
- Profile a student with ASD or developmental delay in the classroom according to their Comfort Zone, Sensory Motor Profile, and Functional Developmental Levels
- List examples of the the interactional process in both structured and unstructured settings
- List and describe the importance of the principles and methods of the PLAY Project
- List and briefly describe the 6 Functional Developmental Levels (FDL) of Greenspan and Weider’s DIR model
Content Disclosure:
This training will focus exclusively on The PLAY Project Model of Early Intervention and Parent Coaching and will not include information on other similar or related models of Early Intervention or Parent Coaching.
Who will benefit:
Teachers and Paraprofessionals
Workshop time:
Approximately 7 hours
Cost:
$195
Requirements for Satisfactory Course Completion:
Certificates of attendance for the Teaching PLAY Workshop will be issued to participants who:
– attend the full workshop
-complete the workshop evaluation survey
Continuing Education
This workshop is approved for AOTA CEUs and training hours through OCCRRA
Pending Continuing Education Approval: ASHA CEUs, OH DODD CPDUs, Illinois Early Intervention Credits
Cancellation & Refund Policy
Requests for cancellation or refunds may be submitted up to 7 days prior to this event
How Refunds Work
- Refund requests must be submitted in writing to our support team at info@playproject.org
- Once approved, refunds will be issued to the original form of payment.
- Refunds are not available if the workshop is less than 1 week away..
Non‑Refundable Situations
- Requests made after completing 50% or more of the course.
- Requests submitted after the course access period has expired.
Workshop Access After Refund
If a refund is granted, the learner’s access to all course materials will be revoked immediately.
Accommodations Policy
The PLAY Project will accommodate reasonable requests if possible. Accommodations can be made by emailing events@playproject.org prior to registering for an online course.
To ensure timely support, we encourage attendees to submit accommodations requests as early as possible. Please note: it might take us up to 14 days to implement a requested accommodation and all accommodations cannot be guaranteed.
For additional policies and information, please visit our Policy Center. For any technical support, please visit our Help Center
FAQ’s
This is an all-day event, starting at 9 am ET & concluding at 4 pm ET.
We highly encourage our participants to turn on their cameras during the workshop, but it is not required.
No, this workshop is open to all teachers and school staff who wish to learn our model.
This workshop is presented with video and slide presentations, polls, group discussions, and case study analysis.
Yes. A certificate of completion will be emailed to all participants after the workshop has concluded.
For any technical issues, please visit our Help Center or email us at help@playproject.org
We want every participant to have a positive, supportive learning experience.
Please view The PLAY Project’s complaint policy here for additional information
on submitting a complaint and follow up procedures.
To ensure timely support, we encourage attendees to submit accommodations requests as early as possible.
Please note: it might take us up to 14 days to implement a requested accommodation and
all accommodations cannot be guaranteed.