Level 1: Foundations of PLAY 2-Day Training
Online Workshop Via Zoom| October 8th-9th, 2026
8 am – 3 pm Pacific Time
Learn PLAY methods and principles to help children with autism! Practical tools to implement right away
– for professionals and parents.
“Every young child with autism should have access to life-changing early intervention.” – Dr. Rick Solomon.
The PLAY Project, founded by Dr. Rick, envisions a world where all children with autism receive early intervention
services and parents choose the best treatments for their child.
This professional development opportunity will provide you with an overview of the PLAY Project methods & principles.
Case studies will build your skills and help you gain immediate practical tools to help children with autism.
Training 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 training participants will be able to:
-Describe the 7 Circles of PLAY and their application within the
PLAY Autism Intervention Program when working with children with ASD.
-Define intensive autism intervention and differentiate among play-based,
developmental, and behavioral approaches.
-Identify evidence-informed techniques used to support the development of language,
social interaction, behavior, and play skills in children with autism.
-Describe Greenspan’s six Functional Developmental Levels (FDLs) and their relationship to the
PLAY Project Autism Intervention model.
-Recognize common behaviors and characteristics associated with sensory processing challenges
in children with autism.
-Explain how an individual child profile is developed and outline how this profile informs intervention
planning to support social interaction.
-Identify indicators of developmental progress and key PLAY Project strategies through analysis of
video-based case examples.
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:
Anyone connected to a child with autism or other developmental differences!
- Parents of children with autism
- Administrators and policy makers involved with autism services
- Behavioral health providers
- Early intervention and/or child development professionals
- Teachers and Paraprofessionals
Training time:
Approximately 12 hours
Cost:
$345 for Professionals | $195 for Families
Requirements for Satisfactory Course Completion:
Participants will be required to:
-Attend the full workshop
-Complete the course learning assessment.
This is ungraded and a self-assessment of the content learned.
-Complete the workshop evaluation survey
Continuing Education
Level 1: Foundations of PLAY 2-Day Training is approved for ASHA CEUs, & AOTA CEUs
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
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 on both October 22nd and 23rd, starting both days 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 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.