We Don’t Just Teach Theory — We Train Cycle Breakers
At the Play Prescription® Institute, we teach parents, professionals and organisations a practical, trauma-informed framework to understand, heal and grow alongside children.
Join the Certification - February 2026 Intake
The Real Problem?
Parents keep trying to do it differently — but end up back in the same patterns.
Professionals question their impact — on the surface, nothing seems to change.
And parents keep wondering why they can’t seem to fix it.
It’s not that people aren’t trying hard enough or using the wrong strategies.
It’s that trying to 'fix' a problem- isn’t the same as healing or growing through it.
If we keep trying to break cycles by working harder and not deeper...
We stay stuck in cycles of doing too much
Trying to break generational cycles by working harder, not smarter.
We try to fix everything
Focusing on fixing others and taking responsibility for the success...or lack of!
We keep feeling like it's never enough
Trying to be everything, to everyone, all the time.
Who is it for?
Play Prescription® is for the people outside the therapy room
Parents trying to do things differently
Professionals who work with children and families
Organisations that want a practical, trauma-informed framework for growth
Parents
You are conscious. You want to break generational patterns and support your child’s emotional wellbeing — but without losing yourself in the process.
You’ve done the research, tried the strategies, and still find yourself stuck between knowing better and doing differently.
Professionals & Entrepreneurs
You support parents, children or both — but want to work deeper. To add therapeutic insight to your existing work, guide families through healing and growth without becoming a therapist, and adapt a framework to your own programs, services, or practice.
Organisations
Your staff don’t need more theory — they need a framework that helps them navigate real-world challenges and changes how they see parents, kids and themselves. This isn’t another 'tick-box' generic training.
It’s a personal & professional transformation.
Meet Dr Sam Casey — Founder of the Play Prescription® Method + Institute
BA(Psych&Chn&FamSt), MSW, PhD(Psychology), AMHSW, RPT
I started this work wanting to give kids what I never had — but I soon realised we can’t heal through others.
My PhD research confirmed what I’d seen for years: knowledge isn’t enough. Real growth comes from self-understanding and the experiences that expand how we live, work, and parent.
That’s why I created Play Prescription® — a practical framework that takes therapeutic insight out of the therapy room and into real life, where adults & children grow alongside each other.
How you can get started
There’s more than one way to learn the Play Prescription® method.
Whether you want to focus on a personal challenge, explore the framework in your professional work, or become certified in the full method — there’s a path that fits where you are at.
Individual Sessions- Via Video
Supervision & Mentoring
This isn’t another space to tick off cases or swap strategies.
It’s where we look at things from different angles — the child, the parent, and you — and get real about what’s actually showing up in the work.
Together, we’ll unpack real cases, explore your patterns, and find new ways to hold space for both adult and child healing — without losing yourself to burnout or over-identification.
Because this work isn’t about doing more — it’s about seeing deeper, leading clearer, and feeling more like you.
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Self-Paced Online Course
Breaking Cycles through Play
A 6-week course for parents who want to break generational cycles — and give their child the opportunity to feel seen, heard, valued, and appreciated for who they truly are.
You’ll create a therapeutic play space each week to practice new skills that strengthen connection and understanding, even when things feel hard.
This is not your generic behaviour management course. It’s about repair, reflection, and growing alongside your child.
Coming soon in November 2025Live + Self-Paced Online 16-week Course
Play Prescription® Certification
A comprehensive training pathway for professionals who want to apply the full Play Prescription® framework in their work.
You’ll learn the 5 pillars of the framework and how to prescribe therapeutic play for specific challenges— in homes, workplaces, and communities.
Join the February 2026 Intake
What Changes When You See Through the Play Prescription® Lens?
When you start using the Play Prescription® framework, the way you see behaviour — and yourself — begins to shift.
It doesn’t make life perfect.
But it makes it clearer.
And that clarity + action transforms your life.
For Parents
You stop trying to get it right and start seeing what’s really happening — for your child and for you.
You repair rather than stay stuck in shame, and embody growth & healing in your life.
For Professionals
You see the child, the parent, and yourself with more curiosity and compassion.
You stop carrying what isn’t yours and start creating real change — not more theory.
For Organisations
You start looking at families, teams, and systems through a deeper lens.
You have a practical framework where reflection, play, and growth are part of the work.
What People Are Saying
Our students' feedback from completing the certification speaks volumes.
"This course is like no other professional development I’ve done. The childhood experiences and inner child work were life-changing — for me, my daughter, and the families I support. The practical strategies, intentional reflection prompts, and supportive Q&As gave me tools I could use straight away in both my personal and professional life."
Senior Early Parenting Practitioner
9 years experience
"The Play Prescription® gave me clear, practical ways to support little people with big emotions. Shifting my language, adapting my classroom environment, and making space for play completely changed how I show up as a teacher. It’s not about perfection — it’s about showing up differently every day."
Primary School Teacher
10 years experience
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