About the Institute

The Play Prescription® Institute equips people who work with kids and families to use therapeutic play as a practical, trauma-informed framework.

This isn’t about managing behaviour or adding more surface strategies. It’s about creating the conditions for healing, growth, and cycle-breaking change — outside the therapy room.

With Play Prescription®, you stop chasing behaviour and start seeing the story underneath it — so you can help families break cycles and create real healing and growth outside the therapy room.

You don’t need more tips. You need a new lens.

Who is it for? 

This is for you if…

• You’re tired of surface fixes that don’t last.
• You’ve done the trainings, read the books, collected the strategies — and still feel like something’s missing.
• You can see that behaviour is a clue, but you’re not sure how to read it.
• You feel stuck repeating the same advice, even though families keep circling the same challenges.
• You know there’s something deeper going on — you just haven’t been given the tools to work at that level. 

Why we are different? 

The Usual Approach (Surface):

Knowledge

Blame

Criticism

Control

Judgment

Expectations

Shame

Disempowerment

Competency

The Play Prescription® Approach (Deeper):

Compassion

Curiosity

Mindfulness

Healing

Experience

Flexibility

Creativity

Connection

Play

Commitment

Adaptability 

What You'll Gain From the Play Prescription® Method? 

Clarity and Focus: Understand what’s really happening beneath the surface so you can respond with intention and alignment.

Practical Strategies That Fit Your Role: Gain tools you can implement immediately, without feeling like you’re winging it or second-guessing yourself.

Adaptability That Works: Learn how to handle complex situations and make progress even when things feel messy or unpredictable.

Proven Tools for Real Change: Move beyond surface-level strategies and support genuine growth—without needing to be a therapist.

Your Path To Deeper Impact Starts Here 

1. Join The Play Prescription® Certification: Gain instant access to a practical, trauma-informed framework you can start using right away.

2. Learn & Implement: Build skills and confidence with tools designed to fit seamlessly into your existing work with parents and kids.

3. Transform Your Practice: Guide parents and kids toward meaningful, lasting change—through insight, structure, and intentional practice.

Meet Dr Sam Casey

 Creator of the Play Prescription® Method | Accredited Mental Health Social Worker | Registered Play Therapist | Published Researcher | Supervisor |

I created The Play Prescription® framework to help professionals like you gain the therapeutic insight needed to truly understand what’s going on—without having to become a therapist.

As a child therapist and consultant, I’ve seen the same patterns keep families stuck. This framework exists to help you break those cycles, not just manage symptoms.

My goal? To empower you to feel confident and capable of guiding parents and kids through their toughest challenges—using practical, play-based tools that work in the real world.

You don’t have to be a therapist to guide healing and growth.
You just need a different lens