Dare We Laugh?

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Dare We Laugh?

Introducing the Use of Humor in Therapy

with Hephzibah Kaplan and Dr. Brian Kaplan 


Friday, November 28, 2025, 
9:30-11:00 AM EDT
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Please note! This workshop is live and translated in other languages through Zoom automatic translation. 

Description:
An online introductory session exploring how humour can be a powerful tool for transformation in therapy.

The long history of satire shows that laughter can facilitate life-changing insights. When a client laughs at a realisation, the shift is not just mental but visceral, creating deeper assimilation and psycho-physiological healing. With skilful and warm-hearted intention, humour can catalyse genuine change.

Traditionally, therapists are taught to tread carefully with humour, yet, when used with permission and sensitivity, humour can illuminate truth, soften defences, and help clients move beyond self-limiting beliefs. It’s not about laughing at someone but laughing with them at the parts of their personality that are holding them back.

In this Introductory session, Hephzibah Kaplan and Dr. Brian Kaplan will outline the principles and protocols of therapeutic humour, share research, and demonstrate its application through live examples. Participants will learn how to integrate humour safely and effectively into their clinical work, enhancing both client engagement and therapeutic outcomes. 

Those wishing to deepen their practice can continue with two further sessions, focusing on skills development, practice sessions and advanced techniques.
You can choose to participate to one, two or all of them at your choice. 

The live session will be recorded and you will have access to the recording  when you access your account on this platform (home-study package). 

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This course is accredited by the following Canadian bodies:
OPQ accreditation (for psychologists and psychotherapists) – 6h30: RE05470-23
CCPA accreditation (for counsellors) - 64963297

The home-study package of the course will give you 1.5 hours of NBCC continuing education credits (read the details on the bottom of the page).

Learning objectives:

By the end of this course, you will be able to:
1. Identify key principles of therapeutic humour
2. Assess appropriate moments to introduce humour in session by using sensitivity, consent, and clinical judgment
3. Apply introductory humour-based techniques in therapeutic dialogue to enhance client engagement and facilitate shifts in perspective during sessions.

The discounted price will be available until Sunday night, November 23, 11:59 PM EST. 
Students benefit of 20% off upon sending us proof of enrollment in an academic institution.

Please read the material from the Course Outline and Details (see below) to know more about the course format.

Hephzibah Kaplan

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Hephzibah Kaplan is a UK-based HCPC registered art therapist and founder-director of the London Art Therapy Centre. She offers advanced training in integrative supervision for arts therapists and has worked internationally with supervisees and training programmes.

Dr. Brian Kaplan

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Dr. Brian Kaplan is a medical doctor who has explored many complementary modalities. He co-facilitates an integrative arts therapy supervision group. Both Hephzibah and Brian trained with Frank Farrelly, founder of Provocative Therapy, and have developed his pioneering work, bridging it with IFS (Internal Family Systems) and existential philosophy.

PAID HOME STUDY PACKAGE CE CREDITS

This package offers you 1.5 NBCC credits for certified counsellors in US and for arts therapists in US .
Other Professional Orders and Associations around the world may accept the accreditation, so please consult with your respective regulatory body.

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Creative Therapies Events Inc. has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7468. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Creative Therapies Events Inc. is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

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This package will give you 6 hours of continuing education hours, as per approval by the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. Members of CCPA will receive transcripts at no cost listing all attended events assessed as Continuing Education Credit. Non‐members must attach a cheque for $30.00 payable to CCPA to have CEC’s recorded and to have a transcript issued.

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Art Therapy Credentials Board, Inc. (ATCB) recognizes an array of Continuing Education Credit activities, inclusive of those pertaining to the spheres of professional and mental health counseling. These specified activities are delineated within the recertification standards, which are disseminated to all Art Therapy Registered-Board Certified (ATR-BC) professionals during their recertification year, as well as being accessible via the official ATCB website. It is mandated that a minimum of six CE credits in the domain of ethics and six CE credits in the domain of supervision or education must be acquired in each certification cycle. Licensees practicing as art therapists within their respective states (in US) are advised to consult with their state boards to ascertain the acceptability of various CE courses for the purpose of license renewal.

Please check with your regulatory body in your country, this home study program may be accepted for CE credits in European countries, Australia, and Asia.

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Creative Therapies Events Inc. is our registered legal name under which all official and legal matters are conducted. This includes compliance with all regulatory requirements and licensure board mandates.
We operate under the brand name 'Creative Arts Therapies Events' which may be used, along with our logo, for all our educational and promotional materials, both in print and electronic formats, including for advertising certified credits where applicable.
We have employed LearnWorlds, a learning management system, for delivering this program. The use of LearnWorlds, including its logo, does not imply sponsorship or co-sponsorship of any educational or business activities by LearnWorlds in relation to Creative Therapies Events Inc.

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