From Detached to Attached: A Complex Clinical Case Study using Synergetic Play Therapy Join Lisa Dion for this special presentation as she walks you through her healing journey with Sarah, an eleven year old girl adopted from China diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder, Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and Autism. During this discussion, Lisa […]
Join Lisa at the 2021 New York APT Conference! From twelve-year-olds to seniors in high school, adolescence is a time filled with change. This can make the notion of bringing play therapy to this population a challenge. Do we play? Do we talk? Using neuroscience, developmental theory and Synergetic Play Therapy® theory, participants will explore […]
This is a virtual training for the PACE Program in Vancouver, BC. If you would like your school or organization to receive training, please contact the Institute at info@synergeticplaytherapy.com
Join Lisa Dion, creator of Synergetic Play Therapy, as she provides a beginning overview about the Synergetic Play Therapy model. She will explore what it is and what it is not. She will introduce therapists to the tenets that guide the model, the role of the therapist, it's primary influences, what it means to attach […]
Working with Caregivers (Class 4) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course, January 25th - June 25th. Class 4 Objectives: Discuss the implications for caregivers being in their own grief process when they bring their children to play therapy. Describe how to have a successful play therapy intake. Discuss the importance […]
In this 6-hour workshop, play therapists will explore medical trauma from the perspective of neuroscience and interpersonal neurobiology while drawing from Gestalt Play Therapy, Synergetic Play Therapy and Nature Based Play principles. Using creative play-based ways to support children and their family’s healing process, participants will learn how to create emotional and relational safety for […]