Brain-Based Boundary Setting: Strategies for Supporting Dysregulated Children Without. Shame or Rupture (2 Hr. Workshop)

This workshop supports play therapists as they learn about setting boundaries from a neuro-biological perspective, keeping the child’s brain and nervous system activation in mind. Drawing from Interpersonal Neurobiology and Synergetic Play Therapy, participants will learn how to set boundaries without shaming the child or stopping the child’s process, allowing for deeper integration and connection. Working with emotional flooding (the child’s and the play therapist’s) will also be explored.

Objectives:

1. Demonstrate at least 2 strategies for setting boundaries without shaming or shutting down a child in play therapy
2. Define “emotional flooding,” and identify at least 2 strategies to employ when this happens in play therapy sessions
3. Describe how the play therapist’s own window of tolerance influences the need to set a boundary in a play therapy session

*If you would like your organization to receive training from the Synergetic Play Therapy Institute, please contact us at info@synergeticplaytherapy.com.