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SUMMARY:Australia Annual APT Conference via Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Details TBA
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/australia-annual-apt-conference-via-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181016T140000
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SUMMARY:Lessons from the Playroom Webinar - The Therapeutic Powers of Play
DESCRIPTION:Join us and Dr. Susan Carter\, Ph.D.\, LP\, RPT-S\, as we explore the therapeutic powers of play. \nFree\, live at 2 PM MST. You can also sign up for a 24-hour playback. \nRegister here.
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/lessons-from-the-playroom-webinar-the-therapeutic-powers-of-play/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181008
DTSTAMP:20260924T093705
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SUMMARY:2018 Annual APT International Conference and Exposition
DESCRIPTION:The Annual APT International Conference and Exposition is committed to providing graduate level training and education\, fostering the exchange of ideas\, and providing prime networking opportunities are just a few of the highlights APT offers to nearly 1\,000 attendees annually. \nAPT is dedicated to offering play therapy education across disciplines\, including counselors\, psychologists\, social workers\, marriage and family therapists\, graduate students\, and other mental health professionals.  The 6-day event offered every October includes 55-60 educational workshops and 35-40 hours of continuing education approved for state licensure and play therapy credentialing. \nThe five day exposition is the marketplace to restock your playroom.  With hundreds of therapeutic toys and games available under one roof\, it is a must see-and-shop!  Friendly vendors provide specialized knowledge and diverse product lines\, including books\, sandtray figures\, puppets and games. \n\nSpeaker Proposals are accepted December thru January annually\nExhibitor information is available each April.\nStudent Members are encouraged to volunteer in exchange for reduced fees.\n\nFor more information\, please visit the APT website.
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/2018-annual-apt-international-conference-exposition/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180928T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181007T180000
DTSTAMP:20260924T093705
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SUMMARY:Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive -   September 28-30 and October 5-7
DESCRIPTION:Join one of our regularly-held\, six-day intensive for Masters-level therapists (or equivalent) and clinicians. Jump in and really experience the magic of Synergetic Play Therapy! We limit this Play Therapy Training Program to four people in order to permit extensive skill practice with individualized coaching and feedback. Each participant will be paired with a child client\, with whom they will work every day during the training\, under direct supervision as part of a therapeutic observation team. \nSix-Day Synergetic Play Therapy 0bjectives:  \n\nUnderstand some of the neuroscience behind identifying a child’s states of dysregulation and how these influence the symptoms and play in the playroom\nLearn how Synergetic Play Therapy tools such as the Nervous System Chart\, The Process of Change\, and explaining the Synergetic Play Therapy Stages can help a parent understand the play therapy process and keep them engaged\nBegin to understand how to identify a child’s emotional age in their play\nUnderstand how mindfulness and self-awareness in the playroom is an essential component to helping widen a child’s emotional window of tolerance\nUnderstand how to work with parents in the play therapy process and keep them engaged\nUnderstand how to use boundaries to help reduce emotional flooding and overwhelm in both the child and the therapist\, as well as how to set them without shaming or shutting down the child’s play\nUnderstand the projective process and how children engage in “The Set Up” as a way to integrate their perceptions of what is challenging them\nUnderstand how the therapist’s authenticity and attunement supports the attachment process in play therapy\nUnderstand the importance of being regulated in the midst of challenging play as an essential component of becoming the child’s external regulator in the playroom\nUnderstand how to use regulation to support a child’s ability to learn how to regulate during a play therapy session\n\nPrerequisite Training: \n\nParticipants should have completed or be enrolled in a Master’s Degree (or equivalent) program in counseling\, social work\, or education.\nPrevious experience working with children and families is also required.\nA basic understanding of play therapy and play therapy skills is required.\n\nFor availability and registration details\, please contact the Institute at 720-458-9597 or email info@playtherapycolorado.com.
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/six-day-synergetic-play-therapy-intensive-september-28-30-october-5-7/
LOCATION:Play Therapy Colorado\, 2845 Wilderness Place\, Suite 208\, Boulder\, CO\, 80301\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180927
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180929
DTSTAMP:20260924T093705
CREATED:20180601T194514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180601T194514Z
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SUMMARY:Yukon Teacher's Association Territory Wide Conference: Growth Mindset
DESCRIPTION:The YTA Territory Wide Conference takes place September 27th! \n  \nLisa Dion\, LPC\, RPT-S\, will be featured as the keynote speaker. Her presentation will be followed by four breakout sessions. \n  \nGet more details here. \n 
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/yukon-teachers-association-conference-2018/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180922
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180925
DTSTAMP:20260924T093705
CREATED:20180313T053726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180313T053726Z
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SUMMARY:Synergetic Play Therapy Certification Program 3-Day Retreat Vancouver\, BC
DESCRIPTION:This 3-Day Retreat is part of the 10-Month Synergetic Play Therapy Certification Program. The Certification Program is open to those who have completed either the Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive or the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy course. If you have completed one of these and are interested in moving towards certification\, please see the details below or get more information here.  \nAre you a Masters-level (or equivalent) therapist or clinician ready to take your Synergetic Play Therapy skills to the next level? Are you ready to expand your understanding of interpersonal neurobiology and take your ability to help a child heal to a whole new realm of possibility? Are you ready to dive deeper into the Synergetic Play Therapy Process as you learn how to embrace yourself\, discover your magnificence\, and tap into a higher state of authenticity? \nIf you’re ready to jump in\, we invite you to embark on the Certification Program\, an experience that will take your confidence and skill to a higher plane\, an experience that will allow you to love yourself and support your child clients in loving themselves more fully. \nDuring the Certification Program\, you will attend one three-day and one five-day Synergetic Play Therapy Training Retreat. (You may choose to attend the retreats in Boulder\, Colorado; Vancouver\, Canada; or Melbourne\, Australia) Retreats are can’t-miss and must be attended in person. This time allows for growth\, change\, and powerful moments. \nPlease note: Completion of The Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy course or the Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive is required for acceptance into the Certification Program.
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/synergetic-play-therapy-certification-program-3-day-retreat-vancouver-bc/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180916
DTSTAMP:20260924T093705
CREATED:20180716T191037Z
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SUMMARY:Las Cruces Play Therapy Training
DESCRIPTION:Workshop – Aggression in the Playroom: A Synergetic Approach for working with Trauma and Intensity in Play Therapy!! \nAre your play therapy sessions filled with swords fights\, battles\, babies dying\, handcuffs\, you dying\, explosions\, or other highly intense play? Are you often set up to watch or be a part of play that leaves you feeling nervous\, unsafe\, overwhelmed\, confused or just wanting to run away and hide? If so\, you are not alone. \nAlthough aggression and death are a common part of the play therapy process\, many therapists don’t have a clear understanding of what to do and how to facilitate the intensity when it enters the playroom during play. The result can lead to inadvertently promoting aggression and increasing low brain disorganization. It can also lead to the therapist feeling beat up\, exhausted and hyper-aroused themselves\, which can over time significantly impact their longevity in the field\, as well as their ability to stay attuned and present to a child in the playroom. \nThis 6-hour workshop led by Lisa Dion\, LPC\, RPT-S\, is designed to help play therapists understand aggression and death play from a neuro-biological perspective and through a Synergetic Play Therapy lense. With the help of neuroscience\, therapists will learn how to effectively work with this type of play in a way that supports nervous system regulation and reorganization of the child’s lower centers of the brain while decreasing compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma. \nThis fun experiential workshop will take you to new possibilities as we explore a science-based process for working with children at the deepest\, most profound levels while staying safe and sane. You will learn the art of sword fighting\, gunplay\, bop bag play\, and more while understanding what it takes to maximize growth and integration for your clients and for you as the therapist. \nObjectives: This workshop is designed to help participants: \n\nUnderstand the link between a child’s dys-regulated states of their nervous system and their aggressive/trauma play\n Understand the significance of authenticity and authentic expression in the play therapy process\nLearn how to set boundaries without shaming or shutting down a child’s play\nUnderstand how to facilitate aggressive play in the play therapy process without increasing or promoting aggression\nUnderstand Synergetic Play Therapy’s concept of “The Set Up” in the playroom\nLearn how to keep yourself regulated in the midst of intense play/trauma play and death in the playroom\n\nRegister here!
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/new-mexico-association-for-play-therapy-conference/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180912T121500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180913T144500
DTSTAMP:20260924T093705
CREATED:20180820T235502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180820T235502Z
UID:6908-1536754500-1536849900@synergeticplaytherapy.com
SUMMARY:Boulder Valley School District Training - Developing Emotional Regulation and Discovering What Drives You
DESCRIPTION:This is a closed workshop for members of BVSD. \nDeveloping Emotional Regulation: Awakening the Genius Within Part 1 \nAs neuroscience continues to reveal the importance of developing greater and greater capacities for emotional regulation\, it is essential that teachers\, educators and students understand the biology behind regulation and how to develop it within themselves.  Participants will understand exactly what regulation is and is not\, the biological mechanisms in the brain and nervous system allowing for regulation\, and what it takes to develop a strong regulatory capacity\, one of the key elements needed to maximize learning\, productivity and inspiration. \nDiscovering What Drives You: Awakening the Genius Within Part 2 \nTeachers\, educators and students will be introduced to a framework for human potential that will help awaken the genius within.  Participants will learn what drives them to do what they do and why certain things interest them.  Expanding from part 1\, an understanding of nervous system states as they relate to physiological feedback helping us know when we are on or off track will be explored. Teachers\, educators\, and students are guaranteed to walk away from this talk with a-has and a deeper understanding of what it takes to feel truly inspired in their studies and in their career choices.
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/boulder-valley-school-district-training-developing-emotional-regulation-and-discovering-what-drives-you/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180824
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180827
DTSTAMP:20260924T093705
CREATED:20180313T053348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180313T053348Z
UID:6890-1535068800-1535327999@synergeticplaytherapy.com
SUMMARY:Synergetic Play Therapy Certification Program 3-Day Retreat Boulder\, CO
DESCRIPTION:This 3-Day Retreat is part of the 10-Month Synergetic Play Therapy Certification Program. The Certification Program is open to those who have completed either the Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive or the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy course. If you have completed one of these and are interested in moving towards certification\, please see the details below or get more information here.  \nAre you a Masters-level (or equivalent) therapist or clinician ready to take your Synergetic Play Therapy skills to the next level? Are you ready to expand your understanding of interpersonal neurobiology and take your ability to help a child heal to a whole new realm of possibility? Are you ready to dive deeper into the Synergetic Play Therapy Process as you learn how to embrace yourself\, discover your magnificence\, and tap into a higher state of authenticity? \nIf you’re ready to jump in\, we invite you to embark on the Certification Program\, an experience that will take your confidence and skill to a higher plane\, an experience that will allow you to love yourself and support your child clients in loving themselves more fully. \nDuring the Certification Program\, you will attend one three-day and one five-day Synergetic Play Therapy Training Retreat. (You may choose to attend the retreats in Boulder\, Colorado; Vancouver\, Canada; or Melbourne\, Australia) Retreats are can’t-miss and must be attended in person. This time allows for growth\, change\, and powerful moments. \nPlease note: Completion of The Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy course or the Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive is required for acceptance into the Certification Program.
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/synergetic-play-therapy-certification-program-3-day-retreat-boulder-co/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180808
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180811
DTSTAMP:20260924T093705
CREATED:20180313T053039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180313T053039Z
UID:6889-1533686400-1533945599@synergeticplaytherapy.com
SUMMARY:Synergetic Play Therapy Certification Program 3-Day Retreat Melbourne\, Australia
DESCRIPTION:This 3-Day Retreat is part of the 10-Month Synergetic Play Therapy Certification Program. The Certification Program is open to those who have completed either the Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive or the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy course. If you have completed one of these and are interested in moving towards certification\, please see the details below or get more information here.  \nAre you a Masters-level (or equivalent) therapist or clinician ready to take your Synergetic Play Therapy skills to the next level? Are you ready to expand your understanding of interpersonal neurobiology and take your ability to help a child heal to a whole new realm of possibility? Are you ready to dive deeper into the Synergetic Play Therapy Process as you learn how to embrace yourself\, discover your magnificence\, and tap into a higher state of authenticity? \nIf you’re ready to jump in\, we invite you to embark on the Certification Program\, an experience that will take your confidence and skill to a higher plane\, an experience that will allow you to love yourself and support your child clients in loving themselves more fully. \nDuring the Certification Program\, you will attend one three-day and one five-day Synergetic Play Therapy Training Retreat. (You may choose to attend the retreats in Boulder\, Colorado; Vancouver\, Canada; or Melbourne\, Australia) Retreats are can’t-miss and must be attended in person. This time allows for growth\, change\, and powerful moments. \nPlease note: Completion of The Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy course or the Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive is required for acceptance into the Certification Program.
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/synergetic-play-therapy-certification-program-3-day-retreat-melbourne-australia/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180807
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180808
DTSTAMP:20260924T093705
CREATED:20180423T203656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180423T203656Z
UID:6895-1533600000-1533686399@synergeticplaytherapy.com
SUMMARY:A Synergetic Approach to working with pre- teens and teens in Play Therapy - Advanced workshop for Sexual Assault Workers
DESCRIPTION:With their changing brains and hormones\, sometimes finding ways to integrate play with pre-teens and teens can at times just feel completely “awkward.”  Do we talk?  Do we play?  Do I ask questions? What do I do?   With the help of neuroscience\, interpersonal neurobiology\, developmental theory\, and principles from Synergetic Play Therapy\, this 6-hour workshop will shed light on how to navigate the therapy landscape with our clients who are no longer children\, but also not quite adults! \n# Advanced Workshops are provided for those working in DHHS funded sexual assault support services. Advanced workshops are particularly designed for experienced counsellor/advocates and sexual assault support workers. Non-sexual assault workers can attend this one-day training for a fee. \nFor more information about this workshop please contact Sarah McGregor at sarah.mcgregor@monashhealth.org.
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/spt-approach-to-working-with-pre-teens-and-teens/
LOCATION:Royal College of Surgeons\, Australia
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180805
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180807
DTSTAMP:20260924T093705
CREATED:20180618T181101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180618T181101Z
UID:6903-1533427200-1533599999@synergeticplaytherapy.com
SUMMARY:The Neuro-biology of Parenting
DESCRIPTION:Did you know when children act out their most problematic moods and behaviors\, that’s actually their incredibly wise way of communicating with the adults in their lives? In this workshop (click here to view the workshop flyer)\, Lisa Dion\, licensed professional counselor and registered play therapist\, will teach parents how to use the insights of modern neuroscience to better understand and shape their children’s moods and behaviors\, while developing their brains! Parents will learn what it takes to truly raise children who are not only successful in life\, but thrive. They will learn how to understand what is happening in the minds and bodies of their children and what it takes to maximize brain and emotional development in their children and in themselves! \nRegister here.
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/the-neuro-biology-of-parenting/
LOCATION:Independent Education Union of Australia NSW/ACT Branch\, 501 Wattle Street #485\, Ultimo\, NSW 2007\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180804T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180810T180000
DTSTAMP:20260924T093705
CREATED:20180219T022515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180219T022515Z
UID:6883-1533373200-1533924000@synergeticplaytherapy.com
SUMMARY:Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive -  August 4-10 (one day break in the middle)
DESCRIPTION:Join one of our regularly-held\, six-day intensive for Masters-level therapists (or equivalent) and clinicians. Jump in and really experience the magic of Synergetic Play Therapy! We limit this Play Therapy Training Program to four people in order to permit extensive skill practice with individualized coaching and feedback. Each participant will be paired with a child client\, with whom they will work every day during the training\, under direct supervision as part of a therapeutic observation team. \nSix-Day Synergetic Play Therapy 0bjectives:  \n\nUnderstand some of the neuroscience behind identifying a child’s states of dysregulation and how these influence the symptoms and play in the playroom\nLearn how Synergetic Play Therapy tools such as the Nervous System Chart\, The Process of Change\, and explaining the Synergetic Play Therapy Stages can help a parent understand the play therapy process and keep them engaged\nBegin to understand how to identify a child’s emotional age in their play\nUnderstand how mindfulness and self-awareness in the playroom is an essential component to helping widen a child’s emotional window of tolerance\nUnderstand how to work with parents in the play therapy process and keep them engaged\nUnderstand how to use boundaries to help reduce emotional flooding and overwhelm in both the child and the therapist\, as well as how to set them without shaming or shutting down the child’s play\nUnderstand the projective process and how children engage in “The Set Up” as a way to integrate their perceptions of what is challenging them\nUnderstand how the therapist’s authenticity and attunement supports the attachment process in play therapy\nUnderstand the importance of being regulated in the midst of challenging play as an essential component of becoming the child’s external regulator in the playroom\nUnderstand how to use regulation to support a child’s ability to learn how to regulate during a play therapy session\n\nPrerequisite Training: \n\nParticipants should have completed or be enrolled in a Master’s Degree (or equivalent) program in counseling\, social work\, or education.\nPrevious experience working with children and families is also required.\nA basic understanding of play therapy and play therapy skills is required.\n\nFor availability and registration details\, please contact the Institute at 720-458-9597 or email info@playtherapycolorado.com.
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/six-day-synergetic-play-therapy-intensive-august-4-10-one-day-break-middle/
LOCATION:Play Therapy Colorado\, 2845 Wilderness Place\, Suite 208\, Boulder\, CO\, 80301\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180801T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180801T130000
DTSTAMP:20260924T093705
CREATED:20180425T001208Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180425T001208Z
UID:6899-1533123000-1533128400@synergeticplaytherapy.com
SUMMARY:3rd Biennial Childhood Trauma Conference
DESCRIPTION:Presented by the Australian Childhood Foundation\, this conference features internationally renowned practitioners and major authors in the field of trauma and neuroscience. Come experience innovative\, practical and translatable ways of working with creative arts\, sand tray\, play\, attachment-based dynamics\, movement and sensorimotor intervention. \nJoin Lisa Dion\, LPC\, RPT-S\, on August 1 for a 1.5-hour presentation on The Need for An External Regulator During Traumatic Play. \nRegister here.
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/3rd-biennial-childhood-trauma-conference/
LOCATION:Melbourne Convention Centre\, 1 Convention Centre Pl\, South Wharf VIC 3006\, Australia
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180717T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180717T150000
DTSTAMP:20260924T093705
CREATED:20180215T020434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180215T020434Z
UID:6874-1531836000-1531839600@synergeticplaytherapy.com
SUMMARY:Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy Live Webinar and Release of Sixth Video
DESCRIPTION:Synergetic Play Therapy will take you on a journey to deeply understand yourself. With an emphasis on therapist authenticity\, SPT is designed to help therapists birth their authentic selves so that they can help their child clients do the same.  SPT recognizes that therapist authenticity and attunement in the playroom is integral to the healing of the child. \nThe six-month course includes three\, one-hour LIVE webinars with Lisa Dion\, six 2.5-hour recorded videos and monthly 30-minute consultations with an SPT Supervisor/Consultant to help you integrate what you are learning. \nLearn more here.
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/online-introduction-synergetic-play-therapy-live-webinar-release-sixth-video/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180707T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180713T180000
DTSTAMP:20260924T093705
CREATED:20180219T022251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180219T022251Z
UID:6882-1530954000-1531504800@synergeticplaytherapy.com
SUMMARY:Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive - July 7-13 (One Day Break in Middle)
DESCRIPTION:Join one of our regularly-held\, six-day intensive for Masters-level therapists (or equivalent) and clinicians. Jump in and really experience the magic of Synergetic Play Therapy! We limit this Play Therapy Training Program to four people in order to permit extensive skill practice with individualized coaching and feedback. Each participant will be paired with a child client\, with whom they will work every day during the training\, under direct supervision as part of a therapeutic observation team. \nSix-Day Synergetic Play Therapy 0bjectives:  \n\nUnderstand some of the neuroscience behind identifying a child’s states of dysregulation and how these influence the symptoms and play in the playroom\nLearn how Synergetic Play Therapy tools such as the Nervous System Chart\, The Process of Change\, and explaining the Synergetic Play Therapy Stages can help a parent understand the play therapy process and keep them engaged\nBegin to understand how to identify a child’s emotional age in their play\nUnderstand how mindfulness and self-awareness in the playroom is an essential component to helping widen a child’s emotional window of tolerance\nUnderstand how to work with parents in the play therapy process and keep them engaged\nUnderstand how to use boundaries to help reduce emotional flooding and overwhelm in both the child and the therapist\, as well as how to set them without shaming or shutting down the child’s play\nUnderstand the projective process and how children engage in “The Set Up” as a way to integrate their perceptions of what is challenging them\nUnderstand how the therapist’s authenticity and attunement supports the attachment process in play therapy\nUnderstand the importance of being regulated in the midst of challenging play as an essential component of becoming the child’s external regulator in the playroom\nUnderstand how to use regulation to support a child’s ability to learn how to regulate during a play therapy session\n\nPrerequisite Training: \n\nParticipants should have completed or be enrolled in a Master’s Degree (or equivalent) program in counseling\, social work\, or education.\nPrevious experience working with children and families is also required.\nA basic understanding of play therapy and play therapy skills is required.\n\nFor availability and registration details\, please contact the Institute at 720-458-9597 or email info@playtherapycolorado.com.
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/six-day-synergetic-play-therapy-intensive-july-6-12-one-day-break-middle/
LOCATION:Play Therapy Colorado\, 2845 Wilderness Place\, Suite 208\, Boulder\, CO\, 80301\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180616T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180622T180000
DTSTAMP:20260924T093705
CREATED:20180219T022025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180219T022025Z
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SUMMARY:Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive - June 16-18 and 20-22
DESCRIPTION:Join one of our regularly-held\, six-day intensive for Masters-level therapists (or equivalent) and clinicians. Jump in and really experience the magic of Synergetic Play Therapy! We limit this Play Therapy Training Program to four people in order to permit extensive skill practice with individualized coaching and feedback. Each participant will be paired with a child client\, with whom they will work every day during the training\, under direct supervision as part of a therapeutic observation team. \nSix-Day Synergetic Play Therapy 0bjectives:  \n\nUnderstand some of the neuroscience behind identifying a child’s states of dysregulation and how these influence the symptoms and play in the playroom\nLearn how Synergetic Play Therapy tools such as the Nervous System Chart\, The Process of Change\, and explaining the Synergetic Play Therapy Stages can help a parent understand the play therapy process and keep them engaged\nBegin to understand how to identify a child’s emotional age in their play\nUnderstand how mindfulness and self-awareness in the playroom is an essential component to helping widen a child’s emotional window of tolerance\nUnderstand how to work with parents in the play therapy process and keep them engaged\nUnderstand how to use boundaries to help reduce emotional flooding and overwhelm in both the child and the therapist\, as well as how to set them without shaming or shutting down the child’s play\nUnderstand the projective process and how children engage in “The Set Up” as a way to integrate their perceptions of what is challenging them\nUnderstand how the therapist’s authenticity and attunement supports the attachment process in play therapy\nUnderstand the importance of being regulated in the midst of challenging play as an essential component of becoming the child’s external regulator in the playroom\nUnderstand how to use regulation to support a child’s ability to learn how to regulate during a play therapy session\n\nPrerequisite Training: \n\nParticipants should have completed or be enrolled in a Master’s Degree (or equivalent) program in counseling\, social work\, or education.\nPrevious experience working with children and families is also required.\nA basic understanding of play therapy and play therapy skills is required.\n\nFor availability and registration details\, please contact the Institute at 720-458-9597 or email info@playtherapycolorado.com.
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/six-day-synergetic-play-therapy-intensive-june-16-18-20-22/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180615
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180616
DTSTAMP:20260924T093705
CREATED:20180215T020216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180215T020216Z
UID:6873-1529020800-1529107199@synergeticplaytherapy.com
SUMMARY:5th Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy Video Released
DESCRIPTION:Synergetic Play Therapy will take you on a journey to deeply understand yourself. With an emphasis on therapist authenticity\, SPT is designed to help therapists birth their authentic selves so that they can help their child clients do the same.  SPT recognizes that therapist authenticity and attunement in the playroom is integral to the healing of the child. \nThe six-month course includes three\, one-hour LIVE webinars with Lisa Dion\, six 2.5-hour recorded videos and monthly 30-minute consultations with an SPT Supervisor/Consultant to help you integrate what you are learning. \nLearn more here.
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/5th-online-introduction-synergetic-play-therapy-video-released/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180612T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180612T150000
DTSTAMP:20260924T093705
CREATED:20180423T205626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180423T205626Z
UID:6898-1528812000-1528815600@synergeticplaytherapy.com
SUMMARY:Lessons from the Playroom Webinar - Working with Siblings in Play Therapy
DESCRIPTION:The Play Therapy Institute of Colorado’s “Lessons From the Playroom” webinar is a series of FREE\, LIVE webinars designed to offer a larger piece of the little lessons kids teach us inside the playroom. Log on to interact with Lisa Dion\,  LPC\, RPT-S for an hour of power\, purpose\, and perspective. Ask questions\, join the discussion\, and gain professional and personal insight. \nThe June 12th topic is Working with Siblings in Play Therapy. \nRegister today!
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/lessons-from-the-playroom-webinar-working-with-siblings-in-play-therapy/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180602T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180602T193000
DTSTAMP:20260924T093705
CREATED:20180524T020800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180524T020800Z
UID:6901-1527940800-1527967800@synergeticplaytherapy.com
SUMMARY:Naropa Alumni Event
DESCRIPTION:Lisa will be speaking at Naropa’s Passing the Torch alumni event\, an event dedicated to giving graduates a chance to connect\, network\, and develop professionally. \nHer workshop is on: The Need for An External Regulator During Traumatic Play. \nWithout the ability of the therapist to become the external regulator for the intensity that arises during trauma play\, both the child and the therapist are at risk for high levels of nervous system dis-regulation.  This can significantly impact a therapist’s longevity in the field\, as well as the ability to stay present and attuned. This presentation explores how to facilitate the integration of trauma in children (and adults) in the playroom. \nTo learn more about this event or register\, please go here.
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/naropa-alumni-event/
LOCATION:Naropa\, 6287 Arapahoe Ave\, Boulder\, CO\, 80301\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180602T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180602T120000
DTSTAMP:20260924T093705
CREATED:20180521T183939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180521T183939Z
UID:6900-1527930000-1527940800@synergeticplaytherapy.com
SUMMARY:Preteens and Teens in Play Therapy - Live or Webinar
DESCRIPTION:On June 2nd\, we will host a 3-hour workshop dedicated to older children. Come learn when to apply directive or non-directive play therapy\, how to work with older children\, and the most important goals to set when working with this population. \nPre-teens and Teens in Play Therapy Objectives: \n\nUnderstand when it might be helpful to apply non-directive and directive play therapy interventions with pre-teens and teens in play therapy\nUnderstand how to bring Synergetic Play Therapy principles into this population\nLearn the most important goal when applying play therapy to your work with pre-teens and teens\n\nThis class is LIVE or LIVE WEBINAR. \nSign up here: https://learn.playtherapycolorado.com/product/pre-teens-and-teens-in-play-therapy/
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/preteens-and-teens-in-play-therapy-live-or-webinar/
LOCATION:Best Western Plus Boulder Inn\, 770 28th St.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80303\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180601T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180601T160000
DTSTAMP:20260924T093705
CREATED:20180219T021042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180219T021042Z
UID:6879-1527843600-1527868800@synergeticplaytherapy.com
SUMMARY:Growing Up in Play Therapy
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we go back in time and revisit the early stages of human development and how they impact the play therapy process. During this six-hour workshop you will learn to recognize each stage within your child client and yourself\, so that you can begin to assess a child’s emotional age versus their chronological age. Knowing this information is a crucial part of understanding what type of intervention to make and how to conceptualize what is happening for the child. Participants will also gain a better understanding on how to track a child’s progress and how to identify empowerment in the play therapy process\, so that they can feel more confident communicating this information to the child’s parents and teachers. Case studies\, videos and experiential exercises will be used to integrate this information into the play therapy process. Play Therapy Institute of Colorado – Home of Synergetic Play Therapy Founder Lisa Dion\, LPC\, RPT-S\, will be teaching this course. \nRegister here.
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/growing-play-therapy/
LOCATION:Best Western Plus Boulder Inn\, 770 28th St.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80303\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180519
DTSTAMP:20260924T093705
CREATED:20180219T033241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180219T033241Z
UID:6886-1526601600-1526687999@synergeticplaytherapy.com
SUMMARY:Partnering with Parents in Play Therapy
DESCRIPTION:During the play therapy process\, play therapists have the challenging task of helping parents understand what play therapy is and how it works while keeping them invested. \nIn this thought-provoking yet practical full-day workshop\, therapists will explore what it really takes to partner with parents. \nThrough new skills\, insights and a framework rooted in relationship theory\, therapists are guaranteed to leave feeling inspired to work with parents! \nLearn more or sign up here. Attend in person or via webinar. \nAnd check out the promo video below: \nhttps://playtherapycolorado.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Partnering-With-Parents-in-Play-Therapy-_-Training-with-Lisa-Dion.mp4
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/partnering-parents-play-therapy/
LOCATION:Hinsdale\, Illinois
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180519
DTSTAMP:20260924T093705
CREATED:20180215T020040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180215T020040Z
UID:6872-1526601600-1526687999@synergeticplaytherapy.com
SUMMARY:4th Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy Video Released
DESCRIPTION:Synergetic Play Therapy will take you on a journey to deeply understand yourself. With an emphasis on therapist authenticity\, SPT is designed to help therapists birth their authentic selves so that they can help their child clients do the same.  SPT recognizes that therapist authenticity and attunement in the playroom is integral to the healing of the child. \nThe six-month course includes three\, one-hour LIVE webinars with Lisa Dion\, six 2.5-hour recorded videos and monthly 30-minute consultations with an SPT Supervisor/Consultant to help you integrate what you are learning. \nLearn more here.
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/4th-online-introduction-synergetic-play-therapy-video-released/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180515T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180515T150000
DTSTAMP:20260924T093705
CREATED:20180215T015701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180215T015701Z
UID:6871-1526392800-1526396400@synergeticplaytherapy.com
SUMMARY:Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy Live Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Synergetic Play Therapy will take you on a journey to deeply understand yourself. With an emphasis on therapist authenticity\, SPT is designed to help therapists birth their authentic selves so that they can help their child clients do the same.  SPT recognizes that therapist authenticity and attunement in the playroom is integral to the healing of the child. \nThe six-month course includes three\, one-hour LIVE webinars with Lisa Dion\, six 2.5-hour recorded videos and monthly 30-minute consultations with an SPT Supervisor/Consultant to help you integrate what you are learning. \nLearn more here.
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/online-introduction-synergetic-play-therapy-live-webinar/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180514T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180514T130000
DTSTAMP:20260924T093705
CREATED:20180124T041036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180124T041036Z
UID:6859-1526299200-1526302800@synergeticplaytherapy.com
SUMMARY:Lessons from the Playroom Webinar - Speaking the Client's Language: Putting the Process Ahead of Mechanics
DESCRIPTION:The Play Therapy Institute of Colorado’s “Lessons From the Playroom” webinar is a series of FREE\, LIVE webinars designed to offer a larger piece of the little lessons kids teach us inside the playroom. Log on to interact with Lisa Dion\,  LPC\, RPT-S for an hour of power\, purpose\, and perspective. Ask questions\, join the discussion\, and gain professional and personal insight. \nThe May 14th topic is Speaking the Client’s Language: Putting the Process Ahead of Mechanics with special guest Dr. Jessica Stone\, Ph.D.\, RPT-S. \nRegister today!
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/lessons-from-the-playroom-webinar-4/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180504
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180506
DTSTAMP:20260924T093705
CREATED:20180219T024103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180219T024103Z
UID:6885-1525392000-1525564799@synergeticplaytherapy.com
SUMMARY:Alberta Play Therapy Association Spring Conference
DESCRIPTION:Aggression in Play Therapy: A Neurobiological Approach for Integrating Intensity \nThis 2 day workshop is conducted by Lisa Dion\, LPC\, RPT-S and designed to help play therapists understand aggressive play from a neuro-biological perspective.  With the help of neuroscience\, interpersonal neurobiology\, and a Synergetic Play Therapy framework therapists will learn how to effectively work with this type of play in a way that supports nervous system regulation\, reorganization of the child’s lower centers of the brain and decreases compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma.  This fun 2 day workshop will take participants to new possibilities as they explore a science based process for working with children at the deepest\, most profound levels while staying safe and sane. They will learn the art of sword fighting\, gun play\, bop bag play\, and more while understanding what it takes to maximize growth and integration for their clients and for themselves. \nRegister here.
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/alberta-play-therapy-association-spring-conference/
LOCATION:Rossdale Community Centre\, 901 11 Ave NW\, Calgary\, AB\, T2M 0C2\, Canada
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180420
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180421
DTSTAMP:20260924T093706
CREATED:20180215T015345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180215T015345Z
UID:6868-1524182400-1524268799@synergeticplaytherapy.com
SUMMARY:3rd Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy Video Released
DESCRIPTION:Synergetic Play Therapy will take you on a journey to deeply understand yourself. With an emphasis on therapist authenticity\, SPT is designed to help therapists birth their authentic selves so that they can help their child clients do the same.  SPT recognizes that therapist authenticity and attunement in the playroom is integral to the healing of the child. \nThe six-month course includes three\, one-hour LIVE webinars with Lisa Dion\, six 2.5-hour recorded videos and monthly 30-minute consultations with an SPT Supervisor/Consultant to help you integrate what you are learning. \nLearn more here.
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/3rd-online-introduction-synergetic-play-therapy-video-released/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180417T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180417T150000
DTSTAMP:20260924T093706
CREATED:20180124T040537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180124T040537Z
UID:6858-1523973600-1523977200@synergeticplaytherapy.com
SUMMARY:Lessons from the Playroom Webinar
DESCRIPTION:The Play Therapy Institute of Colorado’s “Lessons From the Playroom” webinar is a series of FREE\, LIVE webinars designed to offer a larger piece of the little lessons kids teach us inside the playroom. Log on to interact with Lisa Dion\,  LPC\, RPT-S for an hour of power\, purpose\, and perspective. Ask questions\, join the discussion\, and gain professional and personal insight. \nStay tuned for the April 17th topic. \n 
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/lessons-from-the-playroom-webinar-3/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180407
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180408
DTSTAMP:20260924T093706
CREATED:20180220T011713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180220T011713Z
UID:6887-1523059200-1523145599@synergeticplaytherapy.com
SUMMARY:SPT in Schools - Boulder Journey
DESCRIPTION:A presentation for teachers and educators on behaviors in the classroom. \nIf you’re interested in a presentation such as this\, please contact us at info@playtherapycolorado.com.
URL:https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/events/spt-schools-boulder-journey/
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