Synergetic Play Therapy Institute

Neurobiology of Play Therapy with Childrens and Teens: A Synergetic Approach - Singapore
2019-03-21 - 2019-03-22 | 87 Club St, 87 Club St., 069455, Singapore
This 2-day workshop for clinicians launches you on a personal journey towards discovering what showing up in the playroom truly means. It explores what is happening in the play therapy process, how change occurs, and ultimately what it takes to help children heal at profound levels.
Therapists will spend two days exploring the components of therapy with children and teens through the lens of neurobiology and Synergetic Play Therapy. With didactic and experiential teachings, they will learn cutting-edge research on interpersonal neurobiology, mindfulness, nervous system regulation, and brain development as the research is translated into practical ways of working with children, teens, and parents.
Register here.

Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy: 6th/final video course released
2019-03-22
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.
This six-month course includes three, one-hour LIVE webinars with Lisa Dion, six 2.5-hour recorded videos and monthly 60-minute consultations with an SPT Supervisor/Consultant to help you integrate what you are learning.
Learn more here.

Awakening a Child's Genius
2019-03-23 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | EtonHouse International School, 10 Tanglin Rd, 247908, Singapore
This 2-hour presentation, for dedicated parents, education professionals and clinicians who are focused
on awakening a child’s genius, will introduce a framework for human potential that will reveal what it
takes to help awaken the genius that is sitting inside every child, and in you!
You will learn what drives individuals to do what they do and why certain things interest them. You will also learn key information to help you communicate to others in a way that ignites inspiration and enthusiasm in their lives.
You will walk away from this presentation with a deeper understanding of what it takes to help a child
feel truly inspired in their studies and in their career choices.
Learn more or sign up here.

Emotional Regulation for Children & Youth- Synergetic Play Therapy
2019-03-25 | Asian Theological Seminary, 54 Sct., Madrinan, QC, Manila, Philippines
Synergetic Play Therapy (SPT) employs insights from interpersonal neurobiology to help difficult clients achieve self-regulation. This full day workshop is designed to help clinicians understand what regulation is and is not, the biological mechanisms in the brain and nervous system allowing for regulation, and the practical tools for developing a child’s regulatory capacity. Clinicians will also learn what it takes and how to become the external regulator in the relationship – the most important tool to have in the toolbox.

Lessons from the Playroom Podcast - Resurrecting Rogers
2019-04-03
The importance of congruency is a major element in Synergetic Play Therapy. Why? Because kids can smell inauthenticity from a mile away. But what did Carl Rogers have to say about being congruent? Tune in to find out why this mind from the past still matters so much in the present.

Lessons from the Playroom Podcast - Rupture and Repair
2019-04-17

Lessons from the Playroom Podcast - Twins
2019-05-01
From the fraternal to the identical, twins share a unique bond. But with this unique bond comes unique challenges. How do you work with twins in the playroom, repairing pairs and doubling up on the healing? Join us as we discuss this topic!

Synergetic Play Therapy: A Neurobiological Approach to Using Play in Therapeutic Practice with Children
2019-05-06 - 2019-05-07 | Commodore Hotel, 449 Memorial Avenue, Christchurch, 8053, New Zealand
Join Lisa Dion in New Zealand on May 6th & 7th for a two-day workshop on Synergetic Play Therapy: A Neurobiological Approach to Using Play in Therapeutic Practice with Children.
Come explore authenticity and congruence, neuroscience, aggression, boundaries, and more!

To register, please email: Karen.Broughham@stop.org.nz.

First Annual SPT Destination Retreat - Oregon City
2019-05-16 - 2019-05-19
We are pleased to announce the First Annual Certified Synergetic Play Therapist Retreat!
Here’s what you need to know:
Who: Anyone certified in Synergetic Play Therapy
What: A four-day topic-focused retreat (from Thursday night thru Sunday at noon)
Where: Oregon City, Oregon
When: May 16, 2019 – May 19, 2019
This is not a play therapy retreat! This is a retreat for you! This retreat is focused on achieving your dreams and relying on our community to support you on that journey! The theme of this retreat is “Building Your Dreams and Building Your Business.”
This retreat includes instruction time as we work through our money mindset, conquer our fears/blocks that are holding us back, and find footing with strategy! There’s plenty of time for contemplation, vision planning, walks in nature, and naps on porches to help you dream and build as you put it all down on paper.
They’ll be lots of bonding, too! From yoga to energy healings to a celebration of each other, this retreat serves as a time to reunite, regenerate, relax, and – of course – regulate!
And we’re doing it all in style!
The house we’re renting sits on forty acres with its own river, forest, and beach. It’s an organic working farm complete with goats, chickens, ducks, cats, and dogs. The house itself offers resort-like features – spacious, homey, and filled with spectacular views.
The only thing missing? You!
SAVE THE DATE! Registration links and more details are coming soon!
Are you interested in joining us? Please let us know by sending an email to info@playtherapycolorado.com. This will help us get a head count and plan more accurately.

Kern County School District Training
2019-05-30 - 2019-05-31 | Bakersfield, CA, Bakersfield, CA, United States
This is a private training for mental health clinicians and supervisors in Bakersfield, CA on Synergetic Play Therapy.

Australian Childhood Foundation International Speaker Tour - Sydney
2019-06-13 - 2019-06-14
Lisa Dion is the creator of Synergetic Play Therapy – a researched-informed model of play therapy based on nervous system regulation, interpersonal neurobiology, physics, attachment, mindfulness, and therapist authenticity. It aims to replicate the delicate dance of attunement that occurs between a caregiver and an infant. It focuses on ensuring that the practitioner’s verbalizations and non-verbal activity are congruent during the play therapy sessions in order to transmit trust and safety. In doing so, the approach maximizes right-hemisphere to right-hemisphere communication and acts as an external regulator for children’s dysregulated states as they arise in the therapeutic process.
Lisa defines the therapist as the most important toy in the playroom. Her approach is applicable to all children, as the basis for her theory is rooted in neuroscience and interpersonal neurobiology. Her work is also effectively applied to work with children and young people who express aggression in their behavior during the therapeutic process. This is a vital new area that has rarely been conceptualized. Lisa’s approach highlights how a compassionate and relational orientation is critical to gaining awareness of the multiple layers of meaning that occurs in the exchanges between therapist and child/young person.
Using hands-on and practical techniques, Lisa will assist the group to trace the moment by moment shifts in regulation between therapist and child, providing a level of insight which supports the transformation of aggression into ways of connecting and mutual trust.
Register here.

Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive - Littleton
2019-06-15
June 15th – 21st, 2019 (day off in middle)
The Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive allows you to jump in and really experience the magic of Synergetic Play Therapy! We hold these intensives regularly throughout the year, limiting this 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. Dive into SPT and see if it’s right for you!
Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive Prerequisite Training:

Participants should have completed or be enrolled in a Master’s Degree (or equivalent) program in counseling, social work, or education.
Previous experience working with children and families is also required.
A basic understanding of play therapy and play therapy skills is required.

Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive objectives:

Understand some of the neuroscience behind identifying a child’s states of dysregulation and how these influence the symptoms and play in the playroom
Learn 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
Begin to understand how to identify a child’s emotional age in their play
Understand how mindfulness and self-awareness in the playroom is an essential component to helping widen a child’s emotional window of tolerance
Understand how to work with parents in the play therapy process and keep them engaged
Understand 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
Understand the projective process and how children engage in “The Set Up” as a way to integrate their perceptions of what is challenging them
Understand how the therapist’s authenticity and attunement supports the attachment process in play therapy
Understand 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
Understand how to use regulation to support a child’s ability to learn how to regulate during play therapy sessions

For availability and registration details, please contact the Institute at 720-458-9597 or email info@playtherapycolorado.com.

Australian Childhood Foundation International Speaker Tour - Brisbane
2019-06-17 - 2019-06-18

Australian Childhood Foundation International Speaker Tour - Perth
2019-06-20 - 2019-06-21

Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive - Fort Collins
2019-06-22
June 22nd – 28th, 2019 (day off in middle)
The Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive allows you to jump in and really experience the magic of Synergetic Play Therapy! We hold these intensives regularly throughout the year, limiting this 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. Dive into SPT and see if it’s right for you!
Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive Prerequisite Training:

Participants should have completed or be enrolled in a Master’s Degree (or equivalent) program in counseling, social work, or education.
Previous experience working with children and families is also required.
A basic understanding of play therapy and play therapy skills is required.

Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive objectives:

Understand some of the neuroscience behind identifying a child’s states of dysregulation and how these influence the symptoms and play in the playroom
Learn 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
Begin to understand how to identify a child’s emotional age in their play
Understand how mindfulness and self-awareness in the playroom is an essential component to helping widen a child’s emotional window of tolerance
Understand how to work with parents in the play therapy process and keep them engaged
Understand 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
Understand the projective process and how children engage in “The Set Up” as a way to integrate their perceptions of what is challenging them
Understand how the therapist’s authenticity and attunement supports the attachment process in play therapy
Understand 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
Understand how to use regulation to support a child’s ability to learn how to regulate during play therapy sessions

For availability and registration details, please contact the Institute at 720-458-9597 or email info@playtherapycolorado.com.

Australian Childhood Foundation International Speaker Tour - Adelaide
2019-06-24 - 2019-06-25

Australian Childhood Foundation International Speaker Tour - Melbourne
2019-06-27 - 2019-06-28

Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive - Littleton, Colorado
2019-07-13
July 13th – 19th, 2019 (day off in middle)
The Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive allows you to jump in and really experience the magic of Synergetic Play Therapy! We hold these intensives regularly throughout the year, limiting this 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. Dive into SPT and see if it’s right for you!
Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive Prerequisite Training:

Participants should have completed or be enrolled in a Master’s Degree (or equivalent) program in counseling, social work, or education.
Previous experience working with children and families is also required.
A basic understanding of play therapy and play therapy skills is required.

Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive objectives:

Understand some of the neuroscience behind identifying a child’s states of dysregulation and how these influence the symptoms and play in the playroom
Learn 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
Begin to understand how to identify a child’s emotional age in their play
Understand how mindfulness and self-awareness in the playroom is an essential component to helping widen a child’s emotional window of tolerance
Understand how to work with parents in the play therapy process and keep them engaged
Understand 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
Understand the projective process and how children engage in “The Set Up” as a way to integrate their perceptions of what is challenging them
Understand how the therapist’s authenticity and attunement supports the attachment process in play therapy
Understand 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
Understand how to use regulation to support a child’s ability to learn how to regulate during play therapy sessions

For availability and registration details, please contact the Institute at 720-458-9597 or email info@playtherapycolorado.com.

Lessons from the Playroom Webinar - Perfection in the Playroom: Working with OCD in Play Therapy
2019-07-17 14:00 - 15:30
The Lessons from the Playroom Webinar is a series of 75-minute LIVE webinars designed to further explore what is truly happening in the play therapy process. Interact with Lisa Dion and special guests around the world for an hour of power, purpose, and perspective. Curious what these webinars are about? Click here for a sample!
This webinar occurs four times a year and includes a 15-minute Q&A period. Past topics covered include games in play therapy, the neuroception of safety, working with siblings, resistant children, the power of play, working with teachers, and more!
Join us on July 17 for Perfection in the Playroom: Working with OCD in Play Therapy.
Register here.

Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive - Fort Collins, Colorado
2019-07-27 - 2019-08-02
July 27th – August 2nd, 2019 (day off in middle)
The Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive allows you to jump in and really experience the magic of Synergetic Play Therapy! We hold these intensives regularly throughout the year, limiting this 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. Dive into SPT and see if it’s right for you!
Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive Prerequisite Training:

Participants should have completed or be enrolled in a Master’s Degree (or equivalent) program in counseling, social work, or education.
Previous experience working with children and families is also required.
A basic understanding of play therapy and play therapy skills is required.

Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive objectives:

Understand some of the neuroscience behind identifying a child’s states of dysregulation and how these influence the symptoms and play in the playroom
Learn 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
Begin to understand how to identify a child’s emotional age in their play
Understand how mindfulness and self-awareness in the playroom is an essential component to helping widen a child’s emotional window of tolerance
Understand how to work with parents in the play therapy process and keep them engaged
Understand 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
Understand the projective process and how children engage in “The Set Up” as a way to integrate their perceptions of what is challenging them
Understand how the therapist’s authenticity and attunement supports the attachment process in play therapy
Understand 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
Understand how to use regulation to support a child’s ability to learn how to regulate during play therapy sessions

For availability and registration details, please contact the Institute at 720-458-9597 or email info@synergeticplaytherapy.com.

Pilina in the Playroom- Oahu, Hawaii
2019-07-29 - 2019-08-02
Pilina in the Playroom: Neurobiology and Attachment in Play Therapy is a 5- Day Play Therapy Retreat held on the peaceful North Shores on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. At a relaxed island pace, the theories of attachment and neurobiology come together as Lisa Dion, LPS, RPTS and Clair Mellenthin, LCSW, RPTS present on how to develop connection to self, others, and communities. You will learn how to create an authentic attachment to yourself which becomes a powerful tool in the play therapy room with our clients young and old. By developing play-based regulation and co-regulation strategies for use in the playroom, we can encourage and foster stronger connections in the families we work with. You will discover how attachment theory can guide your play therapy practice and how to encourage and develop deeper attachment relationships between you, your child clients, and their caregivers.
Participants will spend five days learning new and innovative play therapy techniques including hands on experiential activities, guided imagery, regulation strategies, sand tray interventions, and expressive arts in a gorgeous setting with plenty of time for self-care, rest, and rejuvenation built into the program. We will be spending an entire afternoon doing Sandtray ON THE BEACH learning attachment centered Sandtray interventions! You will leave with a creative toolbox of tips, techniques, and a clear understanding of how attachment styles impact relationships and the confidence and competence needed to make a difference in the lives of many.
Each day has been carefully planned to allow time for self-reflection, learning, case studies, and hands on experiential learning. You will be treated with 22 hours of play therapy education and come home with a toolbox of play therapy interventions. Most importantly, you will leave this beautiful island retreat rejuvenated and ready to jump back into practice, feeling confident and competent in the knowledge you have gained.
Get more info here.

Certified Synergetic Play Therapy 3-Day Retreat - Boulder, Colorado
2019-08-16 - 2019-08-18
Synergetic Play Therapy launches you on a personal journey towards discovering what showing up in the playroom truly means. Certification takes this journey one step further. Authenticity, congruency, attunement, camaraderie – this program helps therapists look even deeper while cultivating community and a connection to clients (and each other!). Embark on a revolutionary experience filled with magical, memorable moments! Learn to love YOU and support your child clients as they learn the same. Gain confidence, hone skills and transform your practice and yourself.

Neurobiology of Leadership - Sydney, Australia
2019-08-24 - 2019-08-25 | Independent Education Union of Australia NSW/ACT Branch, 501 Wattle Street #485, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
The art and magic of facilitation – for facilitators and coaches! This is a 2-Day Workshop with Lisa Dion, Peter Bliss, and Erika Yeates that takes place at the Independent Education Union of Australia.
This course is designed for Facilitators and Coaches who want to learn HOW to facilitate in order to increase confidence, double their impact, increase their referrals and ultimately transform lives. Using a neuroscientific approach, combined with Mindfulness and Breathing techniques – Lisa, Peter and Erika – will equip you with powerful and sustainable skills you can use to maximize your ability to facilitate others.
Lisa has been working as a psychotherapist for over 15 years and is a Master Certified Demartini Method Facilitator.
Peter has been working as a Mindfulness, Qi Gong, Tai Chi and Meditation Teacher and Coach for over 15 years and is a Trained Demartini Method Facilitator.
Erika is a Medical Doctor, corporate consultant, coach, writer, speaker and Senior Certified Demartini Facilitator.
All three of them have been teaching and inspiring thousands to gain the ability and knowledge to live according to their highest values and achieve fulfillment and joy in what they do.
Register here.

Certified Synergetic Play Therapy Retreat - Melbourne, Australia
2019-08-26 - 2019-08-28

Certified Synergetic Play Therapy Retreat 3-Day Retreat - Vancouver, Canada
2019-09-20 - 2019-09-22

Revolutionizing Play in Therapeutic Practice with Children and Young People - Alberta, Canada
2019-09-24 - 2019-09-25 | Alberta Heath Services, 7910 112 Ave, Edmonton, Alberta, T5B 0C2, Canada
Lisa Dion is the creator of Synergetic Play Therapy – a researched-informed model of play therapy based on nervous system regulation, interpersonal neurobiology, physics, attachment, mindfulness, and therapist authenticity. It aims to replicate the delicate dance of attunement that occurs between a caregiver and an infant. It focuses on ensuring that the practitioner’s verbalizations and non-verbal activity are congruent during the play therapy sessions in order to transmit trust and safety. In doing so, the approach maximizes right-hemisphere to right-hemisphere communication and acts as an external regulator for children’s dysregulated states as they arise in the therapeutic process.
Lisa defines the therapist as the most important toy in the playroom. Her approach is applicable to all children, as the basis for her theory is rooted in neuroscience and interpersonal neurobiology. Her work is also effectively applied to work with children and young people who express aggression in their behaviour during the therapeutic process. This is a vital new area that has rarely been conceptualized. Lisa’s approach highlights how a compassionate and relational orientation is critical to be aware of the multiple layers of meaning that occurs in the exchanges between therapist and child/young person.
Participants will come away with a range of new skills and strategies that include:

Being able to describe how play therapy works from a neurobiological perspective
Learning how to set boundaries without shaming or shutting down the child
Learning how to make aggressive play therapeutic
Understanding how to work with the intensity of aggressive play without the therapist’s own nervous system shutting down resulting in compassion fatigue and burn out
Learning how to become the external regulator in a session to deepen children’s ability to integrate the challenging experiences they are working through

Using hands-on and practical techniques, Lisa will assist the group to trace the moment to moment shifts in regulation between therapist and child, providing a level of insight which supports the transformation of aggression into ways of connecting and mutual trust.

Synergetic Play Therapy: A Neurobiological Approach to Using Play in Therapeutic Practice with Children - Auckland, New Zealand
2019-10-14 - 2019-10-15 | STOP Oganization, 11 Whitmore St, Edgeware, Christchurch, 8013, New Zealand
Lisa Dion is the creator of Synergetic Play Therapy, a model of play therapy that uses a neuroscientific framework and emphasizes the critical role of the therapist. With the help of neuroscience, interpersonal neurobiology, and the Synergetic Play Therapy model, participants will explore in this 2- day workshop how to effectively use a way of play therapy that supports nervous system regulation and reorganization of the child’s lower centers of the brain.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to identify various nervous system states in their child clients and understand how to support regulation in the playroom. They will learn how to work with intense or aggressive play without causing their own nervous system to shut down or triggering vicarious trauma. Participants will gain further knowledge and skills on how to support their clients to maximize growth and integration of their experiences through Synergetic Play Therapy. Come prepared to play and have fun!
The training is suitable for clinicians working therapeutically with children and their families.
To sign up for this course, email Karen.Brougham@stop.org.nz.

Fostering Kidz Conference - Keynote: Creating Connection Through Play - Auckland, New Zealand
2019-10-16 - 2019-10-17 | Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre, 58 Waipuna Rd, Mount Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand
Children don’t often have the words to communicate how they are feeling, yet they can communicate their thoughts and feelings fluently through their play. Without understanding the importance of play, the role of play in a child’s life and how to use play to create connection, caregivers may be missing one of the most important ways to establish relationship and connection with the young people in their lives.
Breakout Session
This workshop is designed to give caregivers pertinent information on how to understand the meaning behind children’s play, so that they can better understand what children are attempting to express. Participants will also learn how to assess a child’s nervous system dys-regulation patterns along with what signs to look for in a child’s play that indicate concern and possible need for intervention and support.
Registration is now open!

Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive - Littleton, Colorado
2019-10-18 - 2019-10-27 | Play Therapy Connection, 8 W Dry Creek Cir, Littleton, CO, 80120, United States
October 18th – 20th and October 25th – 27th
The Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive allows you to jump in and really experience the magic of Synergetic Play Therapy! We hold these intensives regularly throughout the year, limiting this 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. Dive into SPT and see if it’s right for you!
Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive Prerequisite Training:

Participants should have completed or be enrolled in a Master’s Degree (or equivalent) program in counseling, social work, or education.
Previous experience working with children and families is also required.
A basic understanding of play therapy and play therapy skills is required.

Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive objectives:

Understand some of the neuroscience behind identifying a child’s states of dysregulation and how these influence the symptoms and play in the playroom
Learn 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
Begin to understand how to identify a child’s emotional age in their play
Understand how mindfulness and self-awareness in the playroom is an essential component to helping widen a child’s emotional window of tolerance
Understand how to work with parents in the play therapy process and keep them engaged
Understand 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
Understand the projective process and how children engage in “The Set Up” as a way to integrate their perceptions of what is challenging them
Understand how the therapist’s authenticity and attunement supports the attachment process in play therapy
Understand 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
Understand how to use regulation to support a child’s ability to learn how to regulate during play therapy sessions

For availability and registration details, please contact the Institute at 720-458-9597 or email info@synergeticplaytherapy.com.

Lessons from the Playroom - Working With Families in the Playroom
2019-11-05 14:00 - 15:30
The Lessons from the Playroom Webinar is a series of 75-minute LIVE webinars designed to further explore what is truly happening in the play therapy process. Interact with Lisa Dion and special guests around the world for an hour of power, purpose, and perspective. Curious what these webinars are about? Click here for a sample!
The November topic is Working With Families in the Playroom.
Understanding how to work with families in a play therapy experience is important. The difference between it being an overly challenging experience or a deeply connected experience is knowing when to involve the family, how to work with all of the family members to keep them engaged, and how to become the external regulator for the whole system to help them integrate is key.

– Explore when it is important to involve the family in play therapy
– Identify at least 3 family therapy activities to incorporate into sessions
– Discuss what it means to become the external regulator for the family in a play therapy session
– Explore ways to keep all family members engaged in the process
Register here. Watch live or via replay.
