Synergetic Play Therapy Certification Program 4-Day Online Retreat (Boulder, Colorado)
2020-07-30 - 2020-08-02 | Online via Zoom
This 4-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, the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy course, or the Synergetic Play Therapy Supplemental to a 2-Day Training. If you have completed one of these and are interested in moving towards certification, please see the details below or get more information here.
Are you a Masters-level (or equivalent) therapist or clinician ready to take your Synergetic Play Therapy skills to the next level? With 87 hours of content, the Certification program propels you on a journey of inquiry about how healing truly occurs in the playroom. You will learn about nervous system activation re-patterning and how integration occurs in the mind-body. You will study in-depth the projective process and the mind, perceptions and memory, interpersonal neurobiology, and will have a transformative understanding of attachment theory. But this isn’t the best part of this training. The best part is what happens to YOU! This program is designed to not only help you learn how to facilitate your child client’s healing, but also teach you about yourself, what drives you to be who you are, and awaken your own authenticity … absolutely PRICELESS!!!!
The course begins with four days together in community (this year we’ll be offering the first retreat online). Halfway through the course, we will reconvene for an additional four and a half days. During the program (with the exception of December and January), the course will be conducted twice a month via live webinar. The Certification process includes six one-hour supervision sessions (after concluding your introductory course) and nine one-hour supervision sessions during the course with an SPT Supervisor for a total of 15 supervision hours. These sessions are designed to help you integrate and deepen your learning.
Please note: Completion of The Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy course, the Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive, or Synergetic Play Therapy Supplemental course to a 2-day training is required for acceptance into the Certification Program.

SPT and Teletherapy Webinar: Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ June 2020 – November 2020
2020-08-18 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | Online via Zoom
BONUS Webinar, SPT and Teletherapy is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course.
For more information about this Level 1/Introductory level course or to be part of the next one, click here>>>
Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ is a six-month online course that includes three, one-hour LIVE webinars with Lisa Dion, six 2.5-hour recorded videos, and monthly one-hour group consultations with a Synergetic Play Therapy™ Supervisor/Consultant. Consultation is a mandatory part of the course to help you integrate what you are learning.
Special topics such as tracking the play, attachment, facilitating sand, art, trauma, and aggressive play are covered from the perspective of nervous system regulation, attunement, mindfulness, and authenticity. Participants will also learn how to track their client’s changes for caregivers, teachers, agencies, and themselves. And, we’ve added a bonus recorded webinar just for you and to support you during these times – SPT in Teletherapy.
The next course takes place from October 26th, 2020 – March 26th, 2021.

Understanding What Regulation Is and What It Isn't: Class 3, Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ June 2020 – November 2020
2020-08-21 | Online
Class 3: Understanding What Regulation Is and What It Isn’t is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course, June 2020 – November 2020
Class 3 Objectives:

Explain what regulation is and isn’t according to Synergetic Play Therapy
Discuss what it means to “overcome a challenge” in the play therapy process
Describe what it means to become the external regulator in a session to help a child integrate their challenges
Explain why you, the therapist, are the most important toy in the playroom.

For more information about this Level 1/Introductory level course or to be part of the next one, click here>>>
Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ is a six-month online course that includes three, one-hour LIVE webinars with Lisa Dion, six 2.5-hour recorded videos, and monthly one-hour group consultations with a Synergetic Play Therapy™ Supervisor/Consultant. Consultation is a mandatory part of the course to help you integrate what you are learning.
Special topics such as tracking the play, attachment, facilitating sand, art, trauma, and aggressive play are covered from the perspective of nervous system regulation, attunement, mindfulness, and authenticity. Participants will also learn how to track their client’s changes for caregivers, teachers, agencies, and themselves. And, we’ve added a bonus recorded webinar just for you and to support you during these times – SPT in Teletherapy.
The next course takes place from October 26th, 2020 – March 26th, 2021.

Synergetic Play Therapy Certification Program 4-Day Online Retreat (Melbourne, Australia)
2020-08-31 - 2020-09-03 | Online via Zoom

AIRS 2020 E-Conference: Power Speaker: Beyond the 'Shoulds' - How False Beliefs Keep Us from Authenticity
2020-09-16 - 2020-09-18 | Online via Zoom
Lisa will be offering a keynote presentation (Power Speakers) at the first-ever AIRS E-Conference, running from September 16th to 18th (Wed to Fri). She’ll be presenting on Friday, Sept 18th at 11am ET / 9am MDT on “Beyond the ‘Shoulds’ – How False Beliefs Keep Us from Authenticity.”
She’ll explore how people are bombarded by millions of messages everyday about how to create the perfect life and what is “normal,” but unfortunately, much of what is taught in the mental health and self-development field is based on false beliefs about how people should work and what health should look like. The result is that people are often left feeling depressed, stuck, anxious and confused about who their “authentic self” actually is.
With Lisa’s in-depth understanding of neuro-psychology, how the mind is designed to work and the biology of symptoms, she’ll teach people why they create the life experiences that they do, and freeing them from many of the cultural myths and the limiting beliefs that keep them stuck, powerless, and dissatisfied.
Get all the details and register here: https://learn.airs.org/airs-conference-2020-registration
*The Alliance of Information and Referral Systems is the professional membership association for community Information and Referral (I &R). AIRS is the driving force behind the quality I&R services and the sole source for standards, program accreditation, and practitioner certification for the I&R sector.

Becoming A Synergetic Play Therapy Supervisor Training
2020-09-17
This training is for Certified Synergetic Play Therapists who meet the pre-requisites to becoming a Synergetic Play Therapy Supervisor*. These courses count towards Registered Play Therapy Supervisor requirements. In this training, students will learn how to apply the Synergetic Play Therapy philosophy and tenets to the supervisory relationship. Through video observation, didactic learning, group discussion, and self study, students will learn how to step into the role of supervisor- one of the most important and influential roles in a play therapist’s journey.
Get all the details here and to apply >>>
Becoming a Synergetic Play Therapy Supervisor Objectives:
Becoming a Synergetic Play Therapy Supervisor- General Theory ( 3 Non-Contact Credits)

Learn the Synergetic Play Therapy Supervisor Tenets
Discuss the SPT Skills Sets and the need to start with the basic skill sets
Explain “The Set Up” in the Supervisory relationship

Application of Synergetic Play Therapy Principles through a Supervisory Lens (4 Non-Contact Credits)

Write your strengths and areas of growth as a supervisor through self video observation and self analysis
Analyze the Tenets of Synergetic Play Therapy Supervision through written analysis

How to Supervise an SPT Supervisee (6 Non Contact Credits)

Apply the use of video in the supervision process
Critique various therapists’ struggles in the play therapy process presented through video observation and ways to support their growth
Discuss the importance of identifying one key skill the supervisee can be working on and the importance of communicating in the supervisee’s goals and values.

Clinical Issues in SPT Supervision Course – Groups (6 Non Contact Credits)

Analyze various clinical issues that arise and ways to support the supervisees’ growth and learning
Discuss the importance of making sure supervisees are working on basic play therapy skills first
Learn various ways to understand where the supervisee is at in their therapeutic development and the importance of working with them where they are at in their stage of development

This is an 8 month training and starts with the first class on September 17th, 2020
*Certified Synergetic Play Therapy Supervisor and Synergetic Play Therapy Supervisor are protected titles held by those who have taken this training

Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive - Littleton, Colorado - CANCELLED
2020-09-18 | Play Therapy Connection, 8 W Dry Creek Cir, Littleton, CO, 80120, United States
Stay Tuned for more SPT Intensive trainings to be scheduled in 2021 …
The Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive is over two weekends (September 18th – 20th, & September 25th – 27th) and 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:

Explain some of the neuroscience behind identifying children’s states of dysregulation during play therapy and how this influences the symptoms and play in the playroom.
Describe how Synergetic Play Therapy tools such as 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 assess a child’s emotional age in their play during the play therapy process.
Demonstrate how mindfulness and self-awareness in the playroom is an essential component to helping widen a child’s emotional window of tolerance during play therapy.
Demonstrate how to work with parents in the play therapy process and keep them engaged.
Apply the use of boundaries to help reduce emotional flooding and overwhelm in both the child and the therapist during play therapy.
Demonstrate how to set boundaries in play therapy without shaming or shutting down the child’s play.
Describe the projective process and how children engage in “The Set Up” during play therapy, as a way to integrate their perceptions of what is challenging them.
Use the therapist’s authenticity and attunement to support the attachment process in play therapy.
Use regulation, in the midst of challenging play, as an essential component of becoming the child’s external regulator in the playroom.
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.

Aggression in the Playroom: A Synergetic Approach for Working with Trauma and Intensity in Play Therapy: One-Day Workshop - Seco, Maine - TO BE RESCHEDULED
2020-09-25 | Ferry Beach Retreat and Conference Center, 5 Morris Ave, Saco, ME, 04072, United States
This training will be rescheduled … we’ll let you know as soon as we have the new date/time.
Although aggression is 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 play room.
With the help of neuroscience, interpersonal neurobiology, and a Synergetic Play Therapy framework rooted in Child-Centered, Gestalt and Experiential Play Therapy theories, therapists will learn how to effectively work with aggressive play in a way that supports nervous system regulation, reorganization of the child’s lower centers of the brain and promote healing for the child. Through role play, discussion, and experiential exercises participants will learn practical techniques that can be used right away in the playroom. Topics such as boundaries, co-regulation, nervous system activation, emotional flooding and use of aggressive toys and play will be explored.
This workshop will also guide participants towards a deeper understanding of what it means to become a child’s external regulator during aggressive play while practicing how to care for their own nervous system thereby decreasing compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma. The result is the transformation of aggression into ways of connecting, healing and mutual trust.
Get more information here.
Course Objectives

Describe strategies that maintain self-regulation in the midst of intense play/trauma play in a play therapy session.
Define the term, “external regulator” in the playroom and explore strategies that support nervous system integration.
Identify the link between a child’s dysregulated states of their nervous system and their aggressive and traumatic play.
Examine and practice how to facilitate aggressive play in the play therapy process without increasing or promoting aggression.
Examine the Synergetic Play Therapy concept of “The Set Up” in the playroom as a way to understand what the child is trying to communicate.
Demonstrate how to set boundaries without shaming or shutting down a child’s play.

Working with Caregivers, Class 4: Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ June 2020 - November 2020
2020-09-25 | Online
Working with Caregivers (Class 4) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course, June 2020 – November 2020
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 of setting goals and speaking in terms of what is important to the caregiver.

For more information about this Level 1/Introductory level course or to be part of the next one, click here>>>
Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ is a six-month online course that includes three, one-hour LIVE webinars with Lisa Dion, six 2.5-hour recorded videos, and monthly one-hour group consultations with a Synergetic Play Therapy™ Supervisor/Consultant. Consultation is a mandatory part of the course to help you integrate what you are learning.
Special topics such as tracking the play, attachment, facilitating sand, art, trauma, and aggressive play are covered from the perspective of nervous system regulation, attunement, mindfulness, and authenticity. Participants will also learn how to track their client’s changes for caregivers, teachers, agencies, and themselves. And, we’ve added a bonus recorded webinar just for you and to support you during these times – SPT in Teletherapy.
The next course takes place from October 26th, 2020 – March 26th, 2021.

Working with Aggression and Intensity in the Playroom: Workshop, Association for Play Therapy International Conference - CANCELLED
2020-10-01 - 2020-10-06 | Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa Ranch, Mirage, CA, United States
The 37th Annual Association for Play Therapy Therapy International Conference has been cancelled.

Playful EMDR with Children Webinar Series: Synergetic Play Therapy and EMDR - Becoming the External Regulator for Integration
2020-10-09 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Denver) | Online via Zoom
With the release of the book, EMDR with Children in the Play Therapy Room: An Integrated Approach by Anne Beckley-Forest and Annie Monaco, they will be offering a Playful EMDR with Children Webinar Series.
Join Lisa on October 9, 2020 1:00-4:00pm EASTERN TIME as she and Jan Schaad discuss Integrating EMDR and Synergetic Play Therapy (a chapter in the book).
Using a Synergetic Play Therapy lens and a framework rooted in interpersonal neurobiology, this presentation will teach you how to become the child’s external regulator as their disturbances arise in the playroom. The result is a deeper level of felt safety, allowing the child to integrate more quickly and fluidly. Understanding nervous system activation, emotional flooding, co-regulation in both directive and non-directive EMDR/play therapy sessions and how to work with the spontaneous emergence of the client’s triggered states will be explored.
Learning Objectives:

Describe what it means to become the child’s external regulator in a play therapy setting to help deepen integration.
Identify three non-directive EMDR interventions that can be used in a non-directive play therapy session.
Describe four skills the play therapist must embody in order to co-regulate the child towards resolution.

Register here: https://www.annbeckleyforest.com/current-trainings

In this pioneering guidebook, EMDR with Children in the Play Therapy Room: An Integrated Approach learn how to integrate EMDR with play therapy to create a powerful method for treating children suffering from trauma. And there’s a chapter all about EMDR and Synergetic Play Therapy that Lisa co-wrote with Jan Schaad, LCSW …. Coming in September 2020! Pre-order today and get 25% off

https://www.springerpub.com/emdr-with-children-in-the-play-therapy-room-9780826175922.html?

A Neurobiological Approach to Using Play in Therapeutic Practice with Children: 4 Webinar Series (NSW, Australia)
2020-10-12 | Online
Join Lisa for a 4 webinar series (equivalent to a two-day training), A Neurobiological Approach to Using Play in Therapeutic Practice with Children. With the help of neuroscience, interpersonal neurobiology, and the Synergetic Play Therapy model, you will explore how to effectively use a way of play therapy that supports nervous system regulation and reorganisation of the child’s lower centres of the brain.

Dates (AEST)
Webinar 1: 12th October
Webinar 2: 19th October
Webinar 3: 2nd November
Webinar 4: 9th November

Learning Objectives:

Describing how play therapy works from a neurobiological perspective
Authenticity and emotional congruence
Facilitating aggressive play in play therapy process
Learning how to set boundaries without shutting down child’s play

Register here>>>
By the end of this course, you will be able to identify various nervous system states in your child clients and understand how to support regulation in the playroom. You will learn how to work with intense or aggressive play without causing your own nervous system to shut down or triggering vicarious trauma. You will gain further knowledge and skills on how to support your clients to maximise growth and integration of their experiences through Synergetic Play Therapy.
Then in February 2020, join Lisa for the Synergetic Play Therapy™ Supplemental Course to complete your Level 1 training (a requirement to enter our advanced training Synergetic Play Therapy™ Certification program).

Self Care and the Authentic You - Live Virtual Webinar (UK)
2020-10-14 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Online
In this 2-hour discussion, Lisa will explore how easily and how common it is for therapists to inadvertently disconnect from themselves in their attempt to be of service to others. This discussion will offer practical ideas to help guide therapists back to themselves and back towards a greater sense of authenticity, so that they can be more available to themselves and to their clients.
14th October 2020 – 6:00pm – 8:00pm UK
Hosted by PIP Solutions. Get all details and register here: https://pipsolutions.co.uk/products/live-webinars-with-lisa-dion

Understanding Attachment & The Self-Object, Class 5: Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ June 2020 - November 2020
2020-10-23 | Online
Understanding Attachment & The Self-Object (Class 5) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course, June 2020 – November 2020.
Class 5 Objectives:

Discuss Synergetic Play Therapy’s definition and perspective on attachment
Explain and demonstrate how to use the self-object as a way to support the client attaching to self
Describe the link between a child’s attachment styles and their nervous system states

For more information about this Level 1/Introductory level course or to be part of the next one, click here>>>
Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ is a six-month online course that includes three, one-hour LIVE webinars with Lisa Dion, six 2.5-hour recorded videos, and monthly one-hour group consultations with a Synergetic Play Therapy™ Supervisor/Consultant. Consultation is a mandatory part of the course to help you integrate what you are learning.
Special topics such as tracking the play, attachment, facilitating sand, art, trauma, and aggressive play are covered from the perspective of nervous system regulation, attunement, mindfulness, and authenticity. Participants will also learn how to track their client’s changes for caregivers, teachers, agencies, and themselves. And, we’ve added a bonus recorded webinar just for you and to support you during these times – SPT in Teletherapy.
The next course takes place from October 26th, 2020 – March 26th, 2021.

Welcome and Understanding the Projective Process, Class 1: Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ October 2020-March 2021
2020-10-26 | Online
Welcome and Understanding the Projective Process (Class 1) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course, October 2020 – March 2021
Class 1 Objectives:

Describe the basics of Synergetic Play Therapy including the tenets, the history, and the main play therapy influences.
Explain how children use the projective process in play therapy to set the toys and the therapist up to feel how they feel.
Assess and explain the significance of why authenticity is so important in the playroom.
Describe how a SPT Therapist accesses his/her/their authentic self and deepens the child’s therapeutic process.

For more information about this Level 1/Introductory level course or to be part of the next one, click here>>>
Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ is a six-month online course that includes three, one-hour LIVE webinars with Lisa Dion, six 2.5-hour recorded videos, and monthly one-hour group consultations with a Synergetic Play Therapy™ Supervisor/Consultant. Consultation is a mandatory part of the course to help you integrate what you are learning.
Special topics such as tracking the play, attachment, facilitating sand, art, trauma, and aggressive play are covered from the perspective of nervous system regulation, attunement, mindfulness, and authenticity. Participants will also learn how to track their client’s changes for caregivers, teachers, agencies, and themselves. And, we’ve added a bonus recorded webinar just for you and to support you during these times – SPT in Teletherapy.
The next Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy course will be June 2021.

Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ October 2020
2020-10-26 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | SPT Learning Website
This six-month online course includes three, one-hour LIVE webinars with Lisa Dion, six 2.5-hour recorded videos, and monthly one-hour group consultations with a Synergetic Play Therapy™ Supervisor/Consultant. Consultation is a mandatory part of the course to help you integrate what you are learning.
Special topics such as tracking the play, attachment, facilitating sand, art, trauma, and aggressive play are covered from the perspective of nervous system regulation, attunement, mindfulness, and authenticity. Participants will also learn how to track their client’s changes for caregivers, teachers, agencies, and themselves. And, we’ve added a bonus recorded webinar just for you and to support you during these times – SPT in Teletherapy.
This course takes place from October 26th, 2020 – March 26th, 2021.

Boxed In - How our Paradigms Keep us from Innovation and Evolution: Keynote at the Sandtray Therapy Summit
2020-11-14 - 2020-11-15 | Online via Zoom
Join Lisa for the Sandtray Therapy Summit!

When you show up, you’re claiming your place in the sandtray movement. You’re saying YES to the healing power of sand. Not only will you get 12 CE’s, but you’ll receive training tailored to YOU with like-minded therapists.

Increase skills and confidence by learning the most cutting-edge and creative ways sandtray therapy is being used throughout the world. After you train in those classes most important to you AND make connections with other sandtray nerds, you’ll leave feeling confident, refreshed and renewed.

Get all the details and sign up here.
Keynote: Boxed In: How Our Paradigms Keep Us from Innovation and Evolution​: Participate in an inspiring discussion about how thinking differently leads towards growth. Attendees will learn to keep going for it and to embrace their uniqueness. Participants will also see the consequences of remaining the same.

2020 Sandtray Therapy Summit - Session: Turning Your Sandtray Into A Regulation Tool
2020-11-14 - 2020-11-15 | Online via Zoom
Join Lisa for the Sandtray Therapy Summit! … This year’s Summit is going virtual!

When you show up, you’re claiming your place in the sandtray movement. You’re saying YES to the healing power of sand. Not only will you get 12 CE’s, but you’ll receive training tailored to YOU with like-minded therapists.

Increase skills and confidence by learning the most cutting-edge and creative ways sandtray therapy is being used throughout the world. After you train in those classes most important to you AND make connections with other sandtray nerds, you’ll leave feeling confident, refreshed and renewed.

Get all the details and sign up here.
Turning your Sandtray into a Regulation Tool: The sand tray is a common fixture in play therapy. But thinking outside the “sandbox” allows therapists to use sand in a nontraditional way, fostering regulation. In this workshop, participants will explore the link between sand and the nervous system and discover how to turn their trays into a regulation tool that can deepen both the child’s experience and their healing.
Course Objectives

Explore the five toys needed to turn your sand tray into a regulation tool
Examine the link between how a child uses the sand and the activation in their nervous system
Explore various ways to bring regulation into the sand tray to help deepen the child’s experience

Emotional Regulation in the Playroom (Private Training - Eagle and Summit Counties, Colorado)
2020-11-18 09:00 - 11:00 UTC | Online via Zoom
Emotional Regulation in the Playroom
As neuroscience continues to reveal the importance of developing greater and greater capacities for emotional regulation, it is essential that clinicians understand the biology behind regulation and how to develop it within the children they work with. This 2 hour workshop is designed to help clinicians understand exactly what regulation is and is not, the biological mechanisms in the brain and nervous system allowing for regulation, and gain insight into what it takes to develop a child’s regulatory capacity.
Objectives:
1.Explain the link between nervous system states and the symptoms that show up in the playroom
2. Explain what regulation is and isn’t according to Synergetic Play Therapy
3. Explain how children use the projective process in play therapy to set the toys and the therapist up to feel how they feel
If you would like your organization or school to receive training, please contact the Institute at info@synergeticplaytherapy.com

Emotional Regulation in the Playroom - Training, Eagle & Summit Counties, Colorado
2020-11-18 09:00 - 11:00 UTC
Lisa will be teaching Emotional Regulation in the Playroom …. November 18th, 2020 from 9am-11am MST.
As neuroscience continues to reveal the importance of developing greater and greater capacities for emotional regulation, it is essential that clinicians understand the biology behind regulation and how to develop it within the children they work with. This 2 hour workshop is designed to help clinicians understand exactly what regulation is and is not, the biological mechanisms in the brain and nervous system allowing for regulation, and gain insight into what it takes to develop a child’s regulatory capacity.
Objectives:

Explain the link between nervous system states and the symptoms that show up in the playroom
Explain what regulation is and isn’t according to Synergetic Play Therapy
Explain how children use the projective process in play therapy to set the toys and the therapist up to feel how they feel

Aggression, Art and Sand in Synergetic Play Therapy, Class 6: Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ June 2020 - November 2020
2020-11-20 | Online
Aggression, Art and Sand in Synergetic Play Therapy (Class 6) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course, June 2020 – November 2020.
Class 6 Objectives:

Explain how to use regulation as a way to help integrate aggressive energy in the playroom
Describe how to facilitate the use sand from a Synergetic Play Therapy perspective in the playroom
Explain how to facilitate the use of art from a Synergetic Play Therapy perspective in the playroom
Explain the concept of flooding in the playroom for both you and the child and list ways to create a neuroception of safety.

For more information about this Level 1/Introductory level course or to be part of the next one, click here>>>
Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ is a six-month online course that includes three, one-hour LIVE webinars with Lisa Dion, six 2.5-hour recorded videos, and monthly one-hour group consultations with a Synergetic Play Therapy™ Supervisor/Consultant. Consultation is a mandatory part of the course to help you integrate what you are learning.
Special topics such as tracking the play, attachment, facilitating sand, art, trauma, and aggressive play are covered from the perspective of nervous system regulation, attunement, mindfulness, and authenticity. Participants will also learn how to track their client’s changes for caregivers, teachers, agencies, and themselves. And, we’ve added a bonus recorded webinar just for you and to support you during these times – SPT in Teletherapy.
The next course takes place from October 26th, 2020 – March 26th, 2021.

Exploring the Nervous System in the Playroom, Class 2: Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ October 2020 - March 2021
2020-11-27 | Online
Exploring the Nervous System in the Playroom (Class 2) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course, October 2020 – March 2021
Class 2 Objectives:

Explain the link between nervous system states and the symptoms that show up in the playroom
Describe the importance of regulation in the playroom
Demonstrate how the therapist can become the external regulator so that the child can begin to learn how to regulate
Explain what regulation is and isn’t according to Synergetic Play Therapy

For more information about this Level 1/Introductory level course or to be part of the next one, click here>>>
Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ is a six-month online course that includes three, one-hour LIVE webinars with Lisa Dion, six 2.5-hour recorded videos, and monthly one-hour group consultations with a Synergetic Play Therapy™ Supervisor/Consultant. Consultation is a mandatory part of the course to help you integrate what you are learning.
Special topics such as tracking the play, attachment, facilitating sand, art, trauma, and aggressive play are covered from the perspective of nervous system regulation, attunement, mindfulness, and authenticity. Participants will also learn how to track their client’s changes for caregivers, teachers, agencies, and themselves. And, we’ve added a bonus recorded webinar just for you and to support you during these times – SPT in Teletherapy.
The next Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy course will be June 2021.

Free One-Hour Webinar: When the Therapist is in Crisis Too!
2020-12-02 19:00 - 2020-12-03 20:00 UTC | Online
Being a therapist (or in a helping profession) is not an easy job as it requires an on-going commitment to show up day in and day out when your clients need you … But what happens when the people we are serving aren’t the only ones in crisis? What happens when we are in crisis too? (We are human after all). And what happens if it’s the same crisis?!
In this special one-hour webinar (Part 3 of Regulating Through the Coronavirus webinar series), you’ll reconnect to yourself and gain greater internal resources to help you overcome many of the challenges of being a therapist right now.
It will be a combination of teaching, support, self-reflection, and discussion, to help you answer some of these questions and more:
How do we manage our own internal emotional states when we’re in the same crisis as our clients?
How do we still maintain the role of external regulator when our nervous system is activated in high levels of dysregulation?
How do we stay poised, connected to self, and hold a larger picture for our self and our clients when our window of tolerance is being tested?
How do we address the feeling of having a greater sense of responsibility or pressure as a therapist during this time?
How do we manage if we’re experiencing our own set of challenges during a time of crisis?
How do we separate “mine from theirs” in a crisis?
Register Here! https://event.webinarjam.com/register/13/y8611sy
If you can’t make it, complete the registration anyway and we’ll send you the 7-day playback.
And bring a friend! … Share this free webinar experience with the people in your life.

Aggression in Play Therapy - Live Virtual Webinar (UK)
2020-12-10 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Online
Aggression is a common part of the play therapy experience, but many therapists find themselves confused about how to make it therapeutic. This 2-hour discussion will begin to explore how to work with the intensity while promoting integration and nervous system resiliency.
10th December 2020 – 6:00pm – 8:00pm UK

Hosted by PIP Solutions. Get all details and register here: https://pipsolutions.co.uk/products/live-webinars-with-lisa-dion

Understanding What Regulation Is and What It Isn't: Class 3: Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ October 2020 - March 2021
2020-12-18 | Online
Understanding What Regulation Is and What It Isn’t (Class 3) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course, October 2020 – March 2021
Class 3 Objectives:

Explain what regulation is and isn’t according to Synergetic Play Therapy
Discuss what it means to “overcome a challenge” in the play therapy process
Describe what it means to become the external regulator in a session to help a child integrate their challenges
Explain why you, the therapist, are the most important toy in the playroom

For more information about this Level 1/Introductory level course or to be part of the next one, click here>>>
Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ is a six-month online course that includes three, one-hour LIVE webinars with Lisa Dion, six 2.5-hour recorded videos, and monthly one-hour group consultations with a Synergetic Play Therapy™ Supervisor/Consultant. Consultation is a mandatory part of the course to help you integrate what you are learning.
Special topics such as tracking the play, attachment, facilitating sand, art, trauma, and aggressive play are covered from the perspective of nervous system regulation, attunement, mindfulness, and authenticity. Participants will also learn how to track their client’s changes for caregivers, teachers, agencies, and themselves. And, we’ve added a bonus recorded webinar just for you and to support you during these times – SPT in Teletherapy.
The next Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy course will be June 2021.

Synergetic Play Therapy Certification Program 5-Day In-Person Retreat (Boulder, Colorado)
2021-01-20 - 2021-01-24
This 5-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, the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy course, or the Synergetic Play Therapy Supplemental to a 2-Day Training. If you have completed one of these and are interested in moving towards certification, please see the details below or get more information here.
Are you a Masters-level (or equivalent) therapist or clinician ready to take your Synergetic Play Therapy skills to the next level? With 87 hours of content, the Certification program propels you on a journey of inquiry about how healing truly occurs in the playroom. You will learn about nervous system activation re-patterning and how integration occurs in the mind-body. You will study in-depth the projective process and the mind, perceptions and memory, interpersonal neurobiology, and will have a transformative understanding of attachment theory. But this isn’t the best part of this training. The best part is what happens to YOU! This program is designed to not only help you learn how to facilitate your child client’s healing, but also teach you about yourself, what drives you to be who you are, and awaken your own authenticity … absolutely PRICELESS!!!!
The course begins with four days together in community (this year we’ll be offering the first retreat online). Halfway through the course, we will reconvene for an additional four and a half days. During the program (with the exception of December and January), the course will be conducted twice a month via live webinar. The Certification process includes six one-hour supervision sessions (after concluding your introductory course) and nine one-hour supervision sessions during the course with an SPT Supervisor for a total of 15 supervision hours. These sessions are designed to help you integrate and deepen your learning.
Please note: Completion of The Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy course, the Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive, or Synergetic Play Therapy Supplemental course to a 2-day training is required for acceptance into the Certification Program.

Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy® January 2021
2021-01-25 | Online
This six-month online course includes three, one-hour LIVE webinars with Lisa Dion, six 2.5-hour recorded videos, and monthly one-hour group consultations with a Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervisor/Consultant. Consultation is a mandatory part of the course to help you integrate what you are learning
Special topics such as tracking the play, attachment, facilitating sand, art, trauma, and aggressive play are covered from the perspective of nervous system regulation, attunement, mindfulness, and authenticity. Participants will also learn how to track their client’s changes for caregivers, teachers, agencies, and themselves. And, we’ve added a bonus recorded webinar just for you and to support you during these times – SPT in Teletherapy.
Curious what this class is all about? Get more details here. Ready to sign up? Register here!
This course takes place from January 25th, 2021- June 25th, 2021

Working with Caregivers (Class 4): Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ October 2020 - March 2021
2021-01-29 | Online
Working with Caregivers (Class 4) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course, October 2020 – March 2021
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 of setting goals and speaking in terms of what is important to the caregiver.

For more information about this Level 1/Introductory level course or to be part of the next one, click here>>>
Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ is a six-month online course that includes three, one-hour LIVE webinars with Lisa Dion, six 2.5-hour recorded videos, and monthly one-hour group consultations with a Synergetic Play Therapy™ Supervisor/Consultant. Consultation is a mandatory part of the course to help you integrate what you are learning.
Special topics such as tracking the play, attachment, facilitating sand, art, trauma, and aggressive play are covered from the perspective of nervous system regulation, attunement, mindfulness, and authenticity. Participants will also learn how to track their client’s changes for caregivers, teachers, agencies, and themselves. And, we’ve added a bonus recorded webinar just for you and to support you during these times – SPT in Teletherapy.
The next Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy course will be June 2021.

RESCHEDULED: Too Stressed to Play: A Two-Day Self-Care Retreat for Play Therapists - Australia
2021-02-05 - 2021-02-07
This event will be rescheduled at a time TBD … We’ll keep you posted!
This event includes two nights of accommodation in a location to be determined, healthy snacks and meals, and a welcome gathering. Saturday includes yoga, meditation, sound healing, and a discussion on “You, Me, and We: What You Must Know to Fully Understand the Therapeutic Relationship and the Importance of Self in the Playroom.” Sunday includes a mindfulness practice and a discussion on “Facing our Fears: Take a Look at the Blocks and Beliefs that are in the Way of Your Being Able to Show Up Fully in the Playroom to Connect with Yourself and Your Child Client.”

Synergetic Play Therapy Certification Program 5-Day In-Person Retreat (Melbourne, Australia)
2021-02-08 - 2021-02-12
