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Digital Seminar

The Neurobiology of Play Therapy: A Synergetic Approach


Faculty:
Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S
Duration:
5 Hours 43 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Nov 09, 2017
Product Code:
WDS020699
Brochure Code:
BHPLASYN
Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Access:
Never expires.

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Description

Play Therapy Can Do SO MUCH MORE Than We Thought

This workshop provides an exciting and unique opportunity to explore the basic components of play therapy from a neurobiology perspective. You will be introduced to Synergetic Play Therapy, the first research-informed play therapy model to blend together neuroscience, attachment/attunement, therapist authenticity, physics, emotional congruence, nervous system regulation, and mindfulness. Through didactic and experiential teachings, you will learn cutting­edge research on interpersonal neurobiology, mindfulness, nervous system regulation and brain development as the research is translated into practical ways of working with children and parents. You will discover what it means to attach to one's self as the cornerstone for all healing, the importance of congruent emotional expression in the play room, how to identify types of dysregulation in the playroom, how to model regulating activities to the client, how to talk to and involve parents, and ultimately how to re-pattern a child's nervous system through the play therapy process. Aggressive play will also be covered from the perspective of nervous system regulation, attunement, and mindfulness. Finally, you will also see how to track a client's changes in a simple, yet comprehensive way.

 


Course Content

UNDERSTANDING THE BRAIN

  • Reptilian brain
  • Diencephalon
  • Limbic brain
  • Amygdala and 4 threats of the brain
  • Hippocampus
  • Pre-frontal cortex

 

UNDERSTANDING NERVOUS SYSTEM STATES

  • Sympathetic branch
  • Dorsal vagal parasympathetic branch
  • Symptoms in the play therapy and diagnosis
  • Working with aggression in the playroom

 

NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION

  • What regulation is, and isn’t
  • Ventral Vagal Parasympathetic branch
  • The role of the play therapist as the external regulator
  • How to become the external regulator
  • Use of neuroscience to prevent compassion fatigue

 

THE PROJECTIVE PROCESS IN PLAY THERAPY

  • Exploring projection and “The Set Up/The Offering” in Synergetic Play Therapy
  • Exploring interoception
  • Video demonstrations

 

CHARTING AND UNDERSTANDING THE PLAY THERAPY PROCESS

  • The stages in Synergetic Play Therapy (SPT)
  • Working with parents
  • Tracking empowerment and integration
  • Video examples

Credits


Counselors - California

The State of California, Board of Behavioral Sciences will recognize and accept continuing education programs that are sponsored by providers approved by the American Psychological Association and the ASWB. Full attendance at this course will qualify for 6 hours of continuing education credit.


Counselors - National

This educational offering consists of 6 clock hour(s) of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from this offering and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements. 


Counselors - South Carolina

is an approved sponsor with the South Carolina Board of Examiners for LPC, AC and MFTs (Provider #104). This program is offered for 6 continuing education hour(s).


Educators

This educational offering may qualify toward your professional development requirement. The educational offering consists of 6 clock hour(s). Use this information and your board rules and regulations to calculate professional development/continuing education credit.


Marriage & Family Therapists - California

The State of California, Board of Behavioral Sciences will recognize and accept continuing education programs that are sponsored by providers approved by the American Psychological Association and the ASWB. Full attendance at this course will qualify for 6 hours of continuing education credit.


Marriage & Family Therapists - National

This educational offering consists of 6 clock hour(s) of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from this offering and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements.


Marriage and Family Therapists - South Carolina

is an approved sponsor with the South Carolina Board of Examiners for LPC, AC and MFTs (Provider #104).  This program is offered for 6 continuing education hour(s).


Marriage and Family Therapists - Texas

is an approved sponsor of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists through the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider number 195). This course is offered for 6 clock hour(s).


Other Professions

This educational offering qualifies for 6 continuing education hour(s) as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific filing requirements. 


Social Workers - California

The State of California, Board of Behavioral Sciences will recognize and accept continuing education programs that are sponsored by providers approved by the American Psychological Association and the ASWB. Full attendance at this course will qualify for 6 hours of continuing education credit.


Social Workers - New York

, SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed Social Workers #0043. This educational offering is acceptable for 6 continuing education hour(s). Full attendance is required to receive credit for Social Workers; variable credit for partial attendance may not be awarded based on the State Board guidelines.



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Faculty

Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Related seminars and products


LISA DION, LPC, RPT-S, is the founder and President of the Play Therapy Institute of Colorado and the creator of “Synergetic Play Therapy”, a model of play therapy that bridges the gap between neuroscience and psychology. She is the author of Aggression in Play Therapy: A Neurobiological Approach for Integrating Intensity (forthcoming W.W. Norton). Lisa has been in private practice since 2003. Her specialties include working with adoption, trauma, anxiety, and depression. She has extensive experience in school settings, social service departments, foster care and adoption agencies, children’s hospitals and orphanages around the world.  Lisa is adjunct faculty at Naropa University, her alma mater, teaching the child and adolescent courses in their Transpersonal Counseling Psychology Program. 

 

Lisa is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Registered Play Therapy Supervisor, Certified Gestalt Therapist, Parent Educator, Level II EMDR practitioner, and Senior Certified Facilitator of the Demartini Method™. She is the recipient of the Association for Play Therapy's 2015 Professional Education and Training Award.

 

For more information about Lisa Dion, please visit synergeticplaytherapy.com and playtherapycolorado.com.

 

Disclosure:

Financial: Lisa Dion is the owner of the Play Therapy Institute of Colorado. She receives royalties from Norton Publishing Company and Healbright, as well as speaking fees from the Association for Play Therapy and its state branches.  She receives a speaking honorarium from Vyne Education.

Nonfinancial: Lisa Dion is a member of the Association for Play Therapy, Colorado Counseling Association, and American Counseling Association. She is a member and serves as board chair for Lionhearted Kids.


Additional Info

Program Information

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive) Access never expires for this product.

Target Audience

Play Therapists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Educators, Case Managers, Foster Care and Adoption Workers, Child Advocacy/Protective Service Staff, Psychiatrists, Pastoral Counselors, Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors

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