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SUMMARY:Working with Aggression and Intensity in the Playroom (1 Day Workshop)
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Playful Connections Sandtray Institute\, join Lisa for a one-day workshop: Working with Aggression and Intensity in the Playroom.  \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 workshop is designed to help play therapists understand aggression and death play from a neurobiological perspective and a Synergetic Play Therapy lens. With the help of neuroscience and interpersonal neurobiology\, therapists will learn how to effectively work with this type of play in a way that supports nervous system regulation\, repatterning of the child’s autonomic activation patterns and decreases compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma. \nHere’s what will be covered: 1.Identify strategies for maintaining regulation in the midst of intense play\, aggression and death in the playroom2.Identify at least 2 strategies for working with aggression in the playroom without experiencing your own nervous system shut down leading to vicarious trauma3. Explain the link between a child’s dysregulated states of their nervous system and their aggressive and traumatic play4. Examine the Synergetic Play Therapy concept of “The Set Up” in the playroom as a way to understand what the child is trying to communicate5. Demonstrate at least 2 strategies for setting boundaries without shaming or shutting down a child’s play6. Describe the importance of becoming the child’s external regulator for trauma integration Working with Aggression and Intensity in the Playroom \nGet all the details and register here.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/working-with-aggression-and-intensity-in-the-playroom-1-day-workshop/
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SUMMARY:Transforming Trauma Patterns: A Neurobiological Approach to Intergenerational Trauma in Play Therapy (1 Day Workshop)
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Center for Child Counseling\, join Lisa for a one-day in-person workshop: Transforming Trauma Patterns: A Neurobiological Approach to Intergenerational Trauma in Play Therapy.  \nThis is a specialized 6 hour course crafted for play therapists seeking to enhance their skills in identifying and breaking intergenerational trauma patterns. Drawing from neuroscience and Synergetic Play Therapy principles\, this course offers an exploration of how trauma is stored and repeated across generations\, as well as how to use play therapy to support the healing and integration of these patterns. By the end of this eye-opening course\, play therapists will be equipped with knowledge and skills to effectively identify and break intergenerational trauma patterns\, empowering them to facilitate healing and transformation in their clients.\n\nObjectives:  \n1. Examine how trauma patterns get stored and how they show up in play therapy \n2. Explore the Synergetic Play Therapy concept of “The Set Up/Offering” and how to use this concept to explore intergenerational patterns \n3. Explore what it takes to repattern the activation of the autonomic nervous system in play therapy \n4. Examine the importance of working with the parents in the play therapy process when the goal is intergenerational healing \n5. Explore the role “perception” plays in trauma storage and healing in the play therapy process \n6. Understand the significance of the therapist becoming the child’s “external regulator” for trauma integration and healing in play therapy\nRegister here!
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/transforming-trauma-patterns-a-neurobiological-approach-to-intergenerational-trauma-in-play-therapy-1-day-workshop/
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SUMMARY:Child Counseling Center of New Mexico: Too Stressed to Play
DESCRIPTION:Join Lisa for this interactive online webinar that will help guide therapists back to themselves. With the help of neuroscience\, therapists will learn how to identify their states of dysregulation beyond the common warning signs that many therapists are already familiar with. Therapists will not only learn what is happening in their own brains and nervous systems and how to regulate their bodies\, but will also be able to apply the information directly to their child clients resulting in a deeper healing process. \nThis is event is open to the public\, please visit the organization’s website for additional information. If you would like your organization to receive training in Synergetic Play Therapy\, please contact the Institute at info@synergeticplaytherapy.com.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/child-counseling-center-of-new-mexico-too-stressed-to-play/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:TBD - Be Center\, Sydney Australia
DESCRIPTION:Join Lisa as she travels to Australia to present to the Be Centre. We are still working out the details\, so please check back for additional information. \nThis is event will be open to the public\, please visit the organizations website for additional information. If you would like your organization to receive training in Synergetic Play Therapy\, please contact the Institute at info@synergeticplaytherapy.com.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/tbd-be-center-sydney-australia/
LOCATION:Sydney’s Northern Beaches Area
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240822
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250514
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SUMMARY:2024-2025 Synergetic Play Therapy® Certification Program (Level 2)
DESCRIPTION:This online program begins with 3.5 days (21 hours) together in community with our first online learning retreat. Halfway through the course\, we will reconvene for an additional 4.5 days (27 hours) together. During the program (with the exception of December and January)\, we will meet twice a month via live webinar (1 1/2 hours each). Students will have additional monthly assignments to integrate learning. The Certification process also includes 4 one-hour consultation sessions (pre-Certification consultation upon completion of your Level 1 Introductory course) and 9 one-hour consultation sessions (combination of group and individual) during the course with an SPT Consultant for a total of 13 consultation hours…a total of 98 hours of learning! \n*CE Credit Hours are not awarded for time spent in consultation\, however\, consultation is a mandatory aspect of this program. \nWhat You Will Learn: Participants will gain a greater understanding and KNOWING of the Synergetic Play Therapy model\, as well as an in-depth look at the neuroscience and research behind the model. We ask therapists/providers to go within to further ask the question\, “Who am I?” with the understanding that as the authentic self emerges\, therapists can increase their capacity to facilitate deeper and more complex processes within the child. Therapists/providers will also learn the details of the application of Synergetic Play Therapy theory while given the opportunity to fine tune their skills. \nProgram Dates: August 22\, 2024 – May 13\, 2025 (Access to program materials ends August 31\, 2025) \nLearning Retreat Dates by Location: Each virtual learning retreat will be offered in a North America timezone and an Australia/Asia timezone to accommodate the most participants possible. Please review the dates below carefully as you will be asked to declare a virtual retreat location in order to finalize your application. (The virtual retreat location you select will be the same for both the 3.5 Day Learning Retreat and 4.5 Day Learning Retreat.) \n\n3.5 Day Learning Retreat (North America): August 22 – August 25\, 2024\, 9-4:30 PM Mountain Time (Last day ends at 12 PM\, Noon)\n3.5 Day Learning Retreat (Australia/Asia): August 30 – September 2\, 2024\, 8-3:30 PM Australia Eastern Standard Time (Last day ends at 11 AM)\n4.5 Day Learning Retreat (North America): January 8 – January 12\, 2025\, 9-4:30 PM Mountain Time (Last day ends at 12 PM\, Noon)\n4.5 Day Learning Retreat (Australia/Asia): January 18 – January 22\, 2025\, 9-4:30 PM Australia Eastern Daylight Time (Last day ends at 12 PM\, Noon)\n\nImportant Live Webinar Dates: All live webinars will be held from 5-6:30 PM Mountain Time (Denver). \n\n(2024 Dates) September 10th and 24th\, October 8th and 22nd\, November 12th and 19th\n(2025 Dates) February 4th and 18th\, March 4th and 18th\, April 1st and 15th and 29th\, May 13th\n\nProgram Requirements:  \n\nAttend both multi-day online retreats and all online monthly classes.\nComplete 5 recorded sessions of your work with your clients and complete a corresponding video self observation form for each session.\nComplete three (3) SPT Certification Skill Assessments with your consultant.\nComplete 13 Consultation Sessions – 7 individual sessions and 2 small group sessions for a total of 9 hours during the program. 4 individual pre-certification or post certification (depending on when you completed Intro\, Supplemental Intro\, or Intensive.) If you are unable to complete your pre-certification consultations you can complete them during the training.\nHomework: approximately 2-3 hours a month. Homework includes watching recordings of play therapy sessions\, and completing video observation forms; personal reflections\, and self observations of your own sessions.\nClient/Child Contact Hours: In order to receive your Certification at the end of the program you need to complete a minimum number of client contact hours using the model: 250 client hours for those seeking the Certified Synergetic Play Therapist credential\, 150 child contact hours for those seeking the Certified Synergetic Play Provider credential. *Hours accrued while in an introductory course (Intensive\, Online\, Supplemental) and then any hours accrued while under the supervision/receiving consultation from an SPT Supervisor or Consultant count towards the total client/child contact hours.\n\nClick here for a visual representation of program requirements by SPT Credential! \nOnce certified\, you must renew your Certified Synergetic Play Therapist or Certified Synergetic Play Provider credential every 3 years. \nCE Credit Hours: 85 CE Credit Hours \nThe Synergetic Play Therapy Institute is an approved provider for the following associations: \nAustralian Play Therapists Association (APTA) Approved Provider\nBritish Columbia Play Therapy Association (BCPTA) Approved Provider 23-01 \n*Please note: in order to receive SPT credit\, you must have access to working with children. If you work in the mental health profession upon completion of the course you will earn the title of “Certified Synergetic Play Therapist.” If you work with children in another capacity\, upon completion of the course\, you will earn the title of “Certified Synergetic Play Provider.” \nPartial CE credit will not be awarded. Individuals must meet all program requirements in order to receive CE credit for this program. \nCost: Click here for program pricing and payment plan options! \n*A $150 USD non-refundable Application Fee is due at the time of registration and contributes to the total cost of the course. Once payment is received\, you will be sent an email with the link to the online application! The rest of the payment for the course will not be due until after the application is approved. (See further details in the Refund Policy section below.) \n2024-2025 Application Deadline Dates:  \n\nTo receive the early bird price\, applications must be submitted by: April 1\, 2024\nTo join us for the 2024-2025 Certification year your application and payment must be submitted by: June 14\, 2024\n\nThis is event is open to the public\, please visit the organizations website for additional information. If you would like your organization to receive training in Synergetic Play Therapy\, please contact the Institute at info@synergeticplaytherapy.com.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/2024-2025-synergetic-play-therapy-certification-program-level-2/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Advanced Self Mastery Program – Waikoloa\, Hawaii
DESCRIPTION:During your journey to become a Certified Synergetic Play Therapist/Play Provider you studied nervous system regulation\, authenticity and congruency\, interoception\, emotional age\, and so much more to help you become more  masterful at becoming an external regulator for a child and their caregivers. You also learned how to apply these concepts to yourself for your own growth and development in order to heal yourself and develop your capacity for self-regulation. And now it is time to take the next step towards self mastery! \nThis advanced retreat is not your typical program — it’s a unique personal development experience designed to support you in your ongoing personal journey and deepen your understanding of yourself. Think of it as a deeper unraveling of the question “who am I?” \nYou’ll spend 4 days live in-person with your fellow Certified SPTers delving deeper into yourself. That’s right! These 4 days are just for you – not for your clients\, but for you (… although we do know that any work we do for ourselves inevitably helps our clients). \nGo deeper into the development of yourself – Deeper into understanding the body and your own activation patterns – Deeper into the mind – Deeper into integrating your perceptions and working on emotional charges that are in the way of fully becoming an external regulator. \nCourse Details: During this 4 day live in-person program\, you will engage with your fellow Certified SPTer delving deeper into yourself.  You will be taken on a journey into the mind and the body in order to gain a deeper appreciation for the interconnectedness between the two. We will flow between didactic teachings and experiential learnings so that you can further empower yourself and reclaim the parts of yourself that have been minimized\, hurt\, stuck and stunted by trauma and life’s challenges.  You’ll also walk away with a deeper understanding of what Lisa means when she says\, “Self Mastery requires regulation of the body and regulation of the mind.” \n“A unique experience that enabled us to open our minds to a different way of perceiving our world and our brains.” – Kathryn Orfirer \nWhen: June 26 – June 29\, 2024 \nWhere: Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa\, 69-275 Waikoloa Beach Drive\, Waikoloa\, Hawaii \n\nCost: $998 USD  \n*If you’re a member of the Certified Membership Community\, check your email for your discount code or email the Institute @ info@synergeticplaytherapy.com. \n\nRegistration Deadline: May 21st\, 2024  \nPlease visit the organizations website for additional information. If you would like your organization to receive training in Synergetic Play Therapy\, please contact the Institute at info@synergeticplaytherapy.com.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/advanced-self-mastery-program-waikoloa-hawaii/
LOCATION:Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa\, 69-275 Waikoloa Beach Drive\, Waikoloa\, United States
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SUMMARY:June 2024 Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy® (Level 1)
DESCRIPTION:Have you been searching for ways to create a deeper impact for your clients? Or perhaps you are: \n\nLooking for game-changing concepts\, ideas\, and techniques to repattern a child’s nervous system and become a more effective external regulator in the playroom?\nWanting to experience aggressive play\, sand\, and art from the perspectives of nervous system regulation\, attunement\, attachment\, mindfulness and authenticity?\nFeeling burned out and want to find ways to come back to yourself or feel “green” again\, like a new therapist full of curiosity and liveliness?\nCurious how to create a neuroception of safety for both the child and the caregiver to experience deeper integration?\nWanting to learn a solid play therapy theory that combines the powers of play with interpersonal neurobiology?\nOr just wanting to feel a little more like YOU in the play therapy process?\n\nOnline Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy® is a 32-hour program that takes you on a journey to explore the neuroscience behind what is happening in the play therapy process\, how to repattern a child’s nervous system\, and what it means to become an external regulator in the playroom. \nYou will learn how to effectively work with caregivers and what it means to create a neuroception of safety allowing both the child and the caregiver to have a deeper integration. \nAnd if this wasn’t enough\, you will come to understand the magic of aggressive play\, sand and art from the perspectives of nervous system regulation\, attunement\, attachment\, mindfulness\, and authenticity. \nYou’ll learn all this while also learning how to avoid burnout and compassion fatigue. Come discover what showing up in the playroom truly means and explore what is happening in the play therapy process\, how change occurs\, and ultimately what it takes to help children heal at profound levels. And the best part is\, you get to be you on the journey!  \n“SPT is the missing piece in play therapy. I gained an understanding of who I am in the playroom – a humanness that wasn’t there before.” -Frances Donohue \nWhen: June 18\, 2024 – November 15\, 2024 \nImportant Dates: \n\n\n\nJune 18th\, 2024: One-hour LIVE Webinar (2pm MT\, Denver)\nJune 18th\, 2024: Module 1 released – Understanding the Set Up/Offering\nJuly 19th\, 2024: Module 2 released – Understanding States of Activation\nJuly 19th\, 2024: Video Lesson released – Synergetic Play Therapy® and Cultural Humility\nAugust 16th\, 2024: Module 3 released – Becoming an External Regulator\nAugust 16th\, 2024: Video Lesson released – 4 Threats and the Set Up Through a Cultural Lens\nSeptember 10th\, 2024: One-hour LIVE Webinar (2pm MT\, Denver) + BONUS VIDEO: Synergetic Play Therapy® & Teletherapy\nSeptember 20th\, 2024: Module 4 released – Partnering with Caregivers/Tracking the Play\nOctober 18th\, 2024: Module 5 released – Understanding Attachment & Emotional Age\nNovember 12th\, 2024: One-hour LIVE Webinar (2pm MT\, Denver)\nNovember 15th\, 2024: Module 6/Final Module released – Sand\, Art\, & Aggression in Synergetic Play Therapy®\nNovember 15th\, 2024: Book Review – Aggression in Play Therapy: A Neurobiological Approach for Integrating Intensity\n\n\n\nCost: $1275.00 USD *Use coupon code “Intro2024” at checkout for an early bird discount until May 14th\, 2024.  \nRegistration Deadline: June 17th\, 2024 (12:00pm Mountain Time\, Denver) \nThis is event is open to the public\, please visit the organizations website for additional information. If you would like your organization to receive training in Synergetic Play Therapy\, please contact the Institute at info@synergeticplaytherapy.com.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/june-2024-online-introduction-to-synergetic-play-therapy-level-1/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Pia Konferans Organizasyon Ltd. Sti: Working with Aggression and Intensity in the Playroom
DESCRIPTION:Lisa holding a live online workshop for future SPTers in Turkey! This workshop is designed to help play therapists understand aggression and death play from a neuro-biological perspective and a Synergetic Play Therapy lens.  With the help of neuroscience and interpersonal neurobiology\, therapists will learn how to effectively work with this type of play in a way that supports nervous system regulation\, repatterning of the child’s autonomic activation patterns\, and decreases compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma. \nThis workshop will take therapists 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 how to make aggressive play therapeutic while understanding what it takes to maximize growth and integration for their clients and themselves. \nIf you have questions or would like your organization to receive training in Synergetic Play Therapy\, please contact the Institute at info@synergeticplaytherapy.com.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/pia-konferans-organizasyon-ltd-sti-working-with-aggression-and-intensity-in-the-playroom/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:3-Day In-Person Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy
DESCRIPTION:The 3-Day In-Person Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy® is an 18 hour course that takes you on a journey to explore the neuroscience behind what is happening in the play therapy process\, how to repattern a child’s nervous system activation\, and what it means to become an external regulator in the playroom! \nYou will learn how to effectively work with caregivers and what it means to create a neuroception of safety in play therapy allowing both the child and the caregiver to have a deeper integration. \nAnd if that wasn’t enough\, you will come to understand the magic of aggressive play\, sand\, and art from the perspectives of nervous system regulation\, attunement\, mindfulness\, and authenticity AND how to apply these concepts to your play therapy practice! \nYou’ll learn all this while also how to avoid burnout and compassion fatigue. Come discover what showing up in the playroom truly means and explore what is happening in the play therapy process\, how change occurs\, and ultimately what it takes to help children heal at profound levels. And the best part is\, you get to be you on the journey! \nThis is event is open to the public. If you would like more information or your organization is interested in training in Synergetic Play Therapy\, please contact the Institute at info@synergeticplaytherapy.com.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/3-day-in-person-introduction-to-synergetic-play-therapy/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240325
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240327
DTSTAMP:20260423T145912
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SUMMARY:A Synergetic Approach to Revolutionizing Therapeutic Play with Children (Cape Town\, South Africa)
DESCRIPTION:Lisa Dion will be visiting Cape Town\, South Africa to present a 2-day workshop on A Synergetic Approach to Revolutionizing Therapeutic Play with Children. Please check back after the new year for additional details. \nThis 2 day course is designed to help practitioners understand therapeutic play from a neuro-biological perspective. With the help of neuroscience\, interpersonal neurobiology\, and a Synergetic Play Therapy framework\, practitioners will learn how to effectively work with therapeutic play in a way that supports nervous system regulation\, reorganization of the child’s lower centers of the brain and promotes 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. \nThis training will also guide participants towards a deeper understanding of what it means to become a child’s external regulator during trauma play while practicing how to care for their own nervous system thereby decreasing compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma.  The result is the transformation of trauma play into ways of connecting\, healing\, and mutual trust.   \nThis is a 2-day in-person event is being hosted by Rene Ohlhoff. For additional information\, please visit their website or contact Synergetic Play Theraot Instutute at info@synergeticplaytherapy.com.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/a-synergetic-approach-to-revolutionizing-therapeutic-play-with-children-cape-town-south-africa/
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SUMMARY:Playing Perfectly: A Play Therapist’s Guide for Working with OCD in Play Therapy (LAPT Conference – Day 2)
DESCRIPTION:Join Lisa as she Keynotes 2-days at the 2024 Louisiana Play Therapy Association Conference. On day 2\, the topic will be Playing Perfectly: A Play Therapist’s Guide for Working with OCD in Play Therapy. \nDescription: \nFrom perfectionism to anxiety to self-doubt\, the world of a child struggling with OCD can be incredibly overwhelming. Come explore how to support these children in play therapy and discover how their need for perfection is in fact perfect. \nSupporting a child struggling with obsessive compulsions and perfectionism can be incredibly challenging as the desire to move the child out of their rigidity and rituals can overshadow the deeper issues and stressors driving the behaviors.  Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a complex disorder as the reasons behind the behaviors vary from managing anxiety to past traumas to focused energy inside of a child driving them towards their genius and that which is most meaningful.  Due to the complexity\, therapists often mis-label\, mis-understand and mis-guide these children in how to work with and understand their rituals and need for perfectionism.  Without an understanding of this disorder and how play therapy is able to support the integration of the underlying drivers of the behaviors\, play therapists can inadvertently intensify the inner struggle that is often experienced by these children as they attempt to stop\, control and even deny the urges in their bodies. \nDrawing from Synergetic Play Therapy and interpersonal neurobiology\, this workshop explores non-directive and directive play based interventions to help support play therapists on a path to understand the perfection in these children’s perfection\, while teaching the child how to do the same.  Play therapists will take a deeper look at the regulatory function of the child’s behaviors that manage the internal conflicts and anxieties these children often carry.  Through discussion and experiential exercises\, play therapists will learn how to separate the underlying drivers from the wisdom of the rituals themselves.  With this knowledge\, play therapists will learn how to use themselves and many forms of play to help these children access an understanding of the greatest perfection that exists\, the child just as they are. \nThis is event is open to the public\, please visit the organizations website for additional information. If you would like your organization to receive training in Synergetic Play Therapy\, please contact the Institute at info@synergeticplaytherapy.com.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/playing-perfectly-a-play-therapists-guide-for-working-with-ocd-in-play-therapy-lapt-conference-day-2/
LOCATION:Loyola University New Orleans
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240301T163000
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SUMMARY:Healing Medical Trauma in Play Therapy (LAPT Conference – Day 1)
DESCRIPTION:Join Lisa as she Keynotes 2-days at the 2024 Louisiana Play Therapy Association Conference. On day 1\, the topic will be Healing Medical Trauma in Play Therapy. \nDescription: \nMedical trauma is a prevalent experience for many children who have undergone medical procedures or experienced chronic and acute conditions yet is often not included in trauma discussions. Learn how to use play to help children integrate their medical experiences. \nAccording to the National Child Trauma Stress Network\, up to 80% of children who undergo medical procedures experience some form of traumatic stress and 20-30% of parents and 15% of children experience chronic stress from medical procedures.  Without knowing what medical trauma is and how the symptoms manifest\, play therapists can inadvertently miss signs that the child has experienced a medical trauma or jump to conclusions regarding the child’s behaviors and play.  In this 6-hour workshop\, play therapists will explore medical trauma from the perspective of neuroscience and interpersonal neurobiology while drawing from Gestalt\, Synergetic and Nature Based Play principles and theories.  Using creative play-based ways to support children and their family’s healing process\, participants will learn how to create emotional and relational safety for trauma integration.  They will learn what it means to become a child’s external regulator to help integrate the activation in a child’s nervous system while safely allowing the child to access the stored trauma in their body from the trauma.  Participants will also explore the symptoms often associated with medical trauma as the symptoms can often be confused with sexual or sensory trauma.  Whether the child has experienced a single incident trauma or is struggling with a chronic illness\, participants will learn what it really takes to integrate their experiences.  As children are not the only ones affected by medical trauma\, care for their caregivers will also be addressed\, as well as an exploration of creative play-based ways to help the entire family system heal. \nAs this is a special populations workshop\, it is important that participants already have a solid foundation in play therapy skills and experience.   This workshop is thus geared towards an intermediate level. \nThis workshop helps participants gain a deeper understanding of the diverse impacts of childhood trauma\, specifically medical trauma and its impact on the play therapy process.  As participants learn about medical trauma\, they will also be better able to create treatment goals\, understand possible interventions and design a treatment process that is more congruent for the child and their family. \nThis is event is open to the public\, please visit the organizations website for additional information. If you would like your organization to receive training in Synergetic Play Therapy\, please contact the Institute at info@synergeticplaytherapy.com.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/healing-medical-trauma-in-play-therapy-lapt-conference-day-1/
LOCATION:Loyola University New Orleans
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240131
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241010
DTSTAMP:20260423T145912
CREATED:20240104T231954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240104T231954Z
UID:9356-1706659200-1728518399@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:2024 The Business of Therapy Accountability Group
DESCRIPTION:As a former participant of The Business of Therapy course\, you’re invited to join this exclusive accountability group to take your professional development and business goals to the next level! \nIn this group\, you’ll experience… \n\nA blend of education\, brainstorming\, support\, and peer accountability\nA place where you can sharpen business skills and knowledge\nExponential growth and success toward your business goals with support from Lisa and your peers\n\nThere’s a saying that goes something like this\, most people fail not because they never start\, but because they never finish. Or\, you might have heard this old cliché\, most people don’t plan to fail; they fail to plan! \nLisa has given you the tools and foundation for building your business dream during The Business of Therapy course\, but this group is really about continuing the work of WORKING ON YOUR BUSINESS instead of being stuck in the perpetual cycle of working IN your business. And\, because this is an accountability group\, you’ll receive both support and challenge (both are needed to maximize your growth ) as you continue to work toward your goals in 2024.   \nGive yourself a boost of energy each quarter and a renewed commitment to building your business\, and life\, in such a way that reflects your vision and goals. You can also think of it as “quarterly planning” at a much deeper level\, one that’s going to keep your heart and soul engaged! \nThe truth for all of us is that building a dream and business takes time\, effort\, courage\, and massive consistency to keep the doubts and fears at bay. Here’s an incredible opportunity to help you keep making progress all year long and continue learning even more business skills throughout 2024.   \nSo don’t stop now! Let’s keep going\, together! \nThis is a private group for those that have taken The Business of Therapy. If you would like more information\, please contact the Synergetic Play Therapy Institute at info@synergeticplaytherapy.com.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/2024-the-business-of-therapy-accountability-group/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240615
DTSTAMP:20260423T145912
CREATED:20240104T232945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240104T233026Z
UID:9358-1705968000-1718409599@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:January 2024 Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy® (Level 1)
DESCRIPTION:Have you been searching for ways to create a deeper impact for your clients? Or perhaps you are: \n\nLooking for game-changing concepts\, ideas\, and techniques to repattern a child’s nervous system and become a more effective external regulator in the playroom?\nWanting to experience aggressive play\, sand\, and art from the perspectives of nervous system regulation\, attunement\, attachment\, mindfulness and authenticity?\nFeeling burned out and want to find ways to come back to yourself or feel “green” again\, like a new therapist full of curiosity and liveliness?\nCurious how to create a neuroception of safety for both the child and the caregiver to experience deeper integration?\nWanting to learn a solid play therapy theory that combines the powers of play with interpersonal neurobiology?\nOr just wanting to feel a little more like YOU in the play therapy process?\n\nOnline Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy® is a 32-hour program that takes you on a journey to explore the neuroscience behind what is happening in the play therapy process\, how to repattern a child’s nervous system\, and what it means to become an external regulator in the playroom. \nYou will learn how to effectively work with caregivers and what it means to create a neuroception of safety allowing both the child and the caregiver to have a deeper integration. \nAnd if this wasn’t enough\, you will come to understand the magic of aggressive play\, sand and art from the perspectives of nervous system regulation\, attunement\, attachment\, mindfulness\, and authenticity. \nYou’ll learn all this while also learning how to avoid burnout and compassion fatigue. Come discover what showing up in the playroom truly means and explore what is happening in the play therapy process\, how change occurs\, and ultimately what it takes to help children heal at profound levels. And the best part is\, you get to be you on the journey!  \n“SPT is the missing piece in play therapy. I gained an understanding of who I am in the playroom – a humanness that wasn’t there before.” -Frances Donohue \nWhen: January 23\, 2024 – June 14th\, 2024 \nImportant Dates: \n\n\n\nJanuary 23rd\, 2024: One-hour LIVE Webinar (2pm MT\, Denver)\nJanuary 23rd\, 2024: Module 1 released – Understanding the Set Up/Offering\nFebruary 16th\, 2024: Module 2 released – Understanding States of Activation\nFebruary 16th\, 2024: Video Lesson released – Synergetic Play Therapy® and Cultural Humility\nMarch 15th\, 2024: Module 3 released – Becoming an External Regulator\nMarch 15th\, 2024: Video Lesson released – 4 Threats and the Set Up Through a Cultural Lens\nApril 9th\, 2024: One-hour LIVE Webinar (2pm MT\, Denver) + BONUS VIDEO: Synergetic Play Therapy® & Teletherapy\nApril 19th\, 2024: Module 4 released – Partnering with Caregivers/Tracking the Play\nMay 17th\, 2024: Module 5 released – Understanding Attachment & Emotional Age\nJune 4th\, 2024: One-hour LIVE Webinar (2pm MT\, Denver)\nJune 14th\, 2024: Module 6/Final Module released – Sand\, Art\, & Aggression in Synergetic Play Therapy®\nJune 14th\, 2024: Book Review – Aggression in Play Therapy: A Neurobiological Approach for Integrating Intensity\n\n\n\nCost: $1275.00 (USD) *Use coupon code: “Intro2024” at checkout for an early bird discount until January 9th.  \nPlease click here for monthly payment option. \nRegistration Deadline: January 22nd\, 2024 (12:00pm Mountain Time\, Denver) \nRefund Policy: Cancellations received before 4-weeks from the start date will receive a full refund minus a $150.00 USD administrative/processing fee. Cancellation after this time and once the class begins will forfeit the entire payment of the course. If an emergency arises\, please contact us to discuss. \nThis is event is open to the public\, please visit the organizations website for additional information. If you would like your organization to receive training in Synergetic Play Therapy\, please contact the Institute at info@synergeticplaytherapy.com.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/january-2024-online-introduction-to-synergetic-play-therapy-level-1/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230917
DTSTAMP:20260423T145912
CREATED:20220528T060036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220528T060036Z
UID:8990-1694736000-1694908799@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:Alaska Association for Play Therapy Keynote: Topic TBD
DESCRIPTION:Save the Date! More details coming soon…
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/alaska-association-for-play-therapy-keynote-topic-tbd/
LOCATION:Alaska Association for Play Therapy
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230617
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230619
DTSTAMP:20260423T145912
CREATED:20230220T221454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230220T221454Z
UID:9122-1686960000-1687132799@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:Irish Play Therapy Community Association: A Synergetic Play Therapy Approach to Revolutionizing Therapeutic Play with Children
DESCRIPTION:Although 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 play room.\n\nThis workshop is designed to help play therapists understand aggression and death play from a neuro-biological perspective and a Synergetic Play Therapy lens.  With the help of neuroscience and interpersonal neurobiology\, therapists will learn how to effectively work with this type of play in a way that supports nervous system regulation\, repatterning of the child’s autonomic activation patterns and decreases compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma.\n\nThis workshop will take therapists 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 how to make aggressive play therapeutic while understanding what it takes to maximize growth and integration for their clients and themselves. \nThis is event is open to the public\, please visit the organizations website for additional information. If you would like your organization to receive training in Synergetic Play Therapy\, please contact the Institute at info@synergeticplaytherapy.com.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/irish-play-therapy-community-association-a-synergetic-play-therapy-approach-to-revolutionizing-therapeutic-play-with-children/
LOCATION:Dunboyne Castle Hotel
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230616
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230617
DTSTAMP:20260423T145912
CREATED:20221102T140035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221102T140035Z
UID:9076-1686873600-1686959999@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy® January 2023: Class 6 - Aggression\, Art and Sand in Synergetic Play Therapy
DESCRIPTION:Aggression\, Art and Sand in Synergetic Play Therapy (Class 6) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course\, January 24th\, 2023 – June 16th\, 2023. \nClass 6 Objectives: \n\nExplain how to use regulation as a way to help integrate aggressive energy in the playroom\nDescribe how to facilitate the use sand from a Synergetic Play Therapy perspective in the playroom\nExplain how to facilitate the use of art from a Synergetic Play Therapy perspective in the playroom\nExplain the concept of flooding in the playroom for both you and the child and list ways to create a neuroception of safety.\n\nFor more information about this Level 1/Introductory level course or to be part of the next one\, click here>>> \nOnline 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. \nSpecial 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.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/online-introduction-to-synergetic-play-therapy-january-2023-class-6-aggression-art-and-sand-in-synergetic-play-therapy/
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230519
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230520
DTSTAMP:20260423T145912
CREATED:20221102T135836Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221102T135836Z
UID:9075-1684454400-1684540799@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy® January 2023: Class 5 – Understanding Attachment & The Self-Object
DESCRIPTION:Understanding Attachment & The Self-Object (Class 5) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course\, January 24th\, 2023 – June 16th\, 2023. \nClass 5 Objectives: \n\nDiscuss Synergetic Play Therapy’s definition and perspective on attachment\nExplain and demonstrate how to use the self-object as a way to support the client attaching to self\nDescribe the link between a child’s attachment styles and their nervous system states\n\nFor more information about this Level 1/Introductory level course or to be part of the next one\, click here>>> \nOnline 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. \nSpecial 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.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/online-introduction-to-synergetic-play-therapy-january-2023-class-5-understanding-attachment-the-self-object/
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230508
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230510
DTSTAMP:20260423T145912
CREATED:20230220T215911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230220T215911Z
UID:9119-1683504000-1683676799@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:Catholic Charities of Iowa: Playing Perfectly: A Play Therapist’s Guide for Working with OCD
DESCRIPTION:From perfectionism to anxiety to self doubt\, the world of a child struggling with OCD can be incredibly overwhelming. Come explore how to support these children in play therapy and discover how their need for perfection is in fact perfect. \nSupporting a child struggling with obsessive compulsions and perfectionism can be incredibly challenging as the desire to move the child out of their rigidity and rituals can overshadow the deeper issues and stressors driving the behaviors.  Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a complex disorder as the reasons behind the behaviors vary from managing anxiety to past traumas to focused energy inside of a child driving them towards their genius and that which is most meaningful.  Due to the complexity\, therapists often mis-label\, mis-understand and mis-guide these children in how to work with and understand their rituals and need for perfectionism.  Without an understanding of this disorder and how play therapy is able to support the integration of the underlying drivers of the behaviors\, play therapists can inadvertently intensify the inner struggle that is often experienced by these children as they attempt to stop\, control and even deny the urges in their bodies. \nDrawing from Synergetic Play Therapy and interpersonal neurobiology\, this workshop explores non-directive and directive play based interventions to help support play therapists on a path to understand the perfection in these children’s perfection\, while teaching the child how to do the same.  Play therapists will take a deeper look at the regulatory function of the child’s behaviors that manage the internal conflicts and anxieties these children often carry.  Through discussion and experiential exercises\, play therapists will learn how to separate the underlying drivers from the wisdom of the rituals themselves.  With this knowledge\, play therapists will learn how to use themselves and many forms of play to help these children access an understanding of the greatest perfection that exists\, the child just as they are. \nThis event is open to the public\, please visit the organizations website for additional details. If you would like your organization to receive training in Synergetic Play Therapy\, please contact the Institute at info@synergeticplaytherapy.com.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/catholic-charities-of-iowa-playing-perfectly-a-play-therapists-guide-for-working-with-ocd/
LOCATION:Hotel Kirkwood\, 7725 Kirkswood Blvd SW\, Cedar Rapids\, Iowa
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230421
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230422
DTSTAMP:20260423T145912
CREATED:20230220T215107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230220T215107Z
UID:9117-1682035200-1682121599@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:New York Association of Play Therapy: Working with Aggression and Intensity in the Playroom & Medical Trauma In Play Therapy April 21 - April 22
DESCRIPTION:This is a 2-day event at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Buffalo 200 Delaware Ave. Buffalo\, NY 14202. On Day 1 Lisa Dion will be presenting Working with Aggression and Intensity in the Playroom and on Day 2 Lisa will be presenting a 3-hour workshop on Medical Trauma in the Playroom. \nThis is event is open to the public\, please visit the organizations website.  If you would like your school or organization to receive training\, please contact the Institute at info@synergeticplaytherapy.com.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/new-york-association-of-play-therapy-working-with-aggression-and-intensity-in-the-playroom-medical-trauma-in-play-therapy-april-21-april-22/
LOCATION:Embassy Suites by Hilton\, 200 Delaware Ave\, Buffalo\, New York\, 14202
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230421
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230422
DTSTAMP:20260423T145912
CREATED:20221102T134835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221102T134835Z
UID:9074-1682035200-1682121599@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy® January 2023: Class 4 – Working with Caregivers
DESCRIPTION:Working with Caregivers (Class 4) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course\, January 24th\, 2023 – June 16th\, 2023. \nClass 4 Objectives: \n\nDiscuss the implications for caregivers being in their own grief process when they bring their children to play therapy.\nDescribe how to have a successful play therapy intake.\nDiscuss the importance of setting goals and speaking in terms of what is important to the caregiver.\n\nFor more information about this Level 1/Introductory level course or to be part of the next one\, click here>>> \nOnline 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. \nSpecial 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.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/online-introduction-to-synergetic-play-therapy-january-2023-class-4-working-with-caregivers/
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230414
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230415
DTSTAMP:20260423T145912
CREATED:20230220T214905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230220T214906Z
UID:9115-1681430400-1681516799@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:Colorado Association for Play Therapy – Playing Perfectly: A Play Therapist’s Guide for Working with OCD
DESCRIPTION:From perfectionism to anxiety to self-doubt\, the world of a child struggling with OCD can be incredibly overwhelming. Come explore how to support these children in play therapy and discover how their need for perfection is in fact perfect. \nSupporting a child struggling with obsessive compulsions and perfectionism can be incredibly challenging as the desire to move the child out of their rigidity and rituals can overshadow the deeper issues and stressors driving the behaviors.  Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a complex disorder as the reasons behind the behaviors vary from managing anxiety to past traumas to focused energy inside of a child driving them towards their genius and that which is most meaningful.  Due to the complexity\, therapists often mis-label\, mis-understand and mis-guide these children in how to work with and understand their rituals and need for perfectionism.  Without an understanding of this disorder and how play therapy is able to support the integration of the underlying drivers of the behaviors\, play therapists can inadvertently intensify the inner struggle that is often experienced by these children as they attempt to stop\, control and even deny the urges in their bodies. \nDrawing from Synergetic Play Therapy and interpersonal neurobiology\, this workshop explores non-directive and directive play based interventions to help support play therapists on a path to understand the perfection in these children’s perfection\, while teaching the child how to do the same.  Play therapists will take a deeper look at the regulatory function of the child’s behaviors that manage the internal conflicts and anxieties these children often carry.  Through discussion and experiential exercises\, play therapists will learn how to separate the underlying drivers from the wisdom of the rituals themselves.  With this knowledge\, play therapists will learn how to use themselves and many forms of play to help these children access an understanding of the greatest perfection that exists\, the child just as they are. \nThis keynote presentation is being held at the Lowry Center\, Denver\, CO on Friday April 14\, 2023.  This is event is open to the public\, for additional information\, please visit the Colorado APT website.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/colorado-association-for-play-therapy-playing-perfectly-a-play-therapists-guide-for-working-with-ocd/
LOCATION:Lowry Center\, Denver\, Colorado
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230317
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230319
DTSTAMP:20260423T145912
CREATED:20230220T214603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230220T214603Z
UID:9111-1679011200-1679183999@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:Washington State Association of Play Therapy: A Synergetic Play Therapy Approach to Revolutionizing Therapeutic Play with Children
DESCRIPTION:This presentation is designed to help practitioners understand therapeutic play from a neuro- biological perspective. With the help of neuroscience\, interpersonal neurobiology\, and a Synergetic Play Therapy framework\, practitioners will learn how to effectively work with therapeutic play in a way that supports nervous system regulation\, reorganization of the child’s lower centers of the brain and promotes 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.\nThis training will also guide participants towards a deeper understanding of what it means to become a child’s external regulator during trauma play while practicing how to care for their own nervous system thereby decreasing compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma. The result is the transformation of trauma play into ways of connecting\, healing\, and mutual trust. \nThis 2-day Keynote being presented by Lisa Dion This is event is open to the public\, and will take place on March 17 and 18\, 2023.  For additional information\, please visit the WAAPT website. \nIf you would like your organization to receive training in Synergetic Play Therapy\, please contact the Institute at info@synergeticplaytherapy.com.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/washington-state-association-of-play-therapy-a-synergetic-play-therapy-approach-to-revolutionizing-therapeutic-play-with-children/
LOCATION:Renton Technical College\, Renton\, Washington
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230317
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230318
DTSTAMP:20260423T145912
CREATED:20221102T134519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221102T134519Z
UID:9073-1679011200-1679097599@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy® January 2023: Class 3 – Understanding What Regulation Is and What It Isn’t
DESCRIPTION:Understanding What Regulation Is and What It Isn’t  (Class 3) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course\, January 24th\, 2023 – June 16th\, 2023 \nClass 3 Objectives: \n\nExplain what regulation is and isn’t according to Synergetic Play Therapy\nDiscuss what it means to “overcome a challenge” in the play therapy process\nDescribe what it means to become the external regulator in a session to help a child integrate their challenges\nExplain why you\, the therapist\, are the most important toy in the playroom\n\nFor more information about this Level 1/Introductory level course or to be part of the next one\, click here>>> \nOnline 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. \nSpecial 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.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/online-introduction-to-synergetic-play-therapy-january-2023-class-3-understanding-what-regulation-is-and-what-it-isnt/
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230317
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230318
DTSTAMP:20260423T145912
CREATED:20221102T134241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221102T134241Z
UID:9072-1679011200-1679097599@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy® October 2022: Class 6 - Aggression\, Art and Sand in Synergetic Play Therapy
DESCRIPTION:Aggression\, Art and Sand in Synergetic Play Therapy (Class 6) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course\, October 25h\, 2022 – March 17th\, 2023. \nClass 6 Objectives: \n\nExplain how to use regulation as a way to help integrate aggressive energy in the playroom\nDescribe how to facilitate the use sand from a Synergetic Play Therapy perspective in the playroom\nExplain how to facilitate the use of art from a Synergetic Play Therapy perspective in the playroom\nExplain the concept of flooding in the playroom for both you and the child and list ways to create a neuroception of safety.\n\nFor more information about this Level 1/Introductory level course or to be part of the next one\, click here>>> \nOnline 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. \nSpecial 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.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/online-introduction-to-synergetic-play-therapy-october-2022-class-6-aggression-art-and-sand-in-synergetic-play-therapy/
LOCATION:Online
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230307
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230308
DTSTAMP:20260423T145912
CREATED:20230220T214215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230220T214215Z
UID:9108-1678147200-1678233599@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:Sexual Assault Services – Victoria: Becoming an External Regulator in Traumatic Play
DESCRIPTION:Join Lisa Dion at the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre (QVWC) in Melbourne where she will present Becoming an External Regulator in Traumatic Play. \nResearch in neuroscience and interpersonal neurobiology sheds light on the need for the play therapist to act as the external regulator supporting the child to move towards the intensity they are experiencing allowing for integration.  This workshop explores this need during trauma integration for two primary reasons: \n1) The child need to borrow the play therapist’s regulatory capacity as they work through their traumatic thoughts\, feelings and sensations in play therapy and \n2) The play therapist’s ability to regulate themselves during the intensity increases the capacity for presence and attunement with the child\, while simultaneously supporting the health and longevity of their own nervous system. \nWithout the ability of the play therapist to become the external regulator for the intensity that arises during trauma integration\, both the child and the play therapist are at risk for emotional flooding and high levels of dysregulation in their nervous systems.  Over time\, this can significantly impact a play therapist’s longevity in the field\, as well as the ability to stay attuned and present to a child in sessions. \nThis is event is open to the public\, please visit the organizations website for additional information. If you would like your organization to receive training in Synergetic Play Therapy\, please contact the Institute at info@synergeticplaytherapy.com.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/sexual-assault-services-victoria-becoming-an-external-regulator-in-traumatic-play/
LOCATION:Queen Victoria Women’s Centre (QVWC)\, Australia
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DTSTAMP:20260423T145912
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UID:9104-1677888000-1677974399@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:Interplay Retreat: Staying Connected To Self and Others
DESCRIPTION:Join Lisa Dion and Donna Berry for an amazing retreat where you will spend time exploring the theme of ‘Connection’.  This Retreat is for Play Therapists who have completed training with play Therapy Australia\, Interplay Family Therapy\, or Synergetic Play Therapy. It is on a first come\, first served basis and payment secures your attendance. \nThis is event will be held at Maitripa Centre\, Yarra Valley\, Australia and is open to the public\, please visit the organizations website for additional information.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/interplay-retreat-staying-connected-to-self-and-others/
LOCATION:Maitripa Centre Yarra Valley
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230219
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230220
DTSTAMP:20260423T145912
CREATED:20221002T040012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221002T040012Z
UID:9045-1676764800-1676851199@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:Florida: 2nd Annual Neuroscience of Play Therapy Summit at the Beach: Developing Interoception: The Pre-req for Co-regulation and Self-Regulation in the Playroom
DESCRIPTION:This event is part of the 2nd Annual Neuroscience of Play Therapy Summit at the Beach taking place from February 17th – February 19th\, 2023. \nDeveloping Interoception: The Pre-req for Co-regulation and Self-Regulation in the Playroom session will take place on February 19th from 9:30am-12:30pm EST. \nFor more information or to register\, CLICK HERE. 
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/florida-2nd-annual-neuroscience-of-play-therapy-summit-at-the-beach-developing-interoception-the-pre-req-for-co-regulation-and-self-regulation-in-the-playroom/
LOCATION:Hampton Inn Cocoa Beach/Cape Canaveral\, 3425 N. Atlantic Avenue\, Cocoa Beach\, FL\, 32931
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230217
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230218
DTSTAMP:20260423T145912
CREATED:20221102T133903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221102T133903Z
UID:9071-1676592000-1676678399@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy® January 2023: Class 2 – Exploring the Nervous System in the Playroom
DESCRIPTION:Exploring the Nervous System in the Playroom (Class 2) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course\, January 24th\, 2023 – June 16th\, 2023. \nClass 2 Objectives: \n\nExplain the link between nervous system states and the symptoms that show up in the playroom\nDescribe the importance of regulation in the playroom\nDemonstrate how the therapist can become the external regulator so that the child can begin to learn how to regulate\nExplain what regulation is and isn’t according to Synergetic Play Therapy\n\nFor more information about this Level 1/Introductory level course or to be part of the next one\, click here>>> \nOnline 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. \nSpecial 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.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/online-introduction-to-synergetic-play-therapy-january-2023-class-2-exploring-the-nervous-system-in-the-playroom/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230217
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230218
DTSTAMP:20260423T145912
CREATED:20221102T133441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221102T133441Z
UID:9070-1676592000-1676678399@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy® October 2022: Class 5 - Understanding Attachment & The Self-Object
DESCRIPTION:Understanding Attachment & The Self-Object (Class 5) is part of the Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy™ course\, October 25th\, 2022 – March 17th\, 2023. \nClass 5 Objectives: \n\nDiscuss Synergetic Play Therapy’s definition and perspective on attachment\nExplain and demonstrate how to use the self-object as a way to support the client attaching to self\nDescribe the link between a child’s attachment styles and their nervous system states\n\nFor more information about this Level 1/Introductory level course or to be part of the next one\, click here>>> \nOnline 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. \nSpecial 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.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/online-introduction-to-synergetic-play-therapy-october-2022-class-5-understanding-attachment-the-self-object/
LOCATION:Online
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