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SUMMARY:Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy Live Webinar and Release of Sixth Video
DESCRIPTION:Synergetic Play Therapy will take you on a journey to deeply understand yourself. With an emphasis on therapist authenticity\, SPT is designed to help therapists birth their authentic selves so that they can help their child clients do the same.  SPT recognizes that therapist authenticity and attunement in the playroom is integral to the healing of the child. \nThe six-month course includes three\, one-hour LIVE webinars with Lisa Dion\, six 2.5-hour recorded videos and monthly 30-minute consultations with an SPT Supervisor/Consultant to help you integrate what you are learning. \nLearn more here.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/online-introduction-synergetic-play-therapy-live-webinar-release-sixth-video/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180706T090000
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SUMMARY:Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive - July 6-12 (One Day Break in Middle)
DESCRIPTION:Join one of our regularly-held\, six-day intensive for Masters-level therapists (or equivalent) and clinicians. Jump in and really experience the magic of Synergetic Play Therapy! We limit this Play Therapy Training Program to four people in order to permit extensive skill practice with individualized coaching and feedback. Each participant will be paired with a child client\, with whom they will work every day during the training\, under direct supervision as part of a therapeutic observation team. \nSix-Day Synergetic Play Therapy 0bjectives:  \n\nUnderstand some of the neuroscience behind identifying a child’s states of dysregulation and how these influence the symptoms and play in the playroom\nLearn how Synergetic Play Therapy tools such as the Nervous System Chart\, The Process of Change\, and explaining the Synergetic Play Therapy Stages can help a parent understand the play therapy process and keep them engaged\nBegin to understand how to identify a child’s emotional age in their play\nUnderstand how mindfulness and self-awareness in the playroom is an essential component to helping widen a child’s emotional window of tolerance\nUnderstand how to work with parents in the play therapy process and keep them engaged\nUnderstand how to use boundaries to help reduce emotional flooding and overwhelm in both the child and the therapist\, as well as how to set them without shaming or shutting down the child’s play\nUnderstand the projective process and how children engage in “The Set Up” as a way to integrate their perceptions of what is challenging them\nUnderstand how the therapist’s authenticity and attunement supports the attachment process in play therapy\nUnderstand the importance of being regulated in the midst of challenging play as an essential component of becoming the child’s external regulator in the playroom\nUnderstand how to use regulation to support a child’s ability to learn how to regulate during a play therapy session\n\nPrerequisite Training: \n\nParticipants should have completed or be enrolled in a Master’s Degree (or equivalent) program in counseling\, social work\, or education.\nPrevious experience working with children and families is also required.\nA basic understanding of play therapy and play therapy skills is required.\n\nFor availability and registration details\, please contact the Institute at 720-458-9597 or email info@playtherapycolorado.com.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/six-day-synergetic-play-therapy-intensive-july-6-12-one-day-break-middle/
LOCATION:Play Therapy Institute of Colorado\, 2845 Wilderness Place\, Boulder\, CO\, 80301\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180616T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180622T180000
DTSTAMP:20260923T145156
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SUMMARY:Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive - June 16-18 and 20-22
DESCRIPTION:Join one of our regularly-held\, six-day intensive for Masters-level therapists (or equivalent) and clinicians. Jump in and really experience the magic of Synergetic Play Therapy! We limit this Play Therapy Training Program to four people in order to permit extensive skill practice with individualized coaching and feedback. Each participant will be paired with a child client\, with whom they will work every day during the training\, under direct supervision as part of a therapeutic observation team. \nSix-Day Synergetic Play Therapy 0bjectives:  \n\nUnderstand some of the neuroscience behind identifying a child’s states of dysregulation and how these influence the symptoms and play in the playroom\nLearn how Synergetic Play Therapy tools such as the Nervous System Chart\, The Process of Change\, and explaining the Synergetic Play Therapy Stages can help a parent understand the play therapy process and keep them engaged\nBegin to understand how to identify a child’s emotional age in their play\nUnderstand how mindfulness and self-awareness in the playroom is an essential component to helping widen a child’s emotional window of tolerance\nUnderstand how to work with parents in the play therapy process and keep them engaged\nUnderstand how to use boundaries to help reduce emotional flooding and overwhelm in both the child and the therapist\, as well as how to set them without shaming or shutting down the child’s play\nUnderstand the projective process and how children engage in “The Set Up” as a way to integrate their perceptions of what is challenging them\nUnderstand how the therapist’s authenticity and attunement supports the attachment process in play therapy\nUnderstand the importance of being regulated in the midst of challenging play as an essential component of becoming the child’s external regulator in the playroom\nUnderstand how to use regulation to support a child’s ability to learn how to regulate during a play therapy session\n\nPrerequisite Training: \n\nParticipants should have completed or be enrolled in a Master’s Degree (or equivalent) program in counseling\, social work\, or education.\nPrevious experience working with children and families is also required.\nA basic understanding of play therapy and play therapy skills is required.\n\nFor availability and registration details\, please contact the Institute at 720-458-9597 or email info@playtherapycolorado.com.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/six-day-synergetic-play-therapy-intensive-june-16-18-20-22/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180615
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180616
DTSTAMP:20260923T145156
CREATED:20180215T155932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180215T155932Z
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SUMMARY:5th Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy Video Released
DESCRIPTION:Synergetic Play Therapy will take you on a journey to deeply understand yourself. With an emphasis on therapist authenticity\, SPT is designed to help therapists birth their authentic selves so that they can help their child clients do the same.  SPT recognizes that therapist authenticity and attunement in the playroom is integral to the healing of the child. \nThe six-month course includes three\, one-hour LIVE webinars with Lisa Dion\, six 2.5-hour recorded videos and monthly 30-minute consultations with an SPT Supervisor/Consultant to help you integrate what you are learning. \nLearn more here.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/5th-online-introduction-synergetic-play-therapy-video-released/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180612T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180612T150000
DTSTAMP:20260923T145156
CREATED:20180423T145826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180423T145826Z
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SUMMARY:Lessons from the Playroom Webinar - Working with Siblings in Play Therapy
DESCRIPTION:The Play Therapy Institute of Colorado’s “Lessons From the Playroom” webinar is a series of FREE\, LIVE webinars designed to offer a larger piece of the little lessons kids teach us inside the playroom. Log on to interact with Lisa Dion\,  LPC\, RPT-S for an hour of power\, purpose\, and perspective. Ask questions\, join the discussion\, and gain professional and personal insight. \nThe June 12th topic is Working with Siblings in Play Therapy. \nRegister today!
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/lessons-from-the-playroom-webinar-working-with-siblings-in-play-therapy/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180601T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180601T160000
DTSTAMP:20260923T145156
CREATED:20180218T191147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180218T191147Z
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SUMMARY:Growing Up in Play Therapy
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we go back in time and revisit the early stages of human development and how they impact the play therapy process. During this six-hour workshop you will learn to recognize each stage within your child client and yourself\, so that you can begin to assess a child’s emotional age versus their chronological age. Knowing this information is a crucial part of understanding what type of intervention to make and how to conceptualize what is happening for the child. Participants will also gain a better understanding on how to track a child’s progress and how to identify empowerment in the play therapy process\, so that they can feel more confident communicating this information to the child’s parents and teachers. Case studies\, videos and experiential exercises will be used to integrate this information into the play therapy process. Play Therapy Institute of Colorado – Home of Synergetic Play Therapy Founder Lisa Dion\, LPC\, RPT-S\, will be teaching this course. \nRegister here.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/growing-play-therapy/
LOCATION:Best Western Plus Boulder Inn\, 770 28th St.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80303
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180519
DTSTAMP:20260923T145156
CREATED:20180218T203151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180404T183308Z
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SUMMARY:Partnering with Parents in Play Therapy
DESCRIPTION:Therapists will explore what it really takes to partner with parents. Come boost your confidence as we learn how to navigate the waters with our child client’s most important relationships. \nPlay therapists receive hours of training learning how to help children heal\, but not as much time learning how to work with the parents. As a result\, many therapists find themselves feeling inadequate and ill-equipped when it comes to partnering with the parents and caregivers of their child clients. \nDuring the play therapy process\, play therapists have the challenging task of helping parents understand what play therapy is and how it works\, while keeping them invested. Play therapists don’t always realize that part of their job is to “sell play therapy.” They underestimate the fact that the parent typically isn’t in the play therapy session and therefore isn’t the consumer. The child understands the value of the play therapy experience\, but the parent may not. \nIn this thought-provoking yet practical workshop\, participants will explore what it really takes to partner with parents. They will have the opportunity to understand how to have a successful intake session setting the stage for a higher level of investment and commitment\, how to communicate to parents so that they understand what play therapy is and how it works\, how to translate what is happening in the playroom so that parents understand how the goals are being worked on\, what to do with resistant parents and what to do when parents just want to drop their child off to be “fixed.” \nThrough new skills\, insights and a framework rooted in relationship theory\, therapists are guaranteed to leave feeling inspired to work with parents. \nSign up today! Learn in person or via webinar. \nOr learn more in this video! \n  \n 
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/partnering-parents-play-therapy/
LOCATION:Hinsdale\, Illinois
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180519
DTSTAMP:20260923T145156
CREATED:20180215T160032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180215T160032Z
UID:2761-1526601600-1526687999@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:4th Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy Video Released
DESCRIPTION:Synergetic Play Therapy will take you on a journey to deeply understand yourself. With an emphasis on therapist authenticity\, SPT is designed to help therapists birth their authentic selves so that they can help their child clients do the same.  SPT recognizes that therapist authenticity and attunement in the playroom is integral to the healing of the child. \nThe six-month course includes three\, one-hour LIVE webinars with Lisa Dion\, six 2.5-hour recorded videos and monthly 30-minute consultations with an SPT Supervisor/Consultant to help you integrate what you are learning. \nLearn more here.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/4th-online-introduction-synergetic-play-therapy-video-released/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180515T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180515T150000
DTSTAMP:20260923T145156
CREATED:20180215T160201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180215T160201Z
UID:2763-1526392800-1526396400@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy Live Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Synergetic Play Therapy will take you on a journey to deeply understand yourself. With an emphasis on therapist authenticity\, SPT is designed to help therapists birth their authentic selves so that they can help their child clients do the same.  SPT recognizes that therapist authenticity and attunement in the playroom is integral to the healing of the child. \nThe six-month course includes three\, one-hour LIVE webinars with Lisa Dion\, six 2.5-hour recorded videos and monthly 30-minute consultations with an SPT Supervisor/Consultant to help you integrate what you are learning. \nLearn more here.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/online-introduction-synergetic-play-therapy-live-webinar/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180514T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180514T130000
DTSTAMP:20260923T145156
CREATED:20180215T160312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180423T145700Z
UID:2766-1526299200-1526302800@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:Lessons from the Playroom Webinar - Speaking the Client's Language: Putting the Process Ahead of Mechanics
DESCRIPTION:The Play Therapy Institute of Colorado’s “Lessons From the Playroom” webinar is a series of FREE\, LIVE webinars designed to offer a larger piece of the little lessons kids teach us inside the playroom. Log on to interact with Lisa Dion\,  LPC\, RPT-S for an hour of power\, purpose\, and perspective. Ask questions\, join the discussion\, and gain professional and personal insight. \nThe May 14th topic is Speaking the Client’s Language: Putting the Process Ahead of Mechanics with special guest Dr. Jessica Stone\, Ph.D.\, RPT-S. \nRegister today!
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/lessons-playroom-webinar/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180504
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180506
DTSTAMP:20260923T145156
CREATED:20180218T193900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180218T193900Z
UID:2821-1525392000-1525564799@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:Alberta Play Therapy Association Spring Conference
DESCRIPTION:Aggression in Play Therapy: A Neurobiological Approach for Integrating Intensity \n\nThis 2 day workshop is conducted by Lisa Dion\, LPC\, RPT-S and designed to help play therapists understand aggressive play from a neuro-biological perspective.  With the help of neuroscience\, interpersonal neurobiology\, and a Synergetic Play Therapy framework therapists will learn how to effectively work with this type of play in a way that supports nervous system regulation\, reorganization of the child’s lower centers of the brain and decreases compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma.  This fun 2 day workshop will take participants to new possibilities as they explore a science based process for working with children at the deepest\, most profound levels while staying safe and sane. They will learn the art of sword fighting\, gun play\, bop bag play\, and more while understanding what it takes to maximize growth and integration for their clients and for themselves. \nRegister here.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/alberta-play-therapy-association-spring-conference/
LOCATION:Rosedale Community Centre\, 901 11 Ave NW\, Calgary\, AB\, T2M 0C2\, Canada
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180407
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180408
DTSTAMP:20260923T145156
CREATED:20180219T181828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180219T181828Z
UID:2834-1523059200-1523145599@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:SPT in Schools - Boulder Journey
DESCRIPTION:A presentation for teachers and educators on behaviors in the classroom. \nIf you’re interested in a presentation such as this\, please contact us at info@playtherapycolorado.com.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/spt-schools-boulder-journey/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180319T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180319T130000
DTSTAMP:20260923T145156
CREATED:20180215T160628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180215T160628Z
UID:2770-1521460800-1521464400@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:Lessons from the Playroom Webinar
DESCRIPTION:The Play Therapy Institute of Colorado’s “Lessons From the Playroom” webinar is a series of FREE\, LIVE webinars designed to offer a larger piece of the little lessons kids teach us inside the playroom. Log on to interact with Lisa Dion\,  LPC\, RPT-S for an hour of power\, purpose\, and perspective. Ask questions\, join the discussion\, and gain professional and personal insight. \nStay tuned for the March 19th topic. \n 
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/lessons-playroom-webinar-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180316
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180317
DTSTAMP:20260923T145156
CREATED:20180215T160410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180215T160410Z
UID:2768-1521158400-1521244799@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:2nd Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy Video Released
DESCRIPTION:Synergetic Play Therapy will take you on a journey to deeply understand yourself. With an emphasis on therapist authenticity\, SPT is designed to help therapists birth their authentic selves so that they can help their child clients do the same.  SPT recognizes that therapist authenticity and attunement in the playroom is integral to the healing of the child. \nThe six-month course includes three\, one-hour LIVE webinars with Lisa Dion\, six 2.5-hour recorded videos and monthly 30-minute consultations with an SPT Supervisor/Consultant to help you integrate what you are learning. \nLearn more here.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/2nd-online-introduction-synergetic-play-therapy-video-released/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180309T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180318T180000
DTSTAMP:20260923T145156
CREATED:20180218T191815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180218T191815Z
UID:2809-1520586000-1521396000@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive - March 9-11 and 16-18
DESCRIPTION:Join one of our regularly-held\, six-day intensive for Masters-level therapists (or equivalent) and clinicians. Jump in and really experience the magic of Synergetic Play Therapy! We limit this Play Therapy Training Program to four people in order to permit extensive skill practice with individualized coaching and feedback. Each participant will be paired with a child client\, with whom they will work every day during the training\, under direct supervision as part of a therapeutic observation team. \nSix-Day Synergetic Play Therapy 0bjectives:  \n\nUnderstand some of the neuroscience behind identifying a child’s states of dysregulation and how these influence the symptoms and play in the playroom\nLearn how Synergetic Play Therapy tools such as the Nervous System Chart\, The Process of Change\, and explaining the Synergetic Play Therapy Stages can help a parent understand the play therapy process and keep them engaged\nBegin to understand how to identify a child’s emotional age in their play\nUnderstand how mindfulness and self-awareness in the playroom is an essential component to helping widen a child’s emotional window of tolerance\nUnderstand how to work with parents in the play therapy process and keep them engaged\nUnderstand how to use boundaries to help reduce emotional flooding and overwhelm in both the child and the therapist\, as well as how to set them without shaming or shutting down the child’s play\nUnderstand the projective process and how children engage in “The Set Up” as a way to integrate their perceptions of what is challenging them\nUnderstand how the therapist’s authenticity and attunement supports the attachment process in play therapy\nUnderstand the importance of being regulated in the midst of challenging play as an essential component of becoming the child’s external regulator in the playroom\nUnderstand how to use regulation to support a child’s ability to learn how to regulate during a play therapy session\n\nPrerequisite Training: \n\nParticipants should have completed or be enrolled in a Master’s Degree (or equivalent) program in counseling\, social work\, or education.\nPrevious experience working with children and families is also required.\nA basic understanding of play therapy and play therapy skills is required.\n\nFor availability and registration details\, please contact the Institute at 720-458-9597 or email info@playtherapycolorado.com.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/six-day-synergetic-play-therapy-intensive-march-9-11-16-18/
LOCATION:Play Therapy Institute of Colorado\, 2845 Wilderness Place\, Boulder\, CO\, 80301\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180309
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180311
DTSTAMP:20260923T145156
CREATED:20180215T160809Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180215T160809Z
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SUMMARY:North Carolina Association for Play Therapy Spring Conference - Keynote Speaker
DESCRIPTION:The Neurobiology of Play Therapy: A Synergetic Approach for Integrating Aggression and Trauma at the NCAPT Conference \nPresented by: Lisa Dion\, M.A.\, LPC\, RPT-S \nProgram Description \nThis two-day workshop is designed to help play therapists understand aggressive play from a neurobiological perspective. With the help of neuroscience\, interpersonal neurobiology\, and a Synergetic Play Therapy framework therapists will learn how to effectively work with this type of play in a way that supports nervous system regulation\, reorganization of the child’s lower centers of the brain and decreases compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma. \nThis fun two-day workshop will take participants to new possibilities as they explore a science-based process for working with children at the deepest\, most profound levels while staying safe and sane. They will learn the art of sword fighting\, gun play\, bop bag play\, and more while understanding what it takes to maximize growth and integration for their clients and for themselves. \nGet more details or sign up here. \n 
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/north-carolina-association-play-therapy-spring-conference-keynote-speaker/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180302T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180302T153000
DTSTAMP:20260923T145156
CREATED:20180215T161051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180215T161051Z
UID:2774-1519977600-1520004600@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:A Neurobiological Approach to Using Sand in Play Therapy - San Francisco
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, you will have a one of kind experience as you explore a new and fresh way of using sand non-directively in your play therapy sessions. You will be introduced to using sand through the lens of 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 cutting-edge research on interpersonal neurobiology\, mindfulness\, nervous system regulation\, and brain development as the research is translated into innovative ways of using the sand to help re-pattern your child client’s nervous systems. You will also learn what it means to attach to one’s self as the cornerstone for all healing\, the importance of congruent emotional expression in the playroom\, how to identify types of dysregulation in the child’s sand trays\, how to model regulating activities\, and ultimately how to re-pattern a child’s nervous system while taking care of your own nervous system to prevent vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue. \nGo here for more details.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/neurobiological-approach-using-sand-play-therapy-san-francisco/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180301T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180301T153000
DTSTAMP:20260923T145156
CREATED:20180215T161246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180215T161246Z
UID:2776-1519891200-1519918200@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:A Neurobiological Approach to Using Sand in Play Therapy - San Jose
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, you will have a one of kind experience as you explore a new and fresh way of using sand non-directively in your play therapy sessions. You will be introduced to using sand through the lens of 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 cutting-edge research on interpersonal neurobiology\, mindfulness\, nervous system regulation\, and brain development as the research is translated into innovative ways of using the sand to help re-pattern your child client’s nervous systems. You will also learn what it means to attach to one’s self as the cornerstone for all healing\, the importance of congruent emotional expression in the playroom\, how to identify types of dysregulation in the child’s sand trays\, how to model regulating activities\, and ultimately how to re-pattern a child’s nervous system while taking care of your own nervous system to prevent vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue. \nGo here for details.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/neurobiological-approach-using-sand-play-therapy-san-jose/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180228T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180228T153000
DTSTAMP:20260923T145156
CREATED:20180215T161452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180215T161452Z
UID:2778-1519804800-1519831800@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:A Neurobiological Approach to Using Sand in Play Therapy - Fresno
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, you will have a one of kind experience as you explore a new and fresh way of using sand non-directively in your play therapy sessions. You will be introduced to using sand through the lens of 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 cutting-edge research on interpersonal neurobiology\, mindfulness\, nervous system regulation\, and brain development as the research is translated into innovative ways of using the sand to help re-pattern your child client’s nervous systems. You will also learn what it means to attach to one’s self as the cornerstone for all healing\, the importance of congruent emotional expression in the playroom\, how to identify types of dysregulation in the child’s sand trays\, how to model regulating activities\, and ultimately how to re-pattern a child’s nervous system while taking care of your own nervous system to prevent vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue. \nGo here for details.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/neurobiological-approach-using-sand-play-therapy-fresno/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180224
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180225
DTSTAMP:20260923T145156
CREATED:20180218T182528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180219T151856Z
UID:2798-1519430400-1519516799@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:Conscious Education Conference 2018
DESCRIPTION:Understanding Children’s Moods and Behaviors:  A Neurobiological Perspective for Teachers and Educators \nDesigned by play therapists\, this presentation assists teachers and educators in learning how to support the nurturing of social-emotional development in a group and classroom setting. Participants are introduced\nto a fresh perspective on why children are feeling and acting the way they are\, based on neuroscience and interpersonal neurobiology.  Participants will have many “A-ha” moments as the relationship between brain\ndevelopment\, perception\, nervous system regulation and their impact on a child as an individual and in a group are explored.  The teacher and educator’s roles in helping re-pattern a child’s nervous system will also\nbe explored. \nInterested in a presentation like this for your organization? Please contact us at info@playtherapycolorado.com for more information. \n 
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/conscious-education-conference-2018/
LOCATION:Monterrey\, Mexico
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180223T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180223T200000
DTSTAMP:20260923T145156
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SUMMARY:The Neurobiology of Parenting
DESCRIPTION:Did you know when your child acts out their most problematic moods and behaviors\, that’s actually their incredibly wise way of communicating with you in their lives? In this course\, Lisa Dion\, licensed professional counselor and registered play therapist\, will teach you how to use the insights of modern neuroscience to better understand and shape your children’s moods and behaviors\, while developing their brains!  You will learn what it takes to truly raise children that are not only successful in life\, but thrive. You will also learn how to understand what is happening in the minds and bodies of your children and what it takes to maximize their brain and emotional development and in yourself! \nTopics include:\n1.     Why understanding your child’s nervous system will help you be a better parent.\n2.     Powerful techniques to understand tantrums and misbehavior.\n3.     The ability to clearly understand what your child is trying to communicate when they are misbehaving.\n4.     Techniques for helping your child manage their own nervous system and reduce problematic behaviors.\n5.     Easy to implement strategies to make you a more effective and attuned parent.\n6.     Powerful experiential exercises to help you deal with the challenges of parenting.\n7.     How to identify what is most important to your child and how to understand where they will be most successful in life\n8.     Understanding anxiety\, depression\, addictions\, and other emotional struggles in children and how you can support them as the parent \nIn this course\, Lisa makes the growing field of neuroscience accessible and relevant to parents of all backgrounds. This course caters to both experienced and new parents\, and will help parents manage toddler tantrums\, teenagers getting in trouble\, or just the everyday stresses of parenting. Parents will leave with this course with a powerful new perspective on parenting. \nHow is this course different than other parenting courses?\nThis course focuses on the role of Neurobiology and is thus scientifically-backed. Many parenting classes and books have not yet integrated this new and extremely important research. Lisa Dion\, a licensed counselor and extremely skilled presenter\, simplifies this research into easy to implement parenting tips and techniques. \nCheck out this video for more information.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/the-neurobiology-of-parenting/
LOCATION:Monterrey\, Mexico
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180223
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180225
DTSTAMP:20260923T145156
CREATED:20180215T161604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180215T161604Z
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SUMMARY:Colorado Association for Play Therapy 24th Annual Conference - PLAY PATROL
DESCRIPTION:We’ll be at the annual CAPT conference\, will you? Embrace the chance for play therapists to come together! \nStop by our booth to learn about our upcoming courses\, our services\, and Synergetic Play Therapy. Get information\, ask questions\, or register for one of our classes. \nTo learn more about this conference\, please go here.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/colorado-association-play-therapy-24th-annual-conference-play-patrol/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180220T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180220T150000
DTSTAMP:20260923T145156
CREATED:20180215T161805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180215T161805Z
UID:2782-1519135200-1519138800@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy Live Webinar and Release of First Video
DESCRIPTION:Synergetic Play Therapy will take you on a journey to deeply understand yourself. With an emphasis on therapist authenticity\, SPT is designed to help therapists birth their authentic selves so that they can help their child clients do the same.  SPT recognizes that therapist authenticity and attunement in the playroom is integral to the healing of the child. \nThe six-month course includes three\, one-hour LIVE webinars with Lisa Dion\, six 2.5-hour recorded videos and monthly 30-minute consultations with an SPT Supervisor/Consultant to help you integrate what you are learning. \nThe 2018 February-July course launches with a LIVE webinar at 2:00 PM on February 20th. \nLearn more here.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/online-introduction-synergetic-play-therapy-live-webinar-release-first-video/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180216T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180216T153000
DTSTAMP:20260923T145156
CREATED:20180215T162048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180215T162048Z
UID:2784-1518768000-1518795000@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:A Neurobiological Approach to Using Sand in Play Therapy - Sacramento
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, you will have a one of kind experience as you explore a new and fresh way of using sand non-directively in your play therapy sessions. You will be introduced to using sand through the lens of 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 cutting-edge research on interpersonal neurobiology\, mindfulness\, nervous system regulation\, and brain development as the research is translated into innovative ways of using the sand to help re-pattern your child client’s nervous systems. You will also learn what it means to attach to one’s self as the cornerstone for all healing\, the importance of congruent emotional expression in the playroom\, how to identify types of dysregulation in the child’s sand trays\, how to model regulating activities\, and ultimately how to re-pattern a child’s nervous system while taking care of your own nervous system to prevent vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue. \nGo here for details.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/neurobiological-approach-using-sand-play-therapy-sacramento/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180215T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180215T153000
DTSTAMP:20260923T145156
CREATED:20180215T162305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180215T162305Z
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SUMMARY:A Neurobiological Approach to Using Sand in Play Therapy -  Santa Rosa
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, you will have a one of kind experience as you explore a new and fresh way of using sand non-directively in your play therapy sessions. You will be introduced to using sand through the lens of 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 cutting-edge research on interpersonal neurobiology\, mindfulness\, nervous system regulation\, and brain development as the research is translated into innovative ways of using the sand to help re-pattern your child client’s nervous systems. You will also learn what it means to attach to one’s self as the cornerstone for all healing\, the importance of congruent emotional expression in the playroom\, how to identify types of dysregulation in the child’s sand trays\, how to model regulating activities\, and ultimately how to re-pattern a child’s nervous system while taking care of your own nervous system to prevent vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue. \nGo here for details.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/neurobiological-approach-using-sand-play-therapy-santa-rosa/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180208
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180211
DTSTAMP:20260923T145156
CREATED:20170911T172302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171205T214303Z
UID:2125-1518048000-1518307199@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:ADVANCED TRAINING: Synergetic Play Therapy and EMDR
DESCRIPTION:Register here! \nWould you like to learn a model of therapy\, supported by brain research that supports EMDR therapy with children? Would you love to have a solid understanding of how to seamlessly bring in both therapies to address and resolve deeply held trauma? In this workshop\, therapists will have a one of kind experience exploring the basic components of play therapy from a neurobiology perspective as they get introduced to Synergetic Play Therapy and learn how it applies to the EMDR process with children. Through didactic and experiential teachings\, participants will learn cutting-edge research on neural anatomy\, mindfulness\, attachment theory and brain development as the research is translated into practical ways of working with children and parents. Participants will gain an understanding of the Adaptive Information Processing Model (AIP) in EMDR as it relates to Synergetic Play Therapy. \nAbout the Training… \nParticipants will also learn 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\, participants will also learn how to track a client’s changes in a simple\, yet comprehensive way. \nThis is a three-day workshop with group consultation for four months following (Group consultation is 3-4 people per group for either 1.5 or 2 hours depending on how many participants). \nLocation: Play Therapy Institute of Colorado \nCost: $675.00 or $435.00 for SPT Trained Therapists (includes credits) \nCredits: 18 Contact Hours \nDates: Feburary 8-10 \nSchedule: \n\n9:00a.m.-Noon\nNoon-1:30p.m. lunch\n1:30p.m.-4:30p.m.\n\nObjectives: \n\nUnderstand the link between a child’s dysregulated states of their nervous system and their play;\nUnderstand the significance of authenticity and authentic expression in the play therapy process;\nUnderstand how our own “windows of tolerance” can impact the healing process;\nIllustrate an understanding of the neurobiology of co-regulation as related to EMDR therapy and working with children in play therapy;\nLearn how to keep yourself regulated in the midst of intense play/trauma play and while facilitating EMDR in the playroom;\nBe able to describe the stages that a child moves through in Synergetic Play Therapy;\nBe able to describe the importance of attachment to one’s self and mindfulness in a play therapy process;\nLearn how to track a child’s progress in the play therapy process;\nDiscuss at least two considerations about why and when you would modify the standard EMDR protocol and how this would impact other phases of treatment in the play therapy process;\nLearn how to integrate EMDR into a non-directive play therapy process;\nDiscuss at least two considerations for when you would use a directive EMDR approach versus a non-directive EMDR approach with a child.\n\nWorkshop Requirements: \nCompletion of EMDRIA approved EMDR Basic Training\, and clinical work experience using play therapy with children. \nWorkshop Presenters: \nLisa Dion\, LPC\, RPT-S\, is an innovative and inspiring teacher and pioneer in play therapy. She is the founder and Executive Director of the Play Therapy Institute of Colorado and creator of “Synergetic Play Therapy\,” a model of play therapy bridging the gap between neuroscience and psychology. Lisa teaches and supervises globally\, helping transform the lives of thousands of therapists and children. She is the only person in the world who is a Senior Certified Demartini Method Facilitator® and a Registered Play Therapy Supervisor. Lisa has been using EMDR with children since 2006. \nHer training and understanding of how the mind and a person’s biology drives human behavior allows her to offer her child and adult clients a unique perspective and understanding on how to maximize their potential and develop a greater appreciation for themselves and the people in their lives. Lisa is dedicated to advancing the play therapy field worldwide through her teachings\, books and research. Her first book\, Integrating Extremes: Aggression and Death in the Playroom\, is already being referred to as “groundbreaking.” Lisa was the recipient of the Association for Play Therapy’s 2015 Professional Education and Training Award. \nJan Schaad\, LCSW\, has many years of clinical experience working with addictions and compulsive behavior patterns\, including alcohol and other drugs\, sex\, food\, and gambling.  Her experience includes clinical work in inpatient and outpatient settings\, working both with the individual and family system. In addition\, she has designed clinical programs for the treatment of addiction and been involved in strengthening community supports for addiction recovery. Jan has been on the faculty for the International Winter Symposium on Addictive Disorders and Mental Health for many years.  She currently has a private clinical practice in Cheyenne\, WY\, provides clinical consultation to therapists in EMDR\, and volunteers with the EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Program.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/advanced-training-synergetic-play-therapy-emdr/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171216
DTSTAMP:20260923T145156
CREATED:20170911T153321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170911T153321Z
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SUMMARY:Online Intro to Synergetic Play Therapy Course: Understanding What Regulation Is and What It Isn’t in SPT
DESCRIPTION:The Online Introduction to\nSynergetic Play Therapy Course\nSix Month Series\nLearn More Here\n“This training helped me build security\, confidence and trust in what I am doing with children in the playroom.” -Brittany Redman\, Therapist \n\n\nNote: This third class of a six month series. You cannot register for individual modules of this course. Learn more about our next Intro to Synergetic Play Therapy and other available courses at our e-learning site.  \n\n\nUnderstanding What Regulation Is and What It Isn’t in SPT (Class 3 of 6)\nWe will continue to deepen our understanding of how the play therapy process works\, how to help children integrate the dys-regulation in their nervous systems and more.   This class is a time for deeper integration and understanding before we move on to working with Parents!\nObjectives: \n\nUnderstand what regulation is and isn’t according to Synergetic Play Therapy;\nUnderstand what it means to “overcome a challenge” in the play therapy process.\n\nThe course: In this six-month online course\, therapists will explore the basic components of Synergetic Play Therapy™. This course takes cutting edge research in interpersonal neural anatomy\, mindfulness\, attachment theory\, and brain development and then translates these findings into practical ways of working with children and parents. Special topics such as sand\, art\, trauma and aggressive play will also be covered from the perspective of nervous system regulation\, attunement\, attachment\, mindfulness\, and authenticity. Participants will also learn how to track the client’s changes for parents\, teachers\, agencies and themselves. \nLearn more about this class on our Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy page. \n\n\nAPT Approved Provider 09-264.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/online-intro-synergetic-play-therapy-course-understanding-regulation-isnt-spt/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171204T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171204T130000
DTSTAMP:20260923T145156
CREATED:20170911T153108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170911T153108Z
UID:2121-1512388800-1512392400@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:*FREE* "Lessons From the Playroom" Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:The Play Therapy Institute of Colorado’s “Lessons From the Playroom” webinar is a series of FREE\, LIVE webinars designed to offer a larger piece of the little lessons kids teach us inside the playroom. Log on to interact with Lisa Dion\,  LPC\, RPT-S for an hour of power\, purpose\, and perspective. Ask questions\, join the discussion\, and gain professional and personal insight. \nWant credit? You can get it! To get credit or to view previous webinars\, we’ve created a PTIC Membership Site just for you!  This membership offers full access to all of the Lessons from the Playroom webinars for credit\, free e-books\, articles\, handouts\, and other resources\, networking opportunities\, additional APT-approved CE credit opportunities\, and much more! \nAll webinars are live (or register for access to a 24-hour playback) and take place from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.\, MST \nRegistration details TBA.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/free-lessons-playroom-webinar-series-3/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171118
DTSTAMP:20260923T145156
CREATED:20170911T152815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170911T152815Z
UID:2119-1510876800-1510963199@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:Online Intro to Synergetic Play Therapy Course: Understanding Dys-regulation in the Nervous System in SPT
DESCRIPTION:The Online Introduction to\nSynergetic Play Therapy Course\nSix Month Series\nLearn More Here\n“This training helped me build security\, confidence and trust in what I am doing with children in the playroom.” -Brittany Redman\, Therapist \n\n\nNote: This is the second class in a six-part series. You cannot register for individual modules of this course. Learn more about our next Intro to Synergetic Play Therapy and other available courses at our e-learning site. \n \n\n\n\nUnderstanding Dys-regulation in the Nervous System in SPT (Class 2 of 6)\nThis class you will get to begin the journey into the brain and nervous system states of dys-regulation.  You will begin to understand the child’s symptoms and behaviors from the lens of neuroscience.   You will also have the opportunity to explore these states through video watching and discussion\, as well as begin to see how the therapist begins the process of helping the child integrate these states.\nObjectives: \n\nUnderstand the link between nervous system states and the symptoms that show up in the playroom\nUnderstand the importance of regulation in the playroom\nUnderstand how the therapist can begin to model regulation to the child so that the child can begin to learn how to regulate.\n\nThe course: In this six-month online course\, therapists will explore the basic components of Synergetic Play Therapy™. This course takes cutting edge research in interpersonal neural anatomy\, mindfulness\, attachment theory\, and brain development and then translates these findings into practical ways of working with children and parents. Special topics such as sand\, art\, trauma and aggressive play will also be covered from the perspective of nervous system regulation\, attunement\, attachment\, mindfulness\, and authenticity. Participants will also learn how to track the client’s changes for parents\, teachers\, agencies and themselves. \nLearn more about this class on our Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy page. \n\n\nAPT Approved Provider 09-264.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/online-intro-synergetic-play-therapy-course-understanding-dys-regulation-nervous-system-spt/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171115T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171115T120000
DTSTAMP:20260923T145156
CREATED:20170911T152639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170911T152639Z
UID:2116-1510736400-1510747200@lisa-dion.com
SUMMARY:Synergetic Play Therapy Certification Training
DESCRIPTION:Become a Certified Synergetic Play Therapist™\n \n“Where do I begin? This training provided so much growth for me personally and professionally. I feel like I have a better understanding of the process and how to facilitate growth within my client and within myself. This has been a life-changing experience.”  -Lindsay Ishman\, LCSW\, LAC\, RPT-S \nAre you ready to take your Synergetic Play Therapy skills to the next level? Are you ready to expand your understanding of interpersonal neurobiology and take your ability to help a child heal to a whole new realm of possibility? Are you ready to dive deeper into the Synergetic Play Therapy Process as you learn how to embrace yourself\, your magnificence and tap into a higher state of authenticity? \nIf so\, we invite you to embark on a nine-month experience that will take your confidence and skill level to the next level\, so that you can love yourself and support your child clients in loving themselves more fully. It will be nine months of magical moments and transformation. Please note that in order to participate in this program\, you must have access to working with children. \nThe Synergetic Play Therapy Certification Training is not open to the public. The program begins each September with a limited number of spots. Please call 720-458-9597 to verify that a space is available and for registration details\, or email us.  \n\n“This training helped build security\, confidence and trust in what I am doing with children in the play room.” ~ Certified SPT Graduate \n\nAPT Approved Provider 09-264.
URL:https://lisa-dion.com/event/synergetic-play-therapy-certification-training-8/
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