Six-Day Synergetic Play Therapy Intensive
Happening several times throughout each year, the six-day intensive is for Masters-level therapists, teachers, and clinicians that want to jump in and really experience the magic of Synergetic Play Therapy. Previous experience working with children and families is required.
Please contact the Institute to find out about availability and the registration process. For a list of dates please visit our Calendar. For more information on Synergetic Play Therapy, please visit SynergeticPlayTherapy.com, or click here.[/text_block]
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- Participants should have completed or be enrolled in a Master’s Degree program in counseling, social work or education.
- Previous experience working with children and families is required.
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Training Methods
This Play Therapy Training Program is limited to four people 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.
Training Objectives:
- Be able to facilitate the broadening of a child’s range and emotional self-regulation by utilizing mindfulness and self-awareness in the playroom.
- Understand how a child uses the projective process in play therapy to integrate his/her perceptions.
- Understand ways that a play therapist can help the child regulate him or herself in a play therapy session.
- Understand how to identify a child’s state of dys-regulation and how the child uses play therapy to re-pattern his nervous system.
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- Complete all required paperwork- intake, treatment plan, case notes, termination, etc.
- Attend all six days of the training- 49 hours total
- Complete eight videotaped play therapy experiences with client
- Review all eight videotaped play therapy experiences with instructor
- Observe a minimum of 12 play therapy experiences with other intensive participants
- Attend all didactic and play therapy instruction sessions Attend and participate in daily group supervision
- Communicate with the child client’s parents/guardians daily
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[op_liveeditor_element data-style=””][text_block style=”undefined” align=”left”]The six day training costs $1700.00 with a $500 deposit required to reserve a space. For individuals that need a payment plan, please contact us to discuss this possibility.
Registrations are accepted on a first-come-first-served basis. Fees include the 48 hours of training. Meals and accommodations are on your own. Directions and lodging information will be sent with confirmation letters. Written cancellations received 4 weeks prior to the training will receive a full refund of the balance of fees. Any cancellations after that date will forfeit the full deposit.[/text_block][/op_liveeditor_element]
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[op_liveeditor_element data-style=””][text_block style=”undefined” align=”left”]What People Are Saying…
“I don’t know how to thank Lisa and Kathy enough for the transformative experience they have provided. They are teaching exactly what needs to be taught right now, and the way they go about teaching it – with such clarity, kindness, generosity, and vision – is incomparable. I have never in my life, experienced such a profound workshop experience.”
“I got so much out of this intensive – a greater sense of self and deeper awareness of my experience including bodily sensations, emotions and, most notably, how I am affected by my environment and letting that all in. It is an inspiration to be at the forefront of something amazing! I am so excited to have experienced such profound transformation in such a short amount of time and to be able to go out and share this with others. Thank you!”
“I’ve had a transformative experience professionally, personally, and spiritually. It has been everything I have hoped for from this training. I am grateful!”
“I received a framework to make sense of what I’ve been seeing in the playroom that enables me to be a more effective play therapist. I learned an amazing amount about the process of change that promotes growth and well-being, not only for the child but for myself.”
“I feel absolutely capable in synergetic play therapy and am excited to bring this into my practice…and I’m passionate about learning more.”[/text_block][/op_liveeditor_element]
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