Description
Course Details: In this nine-month experiential course, through video observation, didactic learning, group discussion and independent study, you’ll learn how to step into one of the most impactful and influential roles in a play therapist’s journey, Becoming a Supervisor (and a Certified Synergetic Play Therapy Supervisor at that!). You’ll explore the supervisory relationship through the Synergetic Play Therapy® lens, apply Synergetic Play Therapy® principles to supervision so you can help develop these principles in your supervisees, and learn techniques and skills focused on helping you navigate the supervisory relationship and challenges that arise in the playroom.
When: September 28th, 2023 – June 3rd, 2024
Important Class Dates: *All times are in Mountain Time (Denver)
- Sept 28th, 2023: LIVE webinar with Lisa Dion – Becoming a Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervisor – General Theory, 5-6:30 pm
- September 28th, 2023: Video course release – Becoming a Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervisor – General Theory, Part II
- Sept 29th, 2023: Independent Study – Application of Synergetic Play Therapy® Principles through a Supervisory Lens begins (you will work on the independent study throughout course)
- October 1st, 2023: 1st video course release – How to Supervise an Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervisee
- October 23rd, 2023: LIVE Clinical Issues in Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervision – Group with Khristine Rolfe, Group 1: 12-1:30pm Mountain Time (Denver) | Group 2: 5-6:30pm (Mountain Time, Denver)
- November 1st, 2023: 2nd video course release – How to Supervise an Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervisee
- November 20th, 2023: LIVE Clinical Issues in Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervision – Group with Khristine Rolfe, Group 1: 12-1:30pm Mountain Time (Denver) | Group 2: 5-6:30pm (Mountain Time, Denver)
- December 1st, 2023: 3rd video course release – How to Supervise an Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervisee
- December 11th, 2023: LIVE Clinical Issues in Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervision – Group with Khristine Rolfe, Group 1: 12-1:30pm Mountain Time (Denver) | Group 2: 5-6:30pm (Mountain Time, Denver)
- January 2024: No video course release: Prepare for Individual Video review
- January 2024: Individual consultation with Khristine Rolfe. (No Group Class this month.)
- February 1st, 2024: 4th video course release – How to Supervise an Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervisee
- February 19th, 2024: LIVE Clinical Issues in Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervision – Group with Khristine Rolfe, Group 1: 12-1:30pm Mountain Time (Denver) | Group 2: 5-6:30pm (Mountain Time, Denver)
- February 26th, 2024: LIVE webinar with Lisa Dion – Running Group Supervision, 5-6:00 pm
- March 1st, 2024: 5th video course release – How to Supervise an Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervisee
- March 1st 2024: Video release of 1 hour course Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervision through a Cultural Lens -with Liliana Baylon
- March 18th, 2024: LIVE Clinical Issues in Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervision – Group with Khristine Rolfe, Group 1: 12-1:30pm Mountain Time (Denver) | Group 2: 5-6:30pm (Mountain Time, Denver)
- April 1st, 2024: 6th video course release – How to Supervise an Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervisee
- April 8th, 2024: LIVE, Webinar with Liliana Baylon – Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervision through a Cultural Lens, 5-6:30pm
- April 22nd, 2024: LIVE Clinical Issues in Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervision – Group with Khristine Rolfe, Group 1: 12-1:30pm Mountain Time (Denver) | Group 2: 5-6:30pm (Mountain Time, Denver)
- May 13th, 2024: LIVE Clinical Issues in Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervision – Group with Khristine Rolfe, Group 1: 12-1:30pm Mountain Time (Denver) | Group 2: 5-6:30pm (Mountain Time, Denver)
- June 3rd, 2024: Final LIVE webinar with Lisa Dion and Khristine Rolfe, 5-6:00 pm
*For Live Clinical Issues in Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervision Groups with Khristine Rolfe, group assignments will be finalized once the course begins.
Where: Learn from anywhere! No commute required!
What You’ll Learn: Becoming a Certified Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervisor Objectives: (Please note that this course is heavy on independent study, so plan your time accordingly. Expect at least 1 1/2 hours per month on independent work alongside the 1 hour per month for group supervision.)
Becoming a Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervisor (3 Non-Contact Credits, suggested APT Category Clinical Supervision Theory)
- Learn the Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervisor Tenets
- Discuss the Synergetic Play Therapy® Skills Sets and the need to start with the basic skill sets
- Explain Synergetic Play Therapy®‘s concept of “The Set Up/The Offering” in the play therapy Supervisory relationship
Independent Study: Application of Synergetic Play Therapy® Principles through a Supervisory Lens (4 Non-Contact Credits, suggested APT Category Supervisee Competencies)
- Write your strengths and areas of growth as a play therapy Supervisor through self video observation and self analysis
- Analyze the Tenets of Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervision through written analysis
How to Supervise a Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervisee (6 Non-Contact Credits, suggested APT Category Supervisee Competencies)
- Apply the use of video in the Synergetic Play Therapy® supervision process
- Critique various play therapists’ struggles in the play therapy process presented through video observation and ways to support their growth
- Discuss the importance of identifying one key skill that play therapy supervisees can be working on and the importance of communicating in the play therapy supervisees’ goals and values.
Clinical Issues in Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervision Course – Groups (10 Non-contact Credits, suggested APT Category Clinical Issues)
- Analyze various clinical issues that arise and ways to support the play therapy supervisee’s growth and learning
- Discuss the importance of making sure play therapy supervisees are working on basic play therapy skills first
- Learn various ways to understand where the play therapy supervisee is at in their therapeutic development and the importance of working with them where they are at in their stage development
Running A Group Supervision – Live Webinar with Lisa (1 Non-contact Credit, suggested APT Category Clinical Supervision Theory)
- Apply Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervisor Theory to group supervision
- Discuss ways to support a play therapy supervision group when challenging group dynamics arise
- Explore how to become a play therapy supervision group’s external regulator
Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervision Through a Cultural Lens (2 Non-contact Credit, suggested APT Category Clinical Issues)
- Explain the role of the Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervisor Through a Cultural Lens
- Differentiate between Cultural humility vs Cultural Opportunity in play therapy
- Develop an increased awareness of how cultural diversity impacts Synergetic Play Therapy supervision/consultations.
Total Credits: 26 Non-Contact CE Credits
*Synergetic Play Therapy Institute, APT Approved Provider 09-264
*Australian Play Therapists Association (APTA) Approved Provider
*British Columbia Play Therapy Association (BCPTA) Approved Provider 23-01
Cost: $430 USD/month for 3 months. Payment Plan will begin on date of purchase.
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Cancellation 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. However, payment can be applied towards a future Synergetic Play Therapy Supervisor course. If an emergency arises, please contact info@synergeticplaytherapy.com.
Instructors: Khristine Rolfe, LCMHC, RPT-S*, Liliana Baylon, LMFT, RPT, SPT-S, EMDRIA CIT, & Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S*
*Khristine Rolfe, LCMHC, RPT-S, is a Certified Synergetic Play Therapist Consultant with over 25 years of therapeutic and educational experience in a variety of settings. She is honored to guide others in their professional and personal journeys and seeks to provide a supervisory experience that facilitates one’s intuitive wisdom, strength and authenticity.
*Liliana Baylon, LMFT, RPT, SPT-S, EMDRIA CIT, is a Certified Synergetic Play Therapist Consultant, EMDR Certified, EMDRIA Consultant-in-Training, and AAMFT Approved Supervisor. Liliana is a bilingual and bicultural therapist, and serves as SPTI’s Cultural Ambassador. Liliana is the owner of Healing Relationships Counseling Services, PLLC, in Colorado, where she provides therapy and supervision.
*Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S, is an international teacher, creator of Synergetic Play Therapy, founder and President of the Synergetic Play Therapy Institute, co-founder of the Synergetic Education Institute, creator of the Business of Therapy and host of the Lessons from the Playroom podcast. She is the author of Aggression in Play Therapy: A Neurobiological Approach for Integrating Intensity and is the 2015 recipient of the Association for Play Therapy’s Professional Education and Training Award of Excellence.
Curious about financial assistance through scholarship opportunities? Please contact the Synergetic Play Therapy Foundation by emailing foundation@synergeticplaytherapy.com for more information.
