An Affiliate Course of Kid Matters Counseling, P.C.
What is actually happening when a child plays in therapy—and how does that play create change?
It’s a question play therapists encounter again and again. We know play is powerful, but understanding why it works can change the way we see the child, the play, and our own role in the therapeutic process.
This foundational, neuroscience-rich training with Lisa Dion takes you beneath the surface of play therapy to explore the biology and relational processes that support healing and transformation.
Drawing from neuroscience, brain development, and interpersonal neurobiology, Lisa explores what is happening in a child’s brain and nervous system during the play therapy process—and how an attuned therapist becomes part of that process.
You’ll gain a deeper understanding of how children use play, toys, and the therapeutic relationship to make sense of their internal experiences, integrate challenging thoughts and feelings, and move toward change.
And when you understand how play therapy works, you have more than a theory—you have language for explaining the process to parents, caregivers, teachers, colleagues, and other professionals who may not yet understand the therapeutic power of play.
This course is for you if you want to:
- Better understand the neuroscience behind the therapeutic powers of play
- Gain a clearer picture of what is happening beneath the surface of a child’s play
- Better explain to parents and caregivers why play therapy works
- Understand how children use toys, play, and the therapist to make sense of themselves
- Strengthen your ability to recognize the process of change unfolding in the playroom
- Expand your framework for understanding how attunement, relationship, and the therapist’s nervous system contribute to therapeutic transformation
Course Details
A 1.5-hour course exploring the neuroscience, relationship, and therapeutic processes behind the transformative power of play.
This affiliate course is sold by Kid Matters Counseling, P.C., APT Approved Provider #18-533.
*For questions about whether these credits can be applied toward RPT requirements or other continuing education, please contact APT for the most current requirements. Play therapy credit may not be awarded to non-mental health professionals.
