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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) can be a part of growing up. But how can we help turn these obstacles into opportunities for growth and resilience and apply this knowledge to the play therapy process? This course explores how play therapy can be used to help mitigate the effects of ACES. Learn the major categories of ACES, along with protective factors or strategies that have been shown to be helpful both in the short-term and long-term. This course is designed to enhance or increase the professional knowledge of graduate-level counselors.
Sibling rivalry is a common phenomenon in family systems and thus a common reason siblings are brought to play therapy! Have you ever wondered how to support siblings in play therapy? Do you work with them individually, together or with the entire family system? Do you take a non-directive or directive approach? When they are in the room together, what exactly do you do? This webinar will answer these questions and more! You will walk away with a better understanding of how best to support siblings in play therapy, along with creative ideas as to what to do when they are in the room together! Scroll down for all of the course details!
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Congratulations on your Acceptance into the Becoming a Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervisor Course!
Please use this product to complete your registration for the Becoming a Synergetic Play Therapy® Supervisor Course. The deadline to register for this course is September 21, 2023, 12pm Mountain Time (Denver). Your registration will not be considered complete until payment is received. Please see below for all course details including important class dates/times, your instructor(s) information, and Cancellation policies! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact info@synergeticplaytherapy.com.
Aggression and death are common parts of the play therapy process, yet many therapists don’t have a clear understanding of what to do and how to facilitate intensity. This can lead to inadvertently promoting aggression and low brain disorganization. It can also lead to the therapist feeling beat up, exhausted, and hyper-aroused, ultimately impacting their ability to stay attuned, remain present, and find inspiration in this field. Enter Synergetic Play Therapy®! Through an SPT lens, and a heavy dose of neuroscience, this 2-hour course helps therapists learn how to use play in a way that supports regulation – their own and their client’s! See course details below.
The Synergetic Play Therapy Institute® in collaboration with PIP Solutions presents “Working with Adopted Children in Play Therapy”. Many adopted children have unique challenges which present in different ways in the playroom. Play Therapists can often feel unsure but are aware of the importance of responding through a different lens. In this course, there will be an emphasis on the importance of working with the child’s neuro-biological processes such as regulation and dys-regulation, as well as the importance of educating and working with the child’s adoptive parents.
Early Bird Pay In Full North/South America & Europe = $3900.00 USD Australia/Asia = $5230.00 AUD **Save! Get $500 (US Dollars) or $670 (Australian Dollars) off the full cost of the course when you pay in full AND by the early bird deadline for a massive discount!!* Early bird deadline depends on which course you are currently in or have taken in the past. Payment must be made 30 days from your early bird deadline. [aelia_currency_selector_widget title="Select your currency based on the retreat location you would like to attend and wait for the page to refresh before adding to cart." widget_type="dropdown"]
A One-Day Virtual Summit Empowering Therapists While Supporting Play Therapy Training Scholarships!
"Play It Forward" is how therapists maximize their impact for clients, for themselves, and for their community of therapists around the world. Led by mental health professionals for mental health professionals, this educational summit offers online workshops on a variety of distinct topics by leaders in their fields and specialties. And, it provides another unique benefit: making professional development available to all clinicians! Hosted by the Synergetic Play Therapy Institute (SPTI), the Play It Forward Virtual Summit supports the Synergetic Play Therapy Foundation in offering scholarships for mental health professionals in need of financial assistance for training and education. Summit presenters donated their time and expertise as a vehicle for fundraising for our global community of therapists. *All proceeds from this virtual summit will be donated to the Synergetic Play Therapy Foundation to fund play therapy scholarships! The content of each course is diverse, yet there is one common vision - a future where play therapy education and training are more widely accessible and attainable for clinicians in need! Join us and invest in your professional growth while supporting this broader goal! You have the option to join this virtual summit for the Morning Session, the Afternoon Session, or for the Full Day of learning! Each "session" contains two courses on separate topics. (See the topic descriptions below to select the session(s) that most interests you!) Morning Session (Two Courses): Course #1 - Understanding the Intersection of Reflections and Reflective Functioning in Sandtray Therapy Presented by Marshall Lyles, LPC, LMFT-S, RPT-S Sandtray therapy prominently features the art of reflecting. In fact, it may be the therapy skill most associated with the craft. However, we can become so accustomed to the language of reflecting that we can lose contact with its intent. This workshop will look at the skill of reflecting through the lens of the attachment theory concept of reflective functioning. The examples given for honoring this intersection will feature the use of the sand tray. Course #2 - Playing by the Rules: Navigating Legal Processes for Play Therapists Presented by Val Bruno, LPC, RPT-S When play therapy intersects with the legal system, Play Therapists often find themselves in unfamiliar territory. Navigating legal processes can be daunting without proper guidance, leaving therapists feeling uncertain and ill-prepared to advocate for their clients effectively. Learn what you need to know to steer through the legal system with ease and confidence. You'll leave this presentation empowered to effectively advocate for your clients, ensuring their voices are heard and their needs are met. Afternoon Session (Two Courses): Course 1 - Play Therapy with Sexually Traumatized Children Presented by Dr. Jodi Mullen, LPC Children who have been sexually traumatized are often in need of our clinical services. Both directive and non-directive play therapy approaches provide these traumatized children with healing and the repair of losses associated with sexual trauma, such as innocence, trust, and appropriate boundaries. Develop your expertise and become a more effective advocate for your child clients with the knowledge and insight offered through this presentation. Learn about sexual development in children, the psychological markers of sexual trauma, and the special issues these children present in play therapy, including: consulting with non-offending parents, dealing with the powerful impact of countertransference, and setting limits. Course 2 - Creating an Affirming Play Therapy Space for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Children and Their Families Presented by Jennifer Shivey, LPC, RPT-S Transgender and gender-diverse children face unique challenges in navigating their identities and experiences. Their families also face unique challenges, but many are fearful of voicing them because of how others might perceive them. And well-meaning clinicians can unintentionally create harm when working with this population if they’re unaware of certain blind spots. Gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence you need to provide this much-needed support. This presentation will empower you to leverage play therapy as a dynamic and effective approach to support these children and their families in understanding and expressing themselves in a safe and affirming environment. For more information keep scrolling! Use the dropdown menu below to select your attendance option. You may select to attend the Morning Session courses, Afternoon Session courses, or Full Day to attend them all! *If you are attending live, select the "Live Event" option from the dropdown menu below. *If you are unable to attend live, select the "Home Study" option from the dropdown menu below. (Must be completed within 7 days following the live event)
Renewal of the Certified Synergetic Play Therapist™ credential is required every 3 years. In order to renew, students must earn at least 18 hours of CE credits specific to SPT. Excess hours may not be rolled over into the next 3 year cycle. If CE credits are not submitted, students will no longer be able to use the title Certified Synergetic Play Therapist™ until renewal occurs. This course meets the full requirement of renewing your Certified Synergetic Play Therapist™ credential. During your Online Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy® course, you will have the opportunity to go back to the foundational understandings and tenets of SPT. Likely the first time you took your introduction to SPT course (whether it was this course or an intensive), you spent the majority of your time trying to orient towards a new way of being in the playroom while grabbing ahold of some of the details of the SPT philosophy. This is why it is so important to go back to the basics every few years (and the information gets updated too!) and now you have the opportunity to do so and fill in the missing details in your understanding and to also confirm what you have fully integrated! "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 Renewal Program Requirements:- Attend and take notes on all 4 live webinars. Live attendance required.
- Complete each video module and take notes on the handouts, indicating the date you watched each module.
- Upload all of your course notes at the end of your course.
Monthly Payment Plan Options: (Please note that the 20% organizational discount is included in the options below.) North/South America & Europe: 9-month Payment Plan, $430.00 USD 12-month Payment Plan, $322.00 USD Australia/Asia/Africa: 9-month Payment Plan, $616.00 AUD 12-month Payment Plan, $462.00 AUD [aelia_currency_selector_widget title="Select your currency based on your residential location and wait for the page to refresh before adding to cart." widget_type="dropdown"]
EARLY BIRD Registration Deadline is August 1st, Use coupon code "Adelaide50" at checkout for $50 USD off!
Final Registration Deadline is September 12th.
Lisa Dion is coming to Adelaide, Australia! Come join us for two unforgettable days of learning! During these two days, Lisa will teach a total of three topics adding up to 12 hours of transformative teaching! You will have the option to select to attend one or both workshop days to best fit your needs. Day 1 - "Playing Perfectly: A Play Therapist's Guide for Working with OCD" 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! Supporting 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. Drawing 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! Day 2 Topic 1- "Developing Interoception: The Pre-req for Co-regulation and Self-Regulation in the Playroom" Helping children learn how to regulate is essential, but without first strengthening the child's interoceptive sense, regulation may not be successful. This experiential workshop offers various opportunities to explore how play can develop this fundamental part of the sensory system! As play therapists, there is an understanding that regulation and co-regulation are essential skills that must be developed in order to have successful relationships and manage emotions and are essential for trauma integration; however, what many play therapists may not fully understand is that there is a prerequisite that needs to be in place for regulation skills to be effective. What has been understood for years in the world of Occupational Therapy is now becoming a primary focus of education for play therapists. This important understanding is that the child’s interoceptive sense, the 8th sensory system that is responsible for letting the brain know how the body is doing, must be developed first before a child can successfully regulate and co-regulate. Without the development and strengthening of the interoceptive sense, a child may have all kinds of regulation knowledge and tools but will not be able to read their own body cues to know when to use them. Examples such as knowing when to use the bathroom, when to take a deep breath, when to ask for help, the ability to read non-verbal cues, knowing when emotions are feeling overwhelming, etc. all rely on interoception! This playful workshop is designed to help play therapists learn what the interoceptive sense is and how to use play to develop interoception in their child clients, setting the stage for successful regulation and co-regulation. Play therapists will have fun experientially exploring this fundamental part of the sensory system! Day 2 Topic 2 - "Mindfulness in Play Therapy" (with special guest Mindfulness Expert Peter Bliss!) Neuroscience is revealing that mindfulness is a key component for integration, so what is it, what is it not, and how do play therapists incorporate it into the playroom? These are important questions to consider! In this workshop, you will explore some of the neuroscience behind mindfulness as you learn how to cultivate it within yourself and within your child clients. You will also learn the importance of bringing mindfulness into the playroom as a way to avoid compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and burnout. This course is applicable to all play therapy theories! Please use the dropdown menu below to select your attendance option. You may choose to attend Day 1, Day 2, or both days for the full learning experience! *Please note that this is an entirely live, in-person event. Recordings of these workshops will not be made available.
