Regulation for Connection In and Out of the Playroom: Consult & Book Group

Time & Location

Sep 15th, Sep 29th, Oct 13th, Oct 27th

Live Webinar via Zoom 11:00am - 12:30pm

About the event

APT Approved Provider (#25-761) This workshop offers 6 APT non-contact CEs*.

Join us for a 4-part series of book discussion and case consultation!

**Every other week starting September 15th, from 11:00am-12:30pm**

Regulation for Connection in AND out of the Playroom: A Book Discussion Series

Based on the book Aggression in Play Therapy: A Neurobiological Approach for Integrating Intensity by Lisa Dion (2018)

This four-session workshop series offers a space for thoughtful conversation and professional reflection on intensity and big behaviors that show up in the playroom, school, home, and beyond. While we will be using Lisa Dion’s Aggression in Play Therapy as our primary text, we are not offering Synergetic Play Therapy (SPT) training.

We’ll be using Dion’s book as a launching point to explore how aggression and intensity show up in our work as play therapists and child clinicians. We will draw connections to clinical work through various approaches such as Child-Centered Play Therapy, Gestalt Play Therapy, AutPlay, and somatic/sensory-informed practices. We’ll look at how nervous system regulation, therapeutic presence, and safe engagement with intensity can support our clients, and also explore how our own experiences as therapists influence our responses to aggression in the playroom.

This is not a training or certification in any specific model. We'll think deeply about what it takes to meet intensity in our work with children, and consult about our trickiest cases through the lens of regulation and connection.

📘 Please note: Participants will need to purchase their own copy of Aggression in Play Therapy: A Neurobiological Approach for Integrating Intensity by Lisa Dion (2018).

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this six-hour book discussion series, participants will be able to:

• Identify and reflect on at least three core themes from the book related to the neurobiology of aggression and intensity in play.
• Explore two indicators of nervous system dysregulation in children and consider co-regulation approaches from multiple play therapy perspectives.
• Discuss at least three clinical examples or interventions for working with intensity in the playroom in a way that supports safety and emotional processing.
• Reflect on how aggression can both support and hinder therapeutic progress, using case discussion and shared clinical experience.
• Consider at least two ways to set therapeutic limits that preserve both safety and expressive freedom during play.
• Increase self-awareness of personal responses to aggression in the playroom and explore self-regulation strategies that support therapeutic presence.

Cancellation and grievance policy: Registration is required. Please let us know if you are unable to attend. There is a cost for participation, and so, therefore, no refund if canceled within 7 days of the event. A $25 cancellation and refund fee applies. If you have questions or concerns about this or any training provided by the presenters, please email info@jamiewatsonconsulting.com. There will be an evaluation and post-test to complete at the conclusion of the workshop to obtain CEs.

Registration Fee: $375 - that's less than $100 per session + one FREE 30-minute consultation with one of the presenters!

Equity pricing offered for graduate students and therapists who are also members of the LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC communities.

*The Oregon Board of Licensed Social Workers (OBLSW) has placed the Association for Play Therapy (APT) on its list of Accepted Credentialing Bodies. Social workers who take courses approved by an APT Approved Provider can count the hours toward their continuing education requirement. This is for the state of Oregon ONLY. This is not an NASW-approved workshop.