Webinar: The Brain on Play: Neurobiologically Informed Approaches to Play Therapy 2021
Webinar
April 16th, 2021
9:00am-4:00pm
As play therapists, we often see clients who are struggling with dysregulation related to early adversity. The resulting behaviors can be confusing and distressing: rejection of nurturance, acting out in one setting but not in another, play that seems chaotic or constricted, distressing outbursts, etc. In this training, participants will learn various play-based techniques that can help clients regulate across different environments while promoting healthy development. Participants will also identify ways to help clients (and ourselves!) integrate simple, neurobiologically-informed play therapy practices into a daily routine to increase feelings of safety. This training will also review how principles of attachment theory and neuroscience can strengthen the effectiveness of play therapy interventions. Participants will:
- Identify play therapy interventions that help modulate sensory input for children with acute and traumatic stress.
- Discuss attachment-based play strategies to encourage regulation in the playroom.
- Describe play therapy interventions that assist with brain development in the playroom and beyond.
- Analyze play therapy activities to use in family play therapy sessions to encourage caregiver engagement.
- List play therapy techniques that can aid in self-regulation.
- Utilize brain-based play interventions that can be used in the playroom to promote healthy brain development.