Setting Boundaries in the Play Therapy Room with Dysregulated Children – Lisa Dion

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For many child therapists, boundary setting can feel complicated, not knowing when to do it and how to do it in a way without shaming the child or stopping their play…

But when we work from a neuro-biological perspective, keeping the child’s brain and nervous system activation in mind we can begin to understand how to set boundaries in a way that supports healing and integration while enhancing the therapeutic relationship.

View Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S, international teacher and creator of Synergetic Play Therapy, as she shares the important steps for boundary setting in play therapy…

• Perceived threats/challenges
• Becoming the external regulator to support child
• Tips for emotional flooding
• Redirecting with action and words
• And More!

Drawing from interpersonal neurobiology and Synergetic Play Therapy, you’ll learn the tools on how to set boundaries without shaming the child or stopping the child’s play, allowing for deeper integration and connection!

Speaker

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.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Lisa Dion maintains a private practice and is the founder and president of Synergetic Play Therapy Institute and co-founder of Synergetic Education Institute. She receives royalties as a published author. Lisa Dion is the creator and host of the Lessons from the Playroom podcast. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Lisa Dion is a member of the Association of Play Therapy.

Objectives

1. Demonstrate at least 2 strategies for setting boundaries in play therapy without shaming or shutting down a child’s play.
2. Define “emotional flooding,” and identify at least 2 strategies to employ when this happens in a play therapy session.
3. Describe how the therapist’s own window of tolerance influences the need to set a boundary in a play therapy session.

Outline

Exploring Boundary Setting

• A neurobiological approach for setting boundaries
• When to set boundaries

Understanding the Brain/4 Major Perceived Threats/Challenges

• Physical Safety
• Perceptions in the Unknown
• Incongruence in the Environment
• “Shoulds” and Unmet Expectations

Activation of Autonomic Nervous System

• External Regulator

Ways to Set Boundaries – Synergetic Play Therapy Perspective

• Redirect with Actions
• Redirect with Words
• Becoming the Challenger

Emotional Flooding

• Repair after Rupture
• Strategies when the therapist emotionally floods

Target Audience

• Licensed Clinical/Mental Health Counselors
• Marriage & Family Therapists
• Psychologists
• Social Workers
• Teachers/School-Based Personnel

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