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Cognitive, social, emotional, linguistic and motor components are blended together by one universal activity — PLAY! And without it, developing children may encounter intellectual, social, emotional and physical harm. Join internationally-renowned expert on play assessment and language-literacy, Carol Westby, PhD, CCC-SLP as she steps you through interventions using playful practices and narratives for children with learning disabilities, autism, and socio-economic/cultural variations.

When Healthy childhood development has been disrupted...kids experience periods of intense dysregulation and big behaviors follow. Heightened sensitivity, difficulty concentrating, increased irritability, impulsivity, withdrawal... Leveraging the power of play is pivotal in soothing kids’ activated states, fostering trust and cultivating co-regulation. At the Play Therapy Summit you’ll join David Crenshaw, Paris Goodyear-Brown, Clair Mellenthin, Lisa Dion, Tammi Van Hollander and many more, to truly MEET and TREAT the unique needs of the kids you work with! BIBLIOTHERAPY, EXPRESSIVE THERAPY, SAND TRAY, POP CULTURE PLAY, TRAUMA-PLAY™, and SO MUCH MORE!

Get fresh, play-based approaches to help your young clients connect physically, emotionally, socially, and creatively to the world around them. Learn to utilize the power of play with kids of all ages from leading child experts. You’ll gain an array of skills including SAND TRAY, DIGITAL PLAY, SUPERHERO PLAY, EMDR, TRAUMA-PLAY™ and SO MUCH MORE, to truly MEET and TREAT the unique needs of the kids you work with!  Whether you're a seasoned therapistor new to the field, get dozens of kid-tested and proven tools.

Learn to integrate polyvagal techniques into play therapy to treat kids and adolescents with trauma through in-session demonstrations with puppets, nature metaphors, and more. Learn how to soothe kids' nervous systems and get them engaged in therapy feeling safe. BONUS! Get 34 pages of free printable worksheets, colorful handouts, and other resources!

If you’re like most clinicians you’ve been hearing a lot about Polyvagal Theory lately. But the complicated theory that’s changed our understanding of the nervous system’s response to stress and danger can be difficult for non-scientists to grasp. And even if you can wrap your head around the complex research, you’re still left trying to figure out how to make the knowledge useable in real life. Watch Dr. All as she unpacks the science behind the Polyvagal Theory and shows you how you can immediately put it to use in your clinical work!