Welcome to the Synergetic Education Institute, we are excited to being this journey with your team.
This 21-hour program dives deeply into understanding the context in which learning and growth take place. Neuroscience can help us understand what is happening in moments of dysregulation, so we can learn how to support regulation for children and classrooms and create regulatory environments. You’ll learn to use brain and body state awareness to guide you in applying strategies and learn how to talk to others about the science behind the strategies you’re using. Utilizing a developmental approach, we’ll focus on supporting both educators and children, as we explore what it means to become an external regulator. Navigating the complexities of our interactions will allow us to shift even the most challenging dynamics.
This program is made up of six different modules each including one 3.5-hour live webinar.
Please note some key dates and information below
- Module 1: The Neurobiology of Preparing Brains and Bodies to Learn – 5/20/25 1:00-4:30 EST
- Module 2: Developing Self-Regulation and Creating Regulatory Environments – 5/22/25 1:00-4:30 EST
- Module 3: Practical Application of Brain-Aligned and Regulatory Strategies – 5/27/25 1:00-4:30 EST
- Module 4: Becoming an External Regulator – 5/29/25 1:00-4:30 EST
- Module 5: Working with Others From a Developmental Perspective – 6/3/25 1:00-4:30 EST
- Module 6: Relationship Dynamics and Challenges – 6/5/25 1:00-4:30 EST
Join Zoom Meeting for ALL Classes
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84978439148
Meet Your Instructor:
Judith Norman, MA, MS, LPC, RPT-S is Licensed as both a Professional and School Counselor. Judith is the creator of the Developmental Mindsets Paradigm, is a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor and is also Certified as a Synergetic Play Therapy® Teacher and Supervisor, and in EMDR therapy, along with being trained in Mindfulness in Education. She has been utilizing the tenets of Synergetic Play Therapy® in educational settings for the past 10 years, leading to the development of social-emotional, trauma-informed programming to support students and educators.
Judith has been a School Counselor at Title One schools and two-way bilingual immersion schools, has worked at the district level as a Social Emotional Learning Coach in the United States, and as a School Counselor and Director of Guidance at an international school overseas. Having worked at the intersection of education and mental health for over 20 years, Judith trains and supervises both school-based and clinical mental health professionals. Judith speaks nationally, and consults, and teaches internationally, has developed SEL and trauma-informed programming across various levels of school functioning, and has supported Department of Education state-wide initiatives with district and state-wide training for educators, school-based mental professionals, and educational leaders. Judith led her school district in implementing a Kaiser Permanente “Thriving Schools Grant,” aimed at advancing social-emotional wellness and behavioral health in school districts. Judith co-authored a chapter with Lisa Dion in “Play-Therapy Treatment Planning with Children and Families.”