Using a Student’s Behaviors to Decode their Needs

 A 60-minute recorded webinar that will help you explore how students' behaviors provide clues that can guide us in choosing effective strategies. As professionals working with students, it's been a long year. Many of us have spent much of it trying to make sense of students' behaviors [...]

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Kid’s First Training Series

In these trainings we'll explore working with educators as a way to support our child clients.  Neuroscience can help us understand what is happening for educators and students in moments of dysregulation. As mental health professionals, being able to practically apply this knowledge enhances our work with [...]

By |2023-12-01T18:00:17+00:00April 24, 2023|Comments Off on Kid’s First Training Series

One Foot in Education: Exploring Education Through An SPT Lens Fall 2023

WELCOME to “One Foot In Education: Exploring Education Through An SPT Lens” Course! We will be building upon our knowledge of Synergetic Play Therapy®, adding new concepts, and applying it all to working with educators and schools. In this course you’ll learn strategies for use in educational [...]

By |2024-02-07T02:36:41+00:00April 23, 2023|Comments Off on One Foot in Education: Exploring Education Through An SPT Lens Fall 2023

Evolution of a Trauma-Informed Educator Spring 2024

This program dives deeply into understanding the context in which learning is taking place. Neuroscience can help us understand what is happening for educators and students in moments of dysregulation. You’ll learn to use brain and body state awareness to guide you in applying strategies and learn [...]

By |2024-05-13T19:53:18+00:00April 21, 2023|Comments Off on Evolution of a Trauma-Informed Educator Spring 2024

A Synergetic Approach to Social-Emotional Learning: Advanced Course

This 6-hour advanced course explores supporting other adults and working with high levels of dysregulation. We’ll build upon content learned in the foundational and intermediate programs. Using a developmental framework, this class is for educators and leaders that are supporting other adults. Participants will learn to determine [...]

By |2023-04-17T02:55:50+00:00March 28, 2023|Comments Off on A Synergetic Approach to Social-Emotional Learning: Advanced Course

Practical Application of Educational Neuroscience from a Developmental Perspective

Even amazing educators struggle to be effective when students aren’t ready to learn. Neuroscience can help us understand what is happening for educators and students in moments of dysregulation. As school-based mental health professionals, being able to practically apply this knowledge enhances our work with educators and [...]

By |2023-04-19T18:08:25+00:00February 5, 2023|Comments Off on Practical Application of Educational Neuroscience from a Developmental Perspective

Classroom Strategies Based in Neuroscience

Even amazing educators struggle to be effective when students aren’t ready to learn. Neuroscience can help us understand what is happening for educators and students in moments of dysregulation. Recognizing when students are not in the higher regions of their brains, allows educators to have appropriate expectations [...]

By |2023-05-04T18:57:10+00:00February 3, 2023|Comments Off on Classroom Strategies Based in Neuroscience

Being an External Regulator: ​​​​​​​Supporting Regulation from the Bottom Up

A 60-minute recorded webinar that will teach you:  How to help students borrow your regulatory capacity as they develop their own. Tools to support you in embodying regulation as you teach students and classrooms to regulate through challenges. And the best part is, what you learn can [...]

By |2023-01-13T23:36:17+00:00January 13, 2023|Comments Off on Being an External Regulator: ​​​​​​​Supporting Regulation from the Bottom Up

The Neurobiology of Social-Emotional Learning

      At the Synergetic Education Institute, we believe that successful social-emotional learning involves supporting students and educational staff using integrated and differentiated approaches. Even amazing educators struggle when students are grappling with finding effective strategies for self-regulating through daily stress. Neuroscience can help us understand [...]

By |2023-01-11T04:27:07+00:00January 2, 2023|Comments Off on The Neurobiology of Social-Emotional Learning

A Synergetic Approach to Social-Emotional Learning: Intermediate Course

 This 12-hour intermediate course explores creating effective regulatory spaces and school-wide systemic implementation of content learned in the foundational program. Effective support for individuals and groups of students in and out of the classroom requires intentional planning and data collection to track progress. Educators will learn to [...]

By |2023-01-02T07:33:42+00:00December 6, 2022|Comments Off on A Synergetic Approach to Social-Emotional Learning: Intermediate Course

Evolution of a Trauma-Informed Educator Spring 2023

This program dives deeply into understanding the context in which learning is taking place. Neuroscience can help us understand what is happening for educators and students in moments of dysregulation, so teachers can learn how to support regulation for students and classrooms. You’ll learn to use brain [...]

By |2023-04-24T00:38:14+00:00October 8, 2022|Comments Off on Evolution of a Trauma-Informed Educator Spring 2023

Working Through the Daily Stress of Being an Educator

 A 60-minute recorded webinar that will give you tools and help you feel more grounded during moments of stress.  As an educator or anyone that works in schools, you'll .... Learn how to address your own stress and anxiety first to support a healthy learning environment. Discover [...]

By |2023-01-11T14:48:31+00:00August 19, 2022|Comments Off on Working Through the Daily Stress of Being an Educator

Working with Educators from a Developmental Perspective

 A 90-minute recorded webinar that will help you deepen your work with educators and students to support their growth and empowerment!  As a student support professional (SEL coach, behavior specialist, clinical and/or school-based counselor/social worker/psychologist, leader, or anyone that collaborates with adults on behalf of students), you’ll [...]

By |2022-08-02T22:34:11+00:00August 2, 2022|Comments Off on Working with Educators from a Developmental Perspective

A Synergetic Approach to Social-Emotional Learning: Foundational Course

This 18-hour foundational course dives deeply into understanding the context in which learning is taking place. Neuroscience can help us understand what is happening for educators and students in moments of dysregulation, so teachers can learn how to support regulation for students and classrooms. You’ll learn to [...]

By |2022-12-08T16:45:30+00:00July 19, 2022|Comments Off on A Synergetic Approach to Social-Emotional Learning: Foundational Course

Evolution of a Trauma-Informed Educator Fall 2022 Cohort

This program dives deeply into understanding the context in which learning is taking place. Neuroscience can help us understand what is happening for educators and students in moments of dysregulation, so teachers can learn how to support regulation for students and classrooms. You’ll learn to use brain [...]

By |2022-11-10T16:31:59+00:00May 6, 2022|Comments Off on Evolution of a Trauma-Informed Educator Fall 2022 Cohort

One Foot in Education: Exploring Education Through An SPT Lens Fall 2022

WELCOME to the 9 month “One Foot In Education: Exploring Education Through An SPT Lens” Course! We will be building upon our knowledge of Synergetic Play Therapy®, adding new concepts, and applying it all to working with educators and schools. In this course you’ll learn strategies for [...]

By |2023-05-22T14:19:25+00:00October 2, 2021|Comments Off on One Foot in Education: Exploring Education Through An SPT Lens Fall 2022

Touchstone Program

This 8-hour program is an opportunity to reclaim our inspiration. Why did you become an educator? Did you have visions of impacting the future and the lives of your students, watching them making discoveries, and nurturing a love for learning as they also learned to believe in [...]

By |2021-10-15T00:47:13+00:00October 2, 2021|Comments Off on Touchstone Program

Evolution of a Trauma-Informed Educator Spring 2022

Welcome, we are excited to share this journey with you. Please note some key dates below: All live webinars take place at 5-6:30pm MST and are recorded if unable to attend live. Dates: 11/15/21, 11/29/21, 1/24/22, 2/14/22, 3/21/22, 4/25/22 Plus a special Bonus session for school-based mental [...]

By |2022-08-19T18:53:58+00:00October 2, 2021|Comments Off on Evolution of a Trauma-Informed Educator Spring 2022

Understanding Children’s Moods and Behaviors

A Neurobiological Perspective (A class for Teachers, Educators and Caregivers) Course taught by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Our course for teachers, caregivers and educators, “Understanding Children’s Moods and Behaviors: A Neurobiological Perspective,” is now exclusively available in video format here on our E-Learning site. Take the course [...]

By |2021-10-15T00:48:32+00:00September 6, 2021|Comments Off on Understanding Children’s Moods and Behaviors
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