(HS Wisen-Vincent 150168 2025) The Way of Play: A Neuro-Filial Approach to Repair Parent-Child Bonds and Build Trauma Resi...
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Course overview
Join play therapist Georgie Wisen-Vincent, LMFT RPT-S(TM), co-author of upcoming The Way of Play (with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson) for an innovative approach to strengthening parent-child relationships through play therapy, trauma resilience, and brain development. In this groundbreaking session Georgie equips you with play therapy strategies to support young clients and families facing stress, dysregulation, chaos and conflict. You'll learn to: Engage and retain caregivers in play therapy, even those initially resistant. Use creative filial play therapy techniques to foster neuroplasticity and inspire hope after trauma. Apply play therapy strategies to help children move from reactivity to resilience. Georgie's approach combines talk-based parenting support with play therapy, offering tools that build emotional skills, self-awareness, empathy, and more. Through case studies, videos, and lively demonstrations, she'll show you how to help parents reframe challenging behaviors, promote relational growth, and transform everyday moments into powerful opportunities for post-traumatic healing.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
Certified Master Social Worker
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Florida Board of Nursing
APRN Temporary Certificate for Practice in Areas of Critical Need
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse
Registered Nurse
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Licensed Independent Marriage and Family Therapist
Licensed Independent Social Worker
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Licensed Professional Counselor
Licensed Social Worker
Marriage and Family Therapist
Registered Social Worker Assistant
Disclosure statements
Financial: Georgeanne Wisen maintains a private practice and has an employment relationship with Loma Linda University. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Georgeanne Wisen is a member of the Association for Play Therapy, the British Association of Play Therapists, and the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.