Description:

This workshop examines co-regulation as a foundational component of emotional and behavioral regulation in children with applications across caregiving, education and therapy settings.  

Objectives:

1. Define co-regulation and differentiate it from self-regulation and behavior management, using examples from playrooms and play-based interaction with children and caregivers. 
2. Describe the neurobiological and relational mechanisms that support co-regulation, including safety, connection and nervous system states as they emerge within play and playroom experiences. 
3. Apply developmentally appropriate, play-informed co-regulation strategies, including caregiver participation and adult self-regulation within play, the playroom and everyday child-caregiver interactions. 

Instructor: Lori Peterson, LSCSW, LCSW, RPT-S™, RST

Workshop Schedule:
At your discretion