Playfulness IS the Treatment

Sponsoring Organization: Auburn University School of Social Work

Date: April 4th, 2025

Time: 9am – 3pm eastern

Location: Auburn University

Description: When feeling stressed, uncertain, or afraid, our brain works hard to protect us by reaching for tools and techniques that will help children heal after trauma.  We can honor our fear and then rest into the truth that presence is the most powerful intervention and playfulness IS the treatment.  Playfulness doesn’t need games or props or toys!  Playfulness is experienced and shared through the resonance we co-create. It brings the safety, connection, and co-regulation the nervous system needs to experience a moment of healing.  In this pre-conference workshop, Robyn Gobbel will take you on a journey to explore the benefits of playfulness for our physical and mental health, grow your confidence that playfulness IS the treatment, and jump-start your creativity on how to cultivate the spirit of playfulness in your connection with clients and families.

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