WAPT 2027 Spring Conference
Sat, Apr 03
|Location is TBD
Come learn with Robyn Gobbel!
Time & Location
Apr 03, 2027, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM PDT
Location is TBD
About the Event
Baffling Behaviors in the Playroom: Movement, Rhythm, and Sensory Strategies for Highly Dysregulated Children
April 3, 2027 | 9:00 am - 4:30 pm PT
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All behavior makes sense — except the ones that don't. Some children have big, baffling behaviors that leave even seasoned play therapists confused, overwhelmed, burned out, or referring out. These are the kids who aren't playing with the toys — they're throwing them across the room, running out the door, hiding under the table, or shutting completely down.
Understanding behavior through the lens of neurosequential brain development and the autonomic nervous system gives us a completely different roadmap for treatment — one where highly dysregulated children receive organized, coherent, rhythmic, repetitive, relational, and somatosensory experiences before symbolic or metaphor-based play can emerge.
In this full-day workshop, attendees will learn a playful, body-based paradigm for understanding and treating…