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7th International Theraplay Conference Day One
Keynote Address:
The Polyvagal Theory: the transformative power of feeling safe
Stephen Porges, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina and now a Distinguished University Scientist at The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University Bloomington. He is Emeritus Professor
of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Emeritus Professor of Human Development at the University of Maryland, where he chaired the Department of Human Development and directed the
Institute for Child Study. He is a former recipient of a National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Development Award. He has published more than 200 peer-reviewed scientific papers across several disciplines including anesthesiology, critical care medicine, ergonomics, exercise physiology, gerontology, neurology, obstetrics, pediatrics, psychiatry, psychology, space medicine, and substance abuse.
In 1994 he proposed the Polyvagal Theory, a theory that links the evolution of the mammalian autonomic nervous system to social behavior and emphasizes the importance of physiological state in the expression of behavioral problems and psychiatric disorders. He is the author of The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological
foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-regulation (Norton, 2011) and is currently writing Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe.
*The following sessions ONLY have been approved for IL EI credits:
* Keynote Presentation: 9:30 – 11:45-The Polyvagal Theory: the transformative power of feeling safe-2.25 WWF
*Plenary Session: 1:00 – 2:45-Theraplay Practice: Whole Family Theraplay-1.75 INT
*Plenary Session: 3:15 – 5:00-Theraplay Practice: Whole School Theraplay-1.75 INT
*Theraplay Activities Demonstrated: 9:00 – 9:15-0.25 INT
*Break-out Sessions: 9:15 – 10:30 AND 10:45 – 12:00-Chaddock In-Home Intensive: A Theraplay-based program for families in crisis- 0.75 INT, 0.5 WWF
*Session: 1:15-245-Ouch! Theraplay Applications for Medical Trauma-0.75 INT, 0.75 ATY
*Sessions: 3:15 – 4:45 (Choose One)
*Cultural Issues in Theraplay Part Two: Nurture and Challenge-1 WWF, 0.5 INT
*Theraplay in General and Special Education: Addressing the Needs of Children with Trauma, Behavioral Problems and Autism-1 ATY, 0.5 INT
*Focus on Parents: Nurturing and supporting young, inexperienced parents with Theraplay-1 WWF, 0.5 INT
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