Playing in Fragile Moments: Parents and Children Building Shared Resilience - Part II
Tracks
Studio 3+4
| Sunday, June 7, 2026 |
| 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Studio 3+4 |
Overview
Esther Bar-Sade & Zivan Yael (Israel)
Speaker
Ester Bar-sade
Board Member
Emdr Israel
Playing in Fragile Moments: Parents and Children Building Shared Resilience - Part II
11:00 - 12:30Abstract
Authors
Esther Bar-Sade1,
Yael Zivan2
1Alonim St., 175040 Nof HaGalil, Israel, Institution: The " Joint " organization,'Ministry of Education
2POB 105, 4483900 Revava, Israel
In this workshop, we will present a working model in which structured play serves as a means to create safety, attachment, and a co-regulation, based on the AIP model and integrating EMDR with playfulness. The model bridges developmental-playful work with EMDR procedures for children and parents in a joint session.
We will examine the “bi-axial arousal matrix” (parent arousal × child arousal), which guides the adaptation of techniques: type of BLS, transitions between playful–physical–verbal interventions, and the timing of addressing the parent as an external regulator. This will be theoretically grounded in the neurobiology of attachment and the polyvagal theory, highlighting the contribution of play to primary emotional systems and to the development of regulation skills and co-regulation.
The workshop will include video demonstrations of parent-child sessions, guided experiential play exercises illustrating co-regulation processes, live modeling of EMDR-play integration, and group reflection to consolidate clinical learning.
This workshop introduces an innovative dyadic model that merges EMDR protocols with developmental play to foster shared regulation, strengthen attachment bonds, and enhance parental capacity as a co-regulator during EMDR treatment.
Objectives
1. Learn the core principles of integrating play within the AIP model to enhance safety, attachment, and co-regulation in dyadic EMDR sessions.
2. Apply the “bi-axial arousal matrix” to assess parent–child arousal states and select appropriate EMDR-playful interventions accordingly.
3. Demonstrate playful strategies suitable for parent–child EMDR sessions, adapted to developmental needs and regulation capacity.
4. Focus on parental role in adopting a co-regulator role during EMDR treatment through playful, relational, and somatic techniques that support shared regulation.
5. Integrate EMDR procedures with developmental play activities to strengthen attachment bonds and support the development of self- and co-regulation skills in children.
Keywords
• Dyadic EMDR
• Co-regulation
• Playfulness in Therapy
• Polyvagal Theory
Esther Bar-Sade1,
Yael Zivan2
1Alonim St., 175040 Nof HaGalil, Israel, Institution: The " Joint " organization,'Ministry of Education
2POB 105, 4483900 Revava, Israel
In this workshop, we will present a working model in which structured play serves as a means to create safety, attachment, and a co-regulation, based on the AIP model and integrating EMDR with playfulness. The model bridges developmental-playful work with EMDR procedures for children and parents in a joint session.
We will examine the “bi-axial arousal matrix” (parent arousal × child arousal), which guides the adaptation of techniques: type of BLS, transitions between playful–physical–verbal interventions, and the timing of addressing the parent as an external regulator. This will be theoretically grounded in the neurobiology of attachment and the polyvagal theory, highlighting the contribution of play to primary emotional systems and to the development of regulation skills and co-regulation.
The workshop will include video demonstrations of parent-child sessions, guided experiential play exercises illustrating co-regulation processes, live modeling of EMDR-play integration, and group reflection to consolidate clinical learning.
This workshop introduces an innovative dyadic model that merges EMDR protocols with developmental play to foster shared regulation, strengthen attachment bonds, and enhance parental capacity as a co-regulator during EMDR treatment.
Objectives
1. Learn the core principles of integrating play within the AIP model to enhance safety, attachment, and co-regulation in dyadic EMDR sessions.
2. Apply the “bi-axial arousal matrix” to assess parent–child arousal states and select appropriate EMDR-playful interventions accordingly.
3. Demonstrate playful strategies suitable for parent–child EMDR sessions, adapted to developmental needs and regulation capacity.
4. Focus on parental role in adopting a co-regulator role during EMDR treatment through playful, relational, and somatic techniques that support shared regulation.
5. Integrate EMDR procedures with developmental play activities to strengthen attachment bonds and support the development of self- and co-regulation skills in children.
Keywords
• Dyadic EMDR
• Co-regulation
• Playfulness in Therapy
• Polyvagal Theory
