Welcome To The ISIP 2026 Spring Advanced Workshop Landing Page!

Here you will find all you need to have a great workshop experience. We will post the Zoom Link and other document links on this page prior to the workshop for you to quickly reference if you have questions or need anything.

The workshop is held in person at the Riverside Hotel and on Zoom.

Here is the Zoom Link for the workshop: (THIS INFORMATION WILL BE UPDATED THE WEEK OF THE WORKSHOP)

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Workshop Schedule

(All times are Mountain Time)

“The ART (Adlerian Relational Therapy) of Counseling and Helping People Work Through Grief” 

Parent consultation is an integral component to Adlerian play therapy.  In this interactive two-day intensive training, the presenter will walk you through the parent consultation process across the four phases of Adlerian play therapy, connecting each phase to neurobiology research. In particular, the presenter will unpack Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) nine levels across the four phases of parent consultations.  Utilizing the integrated Adlerian play therapy and IPNB framework, the presenter will discuss case examples and show brief video examples to illustrate (a) session progress, (b) resistant parents, and (c) skills unique to connecting with caregivers of play therapy clients. Come ready to play, gain skills, and insight on how to walk alongside parents through the play therapy journey.

Featured Speaker:
Dalena Dillman Taylor PhD, LMHC, RPT-S, CAdPT-A

Dr. Dalena Dillman Taylor is a Professor at the University of North Texas in the Department of Counseling and Higher Education. She earned her doctoral degree in Counseling and completed her masters degree in Counseling from the University of North Texas. Dr. Dillman Taylor’s primary research interests include: advancement of Adlerian Play Therapy field towards evidence-based practice; counseling and educational services for high need children and families; and counselor development and supervision. Dr. Dillman Taylor has been active in the areas of research, teaching, and service. Dr. Dillman Taylor has over 60 scholarly works in refereed and/or peer-reviewed dissemination outlets. Dr. Dillman Taylor is the Co-Principal Investigator of Project Harmony 2.0, a five-year federally supported research grant awarded by the Office of Family Assistant. Project Harmony 2.0 is a randomized control trial investigating the impact of a relationship education intervention on relationship satisfaction, individual distress, parental alliance, emotion regulation, and economic stability for individuals and couples from economically disadvantaged background. Dr. Dillman Taylor is also the Director of the UNT P.L.A.Y. Research Lab. She is a certified Adlerian play therapist- supervisor.

Objectives of the workshop  Participants will be able to:

  • Participants will recognize and examine the many avenues for which grief affects the human condition and impacts a person’s mental and social health.
  • Participants will apply Adlerian concepts for understanding the nature of the development and motivation of individuals, particularly the formation of lifestyle and how lifestyle is affected by grief.
  • Participants will apply an Adlerian relational process for working with individuals who are encountering grief and who need encouragement and support for working through loss and grief.
  • Participants will apply and integrate stages of grief model along with the Adlerian concepts of personal priorities and lifestyle in order to motivate clients to embrace loss and move through grief with the support of others.
  • Participants will learn how to utilize early memories, metaphors and envisioning the future techniques to encourage grieving clients to overcome barriers to healing and move forward in recovery from grief.

Friday, April 17th, 2026

8:30 – 10:00 AM  Session 1 

  • Welcome
  • Fostering Self-Care

10:00 – 10:15 AM  Morning Break

10:15 AM  – 12:00 PM Session 2

  • Overview of Caregiver Consultations
  • Understanding Parents 

12:00 – 1:00 PM  Lunch

1:00  –  2:30 PM  Session 3

  • Phase I
  • IPNB levels for Phase I
  • Interactive Activity

2:30 – 2:45 PM  Afternoon Break

2:45 – 4:00 PM Session 4

  • Phase II
  • IPNB levels for Phase II
  • Interactive Activity

Saturday, April 18th, 2026

8:30 – 10:00 AM   Session 5

  • Phase III
  • IPNB levels for Phase III
  • Interactive Activity

10:00 – 10:15 AM  Morning Break

10:15 AM  – 12:00 PM Session 6

  • Phase IV
  • IPNB levels for Phase IV
  • Interactive Activity

12:00 – 1:00 PM  Lunch

1:00  –  2:30 PM Session 7

  • Specific Considerations for Parents
  • Personality Priorities
  • Video Examples of Consulations

2:30 – 2:45 PM  Break

2:45 – 4:00 PM Session 8

  • Personality Priorities Continued
  • Video Examples of Consultations

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