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Attachment in a Digital World: Connection, Play, and Protection in Emerging Technologies
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As digital platforms, video games, immersive technologies, and artificial intelligence become woven into daily life, they are reshaping how children, families, and communities build and sustain attachment. This training examines how attachment develops and is expressed in digital spaces, highlighting the role of shared play and co-experiences. You’ll explore both the opportunities for connection, creativity, and resilience, as well as the risks and safeguards needed for healthy engagement.
You’ll learn how to:
- Foster secure attachment through digital play and co-experiences
- Recognize risks and set safeguards for healthy technology use
- Integrate current research into practical strategies for families
- Use technology as a tool for connection, not disconnection
Jessica Stone, PhD, RPT-S™
Jessica Stone, PhD, RPT-S™, is an internationally recognized expert in play therapy and the integration of technology in therapeutic practices. With over 25 years of experience as a licensed clinical psychologist and a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor, Dr. Stone is a pioneer in the field, known for her work in Digital Play Therapy™, technology, trauma, attachment, and family systems. She is the author, co-author, and contributor to more than 27 books, including Trauma Impacts, Digital Play Therapy, and Play Therapy Theories and Perspectives, which explore cutting-edge strategies to enhance therapeutic outcomes through play and technology.
Dr. Stone’s expertise lies in helping clinicians understand and treat systemic and generational trauma through a play therapy lens, providing powerful interventions for children, families, and neurodivergent individuals. Her work focuses on creating healing environments where both children and their families can process and overcome relational trauma, fostering secure attachments and long-term generational healing. As a sought-after speaker, trainer, and executive coach, Dr. Stone’s unique approach empowers therapists to adopt innovative, effective strategies in trauma-informed care.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Jessica Stone maintains a private practice and is the CEO of Virtual Sandtray®©. She is the co-creator of the Virtual Sandtray App for iPad (VSA) and the Virtual Sandtray for Virtual Reality (VSA-VR) and receives royalties as a published author. Jessica Stone receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Jessica Stone serves as the chair of Mental Health Virtual Reality International Coalition and Digital Play Therapy™. She serves on the board for World Association of Sand Therapy Professionals, Frontiers: Virtual Reality in Pediatric Medicine, and is an advisory board member of AutPlay.
