Theraplay® – The Practitioner's Guide
Theraplay® – The Practitioner's Guide

Author: Vivien Norris

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2020-01-21

Total Pages: 394

ISBN-13: 1784504882

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The Definitive Guide to Theraplay® for Practitioners, officially endorsed by the Theraplay® Institute Theraplay is an intervention that focuses on enhancing the connection, trust and joy between a child and a parent. It involves interactive, playful activities using simple face-to-face reciprocal interactions, and involves using all of the senses, including rhythm, movement and touch. This comprehensive guide outlines the theory, reflection, and skill development of the practitioner - the true power house of Theraplay. By maintaining a focus on practice throughout, embedding theory into practice examples, it brings the spirit of Theraplay to life. Part 1 covers the key principles of the intervention; Part 2 addresses Theraplay in Practice: how to use the Marschak Interaction Method (MIM), how to set up a room and choose activities and considerations for working with different client groups; Part 3 encourages the reader to engage in their own development and the stages involved; and Parts 4 and 5 provide a wealth of useful resources, checklists, handouts, sample sessions and an up-to-date list of Theraplay activities. Whether you are a Theraplay practitioner, or simply want to find out how this remarkable intervention works, this book is essential reading.

Theraplay
Theraplay

Author: Phyllis B. Booth

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2009-12-09

Total Pages: 646

ISBN-13: 0470281669

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Theraplay?a pioneering application of attachment theory to clinical work—helps parents learn and practice how to provide the playful engagement, empathic responsiveness, and clear guidance that lead to secure attachment and lifelong mental health in their children. This third edition of the groundbreaking book Theraplay shows how to use play to engage children in interactions that lead to competence, self-regulation, self-esteem, and trust. Theraplay's relationship-based approach is uniquely designed to help families facing today's busy and often chaotic lifestyle challenges form joyful, loving relationships.

Parenting with Theraplay®
Parenting with Theraplay®

Author: Helen Rodwell

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2017-07-21

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1784504890

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Theraplay® is an attachment-focused model of parenting that helps parents to understand and relate to their child. Based on a sequence of play activities that are rooted in neuroscience, Theraplay offers a fun and easy way for parents and children to connect. Theraplay is particularly effective with looked after and adopted children. By providing an overview of Theraplay and the psychological principles that it is based on, parents and carers will gain an understanding of the basic theory of the model along with practical ideas for applying Theraplay to everyday family life. Through everyday case studies and easy language, parents will gain confidence and learn new skills for emotional bonding, empathy, and acceptance in the relationship with their child.

Applications of Family and Group Theraplay
Applications of Family and Group Theraplay

Author: Evangeline Munns

Publisher: Jason Aronson

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 9780765705945

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This book on Theraplay is rich in content and has practical ideas guided by current research in attachment and brain research. Most chapters are illustrated with a case study including agendas from beginning, middle, and end sessions, with an extensive appendix describing each activity to help the reader translate theory into practice. Theraplay's underlying dimensions (structure, challenge, engagement, and nuture) are applied to a wide diversity of populations, cultures, and formats (family and group) geared to increasing parental attunement and caring and co-regulating the child. This book will stretch the reader's repertoire in the application of this effective, shortterm, play therapy model. Book jacket.

Theraplay
Theraplay

Author: Ann Marshak Jernberg

Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13:

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Cultural Issues in Play Therapy
Cultural Issues in Play Therapy

Author: Eliana Gil

Publisher: Guilford Publications

Published: 2021-07-23

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1462546900

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This unique resource is now in an extensively revised second edition with more than 90% new material and an expanded conceptual framework. Filled with rich case illustrations, the book explores how children's cultural identities--as well as experiences of marginalization--shape the challenges they bring to therapy and the ways they express themselves. Expert practitioners guide therapists to build competence for working across different dimensions of diversity, including race and ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, and disability. Purchasers get access to a companion website featuring chapters from the first edition on play therapy with major cultural groups: African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Asian Americans. New to This Edition *Virtually a new book; incorporates a broader definition of culture and an increased social justice focus. *Chapters on working with children of color, LGBT children and adolescents, undocumented families, and Deaf children. *Chapter on dismantling white privilege in the play therapy office. *Chapters on school bullying and on how technology is transforming play, including tips for conducting tele-play therapy.

Theraplay® – Theory, Applications and Implementation
Theraplay® – Theory, Applications and Implementation

Author: Rana Hong

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2020-11-19

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 178775071X

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Officially supported and endorsed by the Theraplay Institute, this handbook provides concrete assistance from international experts on deepening Theraplay knowledge and skills in much-needed and requested areas of practice. With up-to-date information on Theraplay theory, applications and implementation, the chapters cover Theraplay with infants, toddlers, school aged children and adolescents. Home, school, and out-patient mental health settings are all covered in detail, as well as dyadic and group forms of Theraplay. Client issues include interpersonal violence, LGBTQ families, anxiety, child sexual abuse, transitioning from foster care to adoption, and deaf and hard of hearing. Additionally, extensive information is provided about working with caregivers including discussion of their own attachment history, practice sessions before including the child, and regular caregiver-only sessions to process and strengthen Theraplay treatment. This book is essential for any Theraplay practitioner wanting to ensure their approach is fully informed and carefully tailored to meet their client's needs.

School-Based Play Therapy
School-Based Play Therapy

Author: Athena A. Drewes

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-02-02

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13: 0470371404

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A thorough revision of the essential guide to using play therapy in schools Fully updated and revised, School-Based Play Therapy, Second Edition presents an A-to-Z guide for using play therapy in preschool and elementary school settings. Coedited by noted experts in the field, Athena Drewes and Charles Schaefer, the Second Edition offers school counselors, psychologists, social workers, and teachers the latest techniques in developing creative approaches to utilize the therapeutic powers of play in schools. The Second Edition includes coverage on how to implement a play therapy program in school settings; play-based prevention programs; individual play therapy approaches as well as group play; and play therapywith special populations, such as selectively mute, homeless, and autistic children. In addition, nine new chapters have been added with new material covering: Cognitive-behavioral play therapy Trauma-focused group work Training teachers to use play therapy Filled with illustrative case studies and ready-to-use practical techniques and suggestions, School-Based Play Therapy, Second Edition is an essential resource for all mental health professionals working in schools.

Emotion Regulation in Children and Adolescents
Emotion Regulation in Children and Adolescents

Author: Michael A. Southam-Gerow

Publisher: Guilford Press

Published: 2013-01-16

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1462510949

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Emotion regulation difficulties are central to a range of clinical problems, yet many therapies for children and adolescents lack a focus on emotion and related skills. In a flexible modular format, this much-needed book presents cutting-edge strategies for helping children and adolescents understand and manage challenging emotional experiences. Each of the eight treatment modules can be used on its own or in conjunction with other therapies, and includes user-friendly case examples, sample dialogues, and engaging activities and games. Emotion-informed assessment and case conceptualization are also addressed. Reproducible handouts can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.

Introduction to Developmental Playtherapy
Introduction to Developmental Playtherapy

Author: Sue Jennings

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 9781853026355

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In Introduction to Developmental Playtherapy, Jennings argues that creative play is essential for children's health. Drawing on examples from her own professional experience, she discusses how play can help resolve issues by allowing possible solutions to be explored safely, thus encouraging flexibility of response. She explores the cultural background and theory of using play as a therapeutic tool with children and how play can communicate to the therapist what the child needs to tell.