Theraplay Helping Parents and Children Build Better Relationships Through Attachment-Based Play

by Booth, Phyllis B.; Jernberg, Ann M.

• ISBN13: 9780470281666
• ISBN10: 0470281669
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-12-09
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Theraplay, Third EditionTheraplay, 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 challengesform joyful, loving relationships."The third edition of Theraplay successfully tackles the difficult question of how to address attachment-based trauma-healing wounds, teaching healthy relationship-building, and having fun-without re-traumatizing the already traumatized child. This is a first-class, step-by-step guide, which includes theory and rationale for the many Theraplay activities provided." -Lark Eshleman, Ph.D, author of Becoming a Family: Promoting Healthy Attachments with Your Adopted Child and founder and CEO, Institute for Children and Families"Phyllis Booth and colleagues have again brought to life this rich model of treatment for children and their parents. Theraplay is truly a gift provided to those of us who offer developmental assistance to children and their families." -Dan Hughes, Ph.D., psychologist and author of Attachment-Focused Family Therapy and Attachment-Focused Parenting

Author Biography

Phyllis B. Booth is clinical director of The Theraplay Institute in Chicago. She provides training and supervision for Theraplay therapists throughout the world. Ann M. Jernberg was the founder and director of The Theraplay Institute until her death in 1993. She provided the inspiration for the Theraplay approach and was the author of the first edition of this book. The Theraplay Institute is an international not-for-profit organization dedicated to building strong families and emotionally healthy children and adults through training, treatment, advocacy, and research. The Institute also holds an international conference every other year, sponsors a research network, publishes a biannual newsletter, and can be contacted at www.theraplay.org.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Third Edition	p. ix
The Authors	p. xvii
Introduction	p. xxi
An Overview of the Theraplay Method	p. 1
Learning the Basics of the Theraplay Method	p. 3
Understanding the Theory and Research That Inform the Core Concepts of Theraplay	p. 39
Research Findings That Support the Effectiveness of Theraplay	p. 85
Strategies for Theraplay Treatment	p. 99
Structuring Theraplay Treatment	p. 101
Working with the Child	p. 159
Working with Parents	p. 203
Specific Applications of Theraplay	p. 263
Theraplay for Children with Regulation Disorders	p. 265
Theraplay for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders	p. 301
Theraplay for Children with Histories of Complex Trauma	p. 359
Theraplay for Children Who Are Adopted or in Foster Care	p. 405
Theraplay for Adolescents	p. 449
Group Theraplay	p. 495
Marschak Interaction Method: Recommended Basic List of Tasks	p. 521
Theraplay Activities by Dimension	p. 525
References	p. 547
Publications About Theraplay and the Marschak Interaction Method (MIM)	p. 563
Index	p. 593
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