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Attachment-Focused Family Play Therapy: An Intervention for Children and Adolescents after Trauma

I: Neurobiology of Trauma, Attachment, Behaviors, and Emotion Regulation Rationale for an Attachment-based Family Play Therapy Approach Integrating Play and Expressive Arts Three Decades of Research on Trauma and Attachment Neurobiology: An Overview Family Systems Theory and Attachment Theory Attachment and the Development of an Integrated Self Rationale for Integrating Play and Family into the Treatment Process Integrating Play and Expressive Therapies with Families Integrating Attachment-based Treatment and Expressive Therapies Overview of the Treatment Model References The Neurobiology of Trauma, Behavior, and Co-Regulation Reptilian or Primitive Brain Limbic System Cortex: The Master Mapmaker Frontal Cortex Left/Right Brain The Social Brain Empathy Neurobiology of Emotions and Affect Regulation The Attachment and Affect Regulation Connection References Trauma and Relationships Relationships and Memory Implicit and Explicit Memory Right Brain Processing, Affect Regulation, and Trauma Dissociation Dissociation as Adaptation References The Nuts and Bolts of Relationships Attachment Styles in Children Attachment Styles in Adults Nitty Gritty of Attachment Relationships Intersubjectivity, Affect Attunement, Shared Attention and Shared Intention Mentalizing: Our Internal Stories of Self and Others References Repairing Ruptures in the Attachment Relationship Good Enough Relationship Skills Needed for Attachment Repair Empathic Attunement Reading Cues Effectively and Seeing the Child Empathic Responding and Recognizing Parent Triggers Structuring Flexibility Playfulness References II: Attachment-based Family Play Therapy: The Model Framework of Attachment-based Family Play Therapy Attachment-based Parenting Skills Where to Begin “How” Skills for Creating Family SPACE “What” Skills to Use Family SPACE: The Three Rs of Relationship Getting Started Gathering Multigenerational Information Things to Consider When Getting Started Overview of the Treatment Framework Overview of the Observational Assessment Phase Overview of the Safety and Engagement Phase Overview of the Realignment Phase The Final Phase of Treatment Is the Attunement Phase Use of Videotaping Therapist Role and Modeling References Guiding Principles of the Model for Implementation Core Principles of Attachment-based Family Play Therapy Families Are Generationally Complex Children Innately Desire to Have a Positive Relationship with Their Parents and Feel Connected to Their Siblings to Have a Sense of Belonging Children Thrive When They Have a Positive Loving Relationship with Parents That Is Balanced with Structure and Limit Setting by Parents Parents Provide the Foundation for Developing a Healthy Sense of Self and Developing a Sense of Security An Effective Parent Is a Self-aware Parent Parents Provide the Foundation for Learning to Regulate Emotions Our Biology Directs Our Behavior and Is Heavily Influenced by Environment References Observational Assessment Phase Purpose of the Observational Assessment Phase Objectives Achieved during This Phase Role of Therapist during Observational Assessment Phase Purpose of the Interventions Choosing Play and Expressive Therapy Interventions Identifying Relationship Patterns Parent Coaching Session References Safety and Engagement Phase Purpose of the Safety and Engagement Phase Tasks to Accomplish during This Phase and Choosing Interventions Case Illustration with Bubbles for Deep Breathing Therapist’s Role during Engagement and Safety Phase Parent Coaching Session References Realignment Phase Purpose of the Realignment Phase Role of Therapists Tasks to Accomplish in This Phase of Treatment Choosing Interventions Parent Coaching Sessions References Attunement Phase and Termination Purpose of the Attunement Phase Tasks to Accomplish Helping Families Terminate Treatment Therapist’s Role Choosing Interventions in the Attunement Phase Parent Coaching Sessions References Clinical Considerations When Working with Traumatized Families Working with Challenging Families When Additional Services Are Needed Cultural Considerations References Resources for Play and Expressive Arts Family Play Therapy Interventions

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Resources for Play and Expressive Arts Family Play Therapy Interventions
Buchalter, S. I. (2013). Mandala symbolism and techniques: Innovative approaches for professionals. London, UK: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Cohen, B. M., Barnes, M., & Rankin, A. B. (1995). Managing traumatic stress through art: Drawing from the center. Baltimore, MD: The Sidran Press....
(Attachment-Focused Family Play Therapy: An Intervention for Children and Adolescents after Trauma)
Rationale for an Attachment-based Family Play Therapy Approach Integrating Play and Expressive Arts
This chapter will provide an overview of research and clinical practice with trauma, attachment, and treatment with families. An introduction to the rationale for an attachment focus when working with families will be discussed, as well as the effectiveness of play therapy and the integration of play...
(Attachment-Focused Family Play Therapy: An Intervention for Children and Adolescents after Trauma)
Attachment-based Family Play Therapy: The Model
Framework of Attachment-based Family Play Therapy This chapter provides an overview of the unique neurobiologically informed, attachment-based treatment model proposed in this book. While traumatized young people need individual psychotherapy in order to have a safe and protected emotional space...
(Attachment-Focused Family Play Therapy: An Intervention for Children and Adolescents after Trauma)
Framework of Attachment-based Family Play Therapy
This chapter provides an overview of the unique neurobiologically informed, attachment-based treatment model proposed in this book. While traumatized young people need individual psychotherapy in order to have a safe and protected emotional space to address the impact of their traumatic experience, they...
(Attachment-Focused Family Play Therapy: An Intervention for Children and Adolescents after Trauma)
Core Principles of Attachment-based Family Play Therapy
The core principles in this model, which provide the foundation for its implementation, are based on understanding the connection between behavior, and quality of the relationships within the family. Working with families requires the ability to understand the needs of each individual within the family,...
(Attachment-Focused Family Play Therapy: An Intervention for Children and Adolescents after Trauma)
Mindfulness-based interventions with children and adolescents
Victor Hugo, the French poet and novelist, once said, “You can resist an invading army; you cannot resist an idea whose time has come.” We could say that the time for mindfulness has come. It took around 2,600 years for it to arrive, but it is now firmly entrenched in the consciousness of...
(Mindfulness-based Interventions with Children and Adolescents: Research and Practice)
Brief Intervention Strategies: Jungian Therapy With Children and Adolescents
Jungian psychotherapy is an in-depth approach to life situations. The length of the process always depends on how extensively the individual wants to become involved. The interventions mentioned previously can all be applied to brief therapeutic work (Schwartz, 2007). The following discussion of play...
(Counseling and Psychotherapy)
Clinical Case Example and TBRI Interventions in Play Therapy with a Young Child
The following example of a composite case will demonstrate how a marriage and family play therapist integrates the use of TBRI in working with a two-year-old and his parents. (This case was implemented by the chapter author Casado-Kehoe.) Family Background and MedicallMental Health The Brown family...
(Infant Play Therapy: Foundations, Models, Programs, and Practice)
Equine-Partnered Play Therapy: EACP forYoung Children
There is significant evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of play therapy in addressing a wide range of mental health concerns for young children (Ray & McCullough, 2016). Play is the natural language of children and a way to communicate their experiences, feelings, self-concept, wishes, wants, reactions,...
(Equine-Assisted Counseling and Psychotherapy: Healing Through Horses)
Group Therapy and Play Therapy
Although single-client sessions remain the norm, psychoanalytic theory has been used to develop other types of psychological treatment. Psychoanalytic group therapy was pioneered by Trigant Burrow, Joseph Pratt, Paul F. Schilder, Samuel R. Slavson, Harry Stack Sullivan and Wolfe. Child-centered counseling...
(Organizational Behaviour)