Main description:

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.

Contents:

Preface to the Third Edition ix The Authors xvii Introduction xxi Part One: An Overview of the Theraplay Method 1 1 Learning the Basics of the Theraplay Method 3 2 Understanding the Theory and Research That Inform the Core Concepts of Theraplay 39 Phyllis B. Booth and Sandra Lindaman 3 Research Findings That Support the Effectiveness of Theraplay 85 Rand Coleman Part Two: Strategies for Theraplay Treatment 99 4 Structuring Theraplay Treatment 101 5 Working with the Child 159 6 Working with Parents 203 Part Three: Specific Applications of Theraplay 263 7 Theraplay for Children with Regulation Disorders 265 Annie Kiermaier 8 Theraplay for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders 301 Sandra Lindaman and Phyllis B. Booth 9 Theraplay for Children with Histories of Complex Trauma 359 Phyllis B. Rubin, Dafna Lender, and Jessica Mroz Miller 10 Theraplay for Children Who Are Adopted or in Foster Care 405 Jessica Mroz Miller, Dafna Lender, Phyllis B. Rubin, and Sandra Lindaman 11 Theraplay for Adolescents 449 William S. Fuller 12 Group Theraplay 495 Phyllis B. Rubin Appendix A Marschak Interaction Method: Recommended Basic List of Tasks 521 Appendix B Theraplay Activities by Dimension 525 References 547 Publications About Theraplay and the Marschak Interaction Method (MIM) 563 Index 593