Main description:

Attachment Centered Play Therapy offers clinicians a holistic, play-based approach to child and family therapy that is presented through the lens of attachment theory. Along the way, chapters explore the theoretical underpinnings of attachment theory to provide a foundational understanding of the theory while also supplying evidence-based interventions, practical strategies, and illuminative case studies. This informative new resource strives to combine theory and practice in a single intuitive model designed to maximize the child-parent relationship, repair attachment wounds, and address underlying symptoms of trauma.

Contents:

Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Attachment Therapy Defined Chapter 2: Attachment Centered Play Therapy Defined Chapter 3: Developmental Attachment Needs along the Attachment Spectrum Chapter 4: Understanding Attachment Ruptures and Wounds Chapter 5: Upside Down and Inside Out: The Impact of Divorce on Attachment Chapter 6: Broken Pieces: The Impact of Death, Grief, and Loss on Attachment Chapter 7: Worlds Apart - The Impact of Separation on Children and Families Chapter 8: When the Bough Breaks: The Impact of Complex Trauma on Parent-Child Attachment Chapter 9: More Than Sticks and Stones: The Impact of Emotional Abuse and Neglect on Attachment Chapter 10: Inviting the Parents into Play Therapy: The How's, Why's, and Ways Appendix Index