Advancing Trauma Treatment in Play Therapy: Integrating Parts Work for Profound Healing with TraumaPlay™

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Paris Goodyear-Brown, MSSW, LCSW, RPT-S™ Related seminars and products

Nurture House

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Paris Goodyear-Brown, MSSW, LCSW, RPT-S™ and approved EMDR consultant, is the creator of TraumaPlay™, the executive director of the TraumaPlay Institute, the clinical director of Nurture House, and an adjunct instructor of psychiatric mental health at Vanderbilt University. She is a Ted Talk speaker, a master clinician, a thought leader in the fields of child trauma and play therapy globally, has received the APT award for Play Therapy Promotion and Education, and served as the executive director of the Lipscomb Play Therapy and Expressive Arts Center. She is on the board of TNAPT and has written over twenty chapters and articles as well as twelve books, including Trauma and Play Therapy, Parents as Partners in Child Therapy, Big Behaviors in Small Containers, and her newest edited volume Polyvagal Power in the Playroom. Paris delights in serving traumatized children and families locally, loves to travel with her family, and finds great joy in equipping child trauma therapists all over the world.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Paris Goodyear-Brown maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with TraumaPlay Institute, Vanderbilt University, and Nurture House. She receives royalties as a published author and compensation as a consultant. Paris Goodyear-Brown receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Paris Goodyear-Brown is a member of the Association for Play Therapy and the National Association of Social Workers.

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Objectives

1. Utilize one play therapy parts work intervention for each core component of TraumaPlay.
2. Use a parts work paradigm in play therapy for countertransference during posttraumatic play.
3. Design Parts Work Interventions to engage children through play to integrate fragmented parts.

Outline

Introduction to the TraumaPlay™ Umbrella Framework

• Exploring different portals:
  • autonomic, emotional, somatic, cognitive, relational, and developmental

Applying a Parts Paradigm in Play Therapy

• Understanding Parts
  • Nuancing parent parts and child parts
  • Dynamics of working with child and parent parts

Exploring Countertransference in Play Therapy

• Understanding Therapist Parts
  • Identifying and managing countertransference
  • Applying a parts work paradigm to the therapist's own experiences

Practical Play-Based Interventions

• Each Component of TraumaPlay™
  • Autonomic regulation
  • Emotional expression
  • Somatic awareness
  • Cognitive processing
  • Relational development
  • Developmental integration
• Utilizing Parts Work Interventions
  • Engaging children through play to integrate fragmented parts

Scope of Practice in Play Therapy

• Ethical considerations in using TraumaPlay™
• Recognizing the limits of practice

Risks and Limitations

• Overview of the risks and limitations associated with TraumaPlay™ research
• Ensuring informed application in clinical settings

Target Audience

• Play Therapists 
• Psychologists
• Physicians 
• Marriage & Family Therapists
• Nurses
• Social Workers
• Counselors