Playful Bonds: A Guide to Attachment-Centered Play Therapy
- Speaker:
- Clair Mellenthin, PhD, LCSW, RPT-S™
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 30 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
-
Mar 14, 2024
- Product Code:
- POS059770
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
Revolutionize your therapeutic approach with Attachment Centered Play Therapy (ACPT).
This integrative play therapy model merges classic and contemporary attachment theories with the transformative power of play, offering a holistic framework for working with children and families.
Join Clair Mellenthin, creator of Attachment Centered Play Therapy to gain fresh insights into healthy and maladaptive bonds, exploring the impact of trauma, abuse, neglect, and grief on family attachment.
You’ll discover:
- Strategies to engage even the most challenging parents in play therapy
- The art of repairing and fostering safety within parent-child relationships
- Hands-on experiential activities and creative interventions
- A toolbox of innovative play therapy techniques
You'll feel empowered to apply attachment insights in your practice, creating more impactful therapeutic experiences for children and families.
Credit
Handouts/Brochure
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Playful Bonds Mellenthin (6.9 MB) | 28 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Speaker
Clair Mellenthin, PhD, LCSW, RPT-S™ Related seminars and products
Clair Mellenthin, LLC
Clair Mellenthin, PhD, LCSW, RPT-S™, is an international speaker, author, psychologist, and Registered Play Therapist Supervisor. Throughout her career, she has specialized in providing play therapy to children, teens, and their families. She is currently the Director of Child & Adolescents at Wasatch Family Therapy. Ms. Mellenthin frequently presents professional play therapy and family therapy trainings on Attachment-Centered Play Therapy, Family, and Trauma issues both nationally and internationally.
Ms. Mellenthin is a sought-after supervisor, training graduate students and interns in play therapy, and an adjunct faculty member at the University of Southern California MSW program. She is the past-president of the Utah Association for Play Therapy and remains an active member on the Board of Directors. She is the author of the books Attachment Centered Play Therapy; Play Therapy: Engaging & Powerful Techniques for the Treatment of Childhood Disorders; My Many Colors of Me Workbookand has authored several chapters and articles. In addition to being an experienced play therapist and professor, Ms. Mellenthin also appears on local and national TV and radio as an expert on children and family issues. She holds a master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Southern California.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Clair Mellenthin has an employment relationship with Wasatch Family Therapy. She is a published author and receives royalties. Clair Mellenthin receives a speaking honorarium, recording royalties, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Clair Mellenthin is a member of the National Association of Social Workers, the Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, the American Psychological Association, and the Association for Play Therapy.
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Objectives
- Identify how attachment theory applies to play therapy and to view family systems through the lens of attachment.
- Conceptualize attachment patterns that impact parent-child relationships.
- Analyze attachment theory as it applies to play therapy to provide integrated therapeutic treatment.
Outline
Advancing Family Treatment with Play Therapy
- Attachment patterns throughout the lifespan and impact on parent-child relationship
- 4 Key Concepts of developing secure attachment
- Blending Attachment theory with play therapy
Inviting Parents to Play: Strategies to Strengthen Parent-Child Relationship
- Roadblocks and triggers
- Shame and vulnerability - Shame Shields Expressive Arts intervention
- Role play
- Sand tray genograms and play based treatment planning
- Directive and Nondirective interventions
- Maximizing the parent-child relationship
Attachment Centered Play Therapy Strategies
- Challenging emotional and behavioral disorders
- Defiance, aggression, oppositional behaviors
- Prescriptive play therapy interventions
- Calm Down Jars intervention
- Guided imagery
- Promote co-regulation strategies
Attachment Centered Play Therapy Strategies to Treat Relational Trauma
- Relationship cycle
- Role plays
- Two hands intervention
- Empowerment Collage
- Limitations & Potential Risks
Target Audience
- Addiction Counselor
- Counselor
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Physicians
- Psychologists
- Social Workers
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