Childhood Disruptive Behavior Disorders are on the rise! Tantrums, anger, defiance, threatening behaviour…
How can we as therapists more effectively decrease acting-out behaviours and help repair, rebuild and create strong parent-child relationships?
Watch me, Clair Mellenthin, expert in child and family trauma and attachment, as we dive into the impact of Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder on children, teens, and their families. You’ll learn effective, powerful, evidence-based play therapy interventions including guided imagery, mindfulness, expressive arts, and sandtray play – all of which include parent-child relationship enhancement activities.
This workshop will show you how:
the impact of attachment plays a role in the etiology in childhood disruptive behaviour disorders
to utilize attachment-centred play therapy techniques to treat these diagnoses in children
to strengthen parent-child relationships
to improve overall self-esteem and confidence – giving the child tools to control their challenging symptoms and help heal the family system.
Purchase today to explore the power of play therapy – and incorporate these strategies into your mental health practices with young clients and their families!
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Clair Mellenthin is a renowned author, speaker, and play therapist. She is the author of the best-selling books Attachment Centered Play Therapy (2019); Play Therapy: Engaging & Powerful Techniques for the Treatment of Childhood Disorders; My Many Colors of Me Workbook and has authored several chapters. She is a sought-after speaker, clinical supervisor, 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. Ms. Mellenthin holds a master’s degree in Social Work form the University of Southern California. 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 and Trauma nationally and internationally as well as appears on local and nation Tv and radio as an expert on children and family issues.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Clair Mellenthin is the clinical director at Wasatch Family Therapy. She is the author of My Many Colors of Me Workbook; she maintains intellectual property rights and receives royalties. Ms. Mellenthin receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Clair Mellenthin is the president of the Utah Association for Play Therapy.
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Program Information
Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)
Access never expires for this product.
Objectives
Assess emotional and behavioural symptoms through play therapy techniques to better inform treatment outcomes.
Determine the ethical implications and clinical limitations of using play therapy in clinical practice.
Integrate attachment-based play activities into your practice to improve client engagement in treatment.
Determine the neurobiological implications of using play therapy among clients with various diagnoses.
Develop a plan for introducing play therapy into clinical practice for treatment resistant and challenging children and families.
Defend how play therapy can reframe trauma experiences, increase self-regulation and connect to a mind-body awareness.
Analyze attachment patterns that impact parent-child relationships to further advance your clinical practice.
Employ play therapy interventions to foster engagement with parents in family play therapy in order to repair, and enhance the parent-child relationship.
Apply mindfulness skills and practice in play therapy treatment to promote self-soothing and affect regulation.
Assess the psychological impact and long-term effects of emotional trauma on a client’s mental health.
Develop treatment strategies to teach attachment-focused parenting techniques.
Practice expressive arts, sandtray, and child-centred play therapy interventions to enhance engagement with child clients.
Outline
Why Play Therapy Works
Therapeutic power of play
Facilities communication
Fosters emotional wellness
Enhances social relationships
Increases personal strengths
Assessment and Diagnosis
Common myths of behaviour disorders
Systemic assessment of emotional and behavioural distress
School, home, and community relationships
Impact of inconsistent and harsh parenting/relationships practices
Shame and vulnerability (in the family) – The Kryptonite!
Cycle of disconnect, rejection, and attachment ruptures
Environmental risk factors
Play Therapy Interventions to Combat Negative Behaviours
Play-based regulation and co-regulation techniques
Calm down jars
Lemon squeezies
Blast It!
Guided imagery
Repair and enhance relationships
Shame shields
Feeling monsters
Conduct Disorder Treatment
Misdiagnosis and misunderstandings
Gender and racial bias in diagnosis
Trauma history of the child
Impact of trauma on brain development and maladaptive coping response
Patterns of engagement in the home, school, and community
Impact on family relationships
Trauma Treatment
Etiology of trauma in disruptive behaviour disorders
Impact on neurological functioning and development
PTSD – the most overlooked diagnosis contributing to Disruptive Behavior Disorders (DBD)
Assess for attachment ruptures and relational trauma
Shame-based punitive parenting
Repair and restore safety in the home
Play Therapy Interventions to Address Underlying Trauma
Increase emotional intelligence and understand trauma symptoms
Bound and rebound
Sandtray
Expressive arts in play
Repair and rebuild relationships
Nurturing spoons
Volcano inside of me
Play-Based Interventions to Promote Parent/Child Attachment
Building bridges of connection and communication
Create emotional safety
My safe place
Telling my story
My many colours of me
Inviting the Parent in the Playroom
Help the parent become a resource to their child
Decrease shame and vulnerability in the relationship
Improve healthy attachment-seeking behaviours
Repair attachment wounds and ruptures
Teach positive parenting strategies
Target Audience
Mental Health Clinicians
School Counselors
Psychologists
Psychiatrists
Counselors
Social Workers
Marriage and Family Therapists
Play Therapists
Occupational Therapists
Speech-Language Pathologists
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