EMDR with children in the play therapy room: An integrated approach
Description
Play is central in the development of the child's identity and the process of self-definition. In the safety of the parent—child relationship, play emerges as a powerful self-shaping force. Through play, infants and children begin to experience others, supporting the brain in its transformation into a social structure. This book marks an important historic moment in recognition of therapeutic and intentional play as a crucial and essential component that is interwoven within the eight phases of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy with children. The play themes of traumatized children are full of cognitive, emotional, somatic, and behavioral elements that are reminiscent of the traumatic events they experienced as well as the legacy of what these experiences did to their neurobiological systems. The book offers enormous alternatives and ingenious ways of using the playroom to provide a fertile ground where the child can play out explicit material as well as implicit urges. It integrates EMDR and play therapy to create a powerful method for treating children suffering from trauma. It also includes contributions from dually credentialled EMDR clinicians and registered play therapists, art therapists, and sand tray practitioners. The book offers a fully integrated approach to EMDR and play therapy faithful to the eight phases of standard EMDR protocol and play therapy principles. It includes a chapter on culturally sensitive EMDR and play using Latinx culture as the lens describes how traditional play therapy creates an emotionally safe space for trauma work for children. The book provides hands-on play therapy interventions for each EMDR phase in quick reference format and delivers multiple interventions with rationale, step-by-step directions, materials required, case examples, and visual aids.
Format
Book
Language
English
Original Work Citation
Forest, A. B., & Monaco A. (2021). EMDR with children in the play therapy room: An integrated approach. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company. doi:10.1891/9780826175939
Citation
“EMDR with children in the play therapy room: An integrated approach,” Francine Shapiro Library, accessed May 11, 2024, https://francineshapirolibrary.omeka.net/items/show/27204.