Clair Mellenthin – The Power of Play: Proven Strategies for Trauma and Attachment in Children & Adolescents

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Faculty:: Clair Mellenthin
Duration:: 6 Hours 12 Minutes
Format:: Audio and Video
Copyright:: Jan 26, 2017

Description

Manual (1.12 MB)	44 Pages	Available after Purchase
Instructions for ASHA Credit – SELF STUDY ONLY – 01/26/17 (0.03 MB)		Available after Purchase
ASHA Participant Form – SELF STUDY ONLY – 01/26/17 (1.54 MB)		Available after Purchase

Outline

Framework of Attachment Theory

Rethinking the Attachment Spectrum
4 Key concepts of Attachment Theory
Creating safety in parent-child relationship

The Brain–Behavior Relationship

Parts of the brain affected by trauma
Regulatory processing and Executive functioning
Impact on right brain and its behavioral consequence
Warning signs of trauma
Trauma impact on the parent-child relationship
Behavior and emotional challenges

Proven Play Therapy Techniques to Strengthen Parent-Child Attachment

Decrease whining, clinging, angry, avoidant behaviors in child clients
Improve family relationships and communication skills
Rebuild trust in the parent-child relationship
Promote whole-child and whole-brain healing

Play Therapy Techniques to Treat Trauma, Utilizing Attachment-Centered Therapy

Guided Imagery to teach distress tolerance
Lemon Squeezies – Full Body Relaxation to reconnect with the body, decrease trauma symptoms
My Many Colors of Me – Increase emotional intelligence and connect feelings to words instead of acting out behaviors
Inside/Outside Box – Increase self-esteem and self-acceptance
Telling My Story – Create age-appropriate trauma narratives
Maximize the role of parents and caretakers
Create hands-on tools to decrease trauma symptoms: flashbacks, intrusive thoughts, and nightmares

Faculty

Clair Mellenthin, LCSW, RPT-S Related seminars and products: 4

Clair Mellenthin, LCSW, RPT-S, is a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor and is the past president of the Utah Association for Play Therapy. Throughout her career, she has focused on providing therapy to children, teens, and their families. Clair is the director of Child and Adolescent Services at Wasatch Family Therapy. She 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. Clair is the author of Play Therapy: Engaging & Powerful Techniques for the Treatment of Childhood Disorders (PESI, 2018) and My Many Colors of Me Workbook. (Self-Published, 2013). In addition to being an experienced play therapist and professor, she frequently presents professional play therapy and family therapy trainings and appears on local and national 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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