Kids aren’t the only ones with big behaviors.
If you’ve ever worked hard to help a child regulate in session, only to have that progress unravel at home, you’re not alone. Even the best therapy can only go so far when the grown-ups in a child’s life are overwhelmed, overstimulated, or stuck in old, reactive patterns. In this follow-up book to the best-selling Big Behaviors in Small Containers, renowned play therapist and author Paris Goodyear-Brown once again delivers over 100 play-based, trauma-informed interventions – this time to support dysregulated kids and their grown-ups. Based on the TraumaPlay™ framework, these interventions allow you to work directly with the caregiver-child dynamic by teaching caregivers to:
Whether you’re working with parents, teachers, school counselors, grandparents, or any other grown-ups who feel exhausted and confused by a child’s behavior, this book will support them in becoming the regulated, safe, and steady presence that every child needs.
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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