Using Superheroes and Villains in Counseling and Play Therapy: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals

by Lawrence C. Rubin (Editor)

Chapter 3: Control, Corruption, and Destruction, Oh My! The Role of Villains in Experiential Play Therapy

by Justin D. Kruse and Joyce Arendt

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General Mental Health

Researchers Doubt that Certain Mental Disorders are Disorders at All

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Parenting

Dr. Bruce Perry

Researchers Doubt that Certain Mental Disorders are Disorders at All

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Dr. Risë VanFleet

How Parents can Help Children through Traumatic Events, Dr. VanFleet

Strengthening Parent-Child Relationships through Play: Filial Theray, Dr VanFleet

What makes Strong Families, Dr. VanFleet

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Heather Forbes

Back to School Strategies for Difficult Children

Parenting Beyond Consequences

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Play Therapy

Introducing Sandtray-Worldplay: the Story of a Group Sandplay Ritual

Play Therapy

Play Therapy Solves Thousands of Chidren's Problems, Dr. Byron Norton

What is Sandplay, Kay Bradway

Sandplay Therapy, Margaret Lowenfeld

The Importance of Pleasure in Play, Dr. Bruce Perry

The Efficacy of Play Therapy and Filial Therapy with Children: Summary of the Meta-Analytic Findings

What is Play Therapy, Dr VanFleet

Guide to Child Therapy Activities, Regis Online College

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Trauma and the Brain

Dr. Bessel van der Kolk

A Revolutionary Apprach to Treating PTSD, New York Times Article

Neurofeedback Works!

Trauma Center Publications

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Dr. Stehen Porges

Articles

Polyvagal Theory and Healing Trauma

Polyvagal Theory: Trauma as Reptilian Freeze

Social Engagement Heals

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Dr. Bruce Perry

Aggression and Violence: The Neurobiology of Experience

The Impact of Abuse and Neglect on the Developing Brain

The Child's Loss: Death, Grief and Mourning

Bonding and Attachment in Maltreated Children: Consequences of Emotional Neglect in Childhood

Why does Violence Happen?

Children and Grief

Death and Loss: Helping Children Manage their Grief

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Dr. Peter Levine

Helping Children who Experience Trauma

Interview with Peter Levine

Optimal Breathing Mastery

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Other Trauma Information

Adult Survivors of Childhood Trauma

Byron Clinic (for access to articles from experts around the world)

How Childhood Trauma Effects Adult Health

Regulation Survival in School

Somatic Experiencing Articles and Research

Somatic Experiencing (article by Dr. Susan Kriegler)

Somatic Experiencing: Using Interoception and Proprioception as Core Elements of Trauma Therapy

The Adopted Child: Trauma and It's Impact, Bryan Post

Trauma and learning

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Video clips

0-5 in 30 Minutes: Sandplay Therapy

Empathy vs. Sympathy by Brene Brown

Healing Trauma Through Play, Somatic Experiencing for Kids

History Speaks, Play Therapy Videos

John Bowlby: Attachment and Loss

Mary Ainsworth: Attachment and the Growth of Love

Play Therapy: Dr. Heidi Kaduson

Play Therapy: Dr. Terry Kottman

Play Therapy Works!

Somatic Experiencing, Ray the Iraq Vet and Peter Levine

Peter Levine and Bullying

Rebounding from Trauma with Peter Levine

Peter Levine Interview: Trauma Proofing your Kids

Peter Levine: Helping Children who Experience Trauma

Somatic Experiencing in Japan following Earthquake

Somatic Experiencing with Brian Mahar

Somatic Experiencing with Emily

Stephen Porges on the Causes of Distorted Social Engagement

Stephen Porges - The Polyvagal Theory: Looking at Trauma from a New Perspective

Stephen Porges - Trauma, Abuse, and Chronic Stress Through the Lens of the Polyvagal Theory

Still Face Experiment: Dr. Edward Tronick

The Strange Situation: Mary Ainsworth

Trauma, Somatic Experiencing and Peter A. Levine

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Book Recommendations

In An Unspoken Voice

Peter Levine

Nurturing Resilience

Kathy Kain and Stephen Tyrell

Parenting from the Inside Out

Daniel Siegel

Reaching Children Through Play Therapy: An Experiential Approach

Drs. Byron and Carol Norton

The Body Keeps the Score

Bessel van der Kolk

Trauma Proofing your Kids

Maggie Klein & Peter Levine

Waking the Tiger

Peter Levine

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