When Interpersonal Trauma Closes the Door to Play Therapy, Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy Opens a Window: Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy for Developmental Trauma through the Lens of Interpersonal Neurobiology of Trauma”
When Interpersonal Trauma Closes the Door to Play Therapy, Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy Opens a Window: Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy for Developmental Trauma through the Lens of Interpersonal Neurobiology of Trauma”
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Nancy Parish-Plass, MA, Licensed Social Worker, Credentialed Animal-Assisted PsychotherapistMore Info
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Chronic maltreatment by a caretaker in early childhood, known as developmental trauma, results in serious deleterious effects on childrens’ present and future physical and psychological health, self-regulation, and ability to function in interpersonal relationships. However, the symptoms of developmental trauma form barriers to some of the very principles of play therapy meant to treat sufferers of developmental trauma. This presentation will describe barriers to play therapy created by interpersonal trauma, and then discuss both psychological and neurobiological effects of the integration of animals into the play therapy process that are likely to bring down or circumvent these barriers.
- • Social Worker
- • Counselor
- • Marriage & Family Therapist
- • Psychologist
- • Veterinarian
The educational goal of this workshop is to understand the mechanisms behind the field of Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy that help children suffering from developmental trauma process their experiences of maltreatment and develop the capability for healthier relationships.
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
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Identify 3 goals of play therapy for children suffering from developmental trauma due to maltreatment.
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Define the psychological and neurobiological mechanisms behind play therapy.
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Explain the psychological and neurobiological sources of barriers to play therapy caused by interpersonal trauma.
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Describe numerous psychological and neurobiological influences of the presence of and interactions with animals on the client suffering from developmental trauma.
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Analyze how psychological and neurobiological influences may lower or circumvent barriers to the therapy process caused by interpersonal trauma.
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Describe 4 unique mechanisms of animal-assisted psychotherapy that are likely to help the client work through their trauma experience, leading to insight and capability for healthier relationships.
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Gaskill, R. L., & Perry, B. (2014). The neurobiological power of play. In C. Malchiodi, & D. Crenshaw (Eds.), Creative Arts and Play Therapy for Attachment Problems (pp. 178–194). New York, NY: Guilford Press
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Parish-Plass, N. (2013). The contribution of animal-assisted psychotherapy to the potential space in play therapy. In N. Parish-Plass (Ed.), Animal-assisted psychotherapy: Theory, issues, and practice (pp. 79-109). West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press.
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Parish-Plass, N. (2021). Animal-assisted psychotherapy for developmental trauma through the lens of interpersonal neurobiology of trauma: Creating connection with self and others. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 31, 302–325. doi: 10.1037/int0000253
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Teicher, M., Samson, J., Anderson, C. & Ohashi, K. (2016). The effects of childhood maltreatment on brain structure, function and connectivity. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 17, 652–666. doi: 10.1038/nrn.2016.111
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VanFleet, R. & Faa-Thompson, T. (2017). Animal Assisted Play Therapy. Sarasota, FL: 1282 Professional Resource Press.
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Zeev-Wolf, M., Levy, J., Goldstein, A., Zagoory-Sharon, O., & Feldman, R. (2019). Chronic early stress impairs default mode network connectivity in preadolescents and their mothers. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 4, 72-80. doi: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2018.09.009
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