Aggression in Play Therapy Audiobook By Lisa Dion, Bonnie Badenoch - foreword cover art

Aggression in Play Therapy

A Neurobiological Approach for Integrating Intensity

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Aggression in Play Therapy

By: Lisa Dion, Bonnie Badenoch - foreword
Narrated by: Lisa Dion
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Offers play therapists practical ways of handling a pervasive issue with intense and aggressive play by their clients.

With an understanding of aggressive play based on brain function and neuroscience, this book provides therapists with a framework to work authentically with aggressive play, while making it an integrative and therapeutic experience for the child.

Through the lens of neuroscience and interpersonal neurobiology, therapists are taught how to integrate the intensity experienced by both the child and the therapist during aggressive play in a way that leads towards greater healing and integration. The book explains the neurological processes that lead kids to dysregulation and provides therapists with tools to help their clients facilitate deep emotional healing, without causing their own nervous system to shut down.

Topics covered include: embracing aggression; understanding the nervous system; understanding regulation; developing yourself as an external regulator; authentic expression; setting boundaries; working with emotional flooding; supporting parents during aggressive play.

©2018 Lisa Dion (P)2020 Tantor Child Psychology Children's Health Developmental Psychology Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Mental Health
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This book was amazing! So much about what has and hasn't worked in the play therapy room makes sense with this approach. I am really looking forward to utilizing the skills learned!

AMAZING

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I Highly recommend this for other play therapists. It had such good tips and insights! It changed my work and I saw results

Super valuable resource!!

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I'm in the process of getting licensed to become a foster parent. I've read/listened to many books to educate and prepare myself to help children with trauma. I'm very happy I purchased this book and highly recommend it!

Excellent Book!!

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Everyone who works with kids needs this book! Lisa inspires with her experience and knowledge of neuroscience.

A must read!

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I consider this essential reading for Play Therapists! loved it, using it in my work daily!

Essential Reading

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Lisa Dion is amazing and so is this book. I work with kids and adults and I can apply this book to my work with both.

Applicable to so many aspect of therapy not just aggression!

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I loved that this book had practical and straightforward things that you can utilize in your therapy room.

Great for therapist newly working with kids!

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It was such useful information, and Lisa Dion did really well narrating it. I used some of the techniques already with insightful results.

Very good

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Helped me to understand to regulate myself in the face of my clients aggression and be more congruent with my thoughts and feelings and connect to my body

Validating my fears and need to regulate to help my clients regulate

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Thank you, Lisa, for sharing your knowledge through this book. I have learned so much from it and it has truly inspired me.

I learned so much!

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