Applied Legacy Reading - Theraplay: Helping Parents and Children Build Better Relationships Through Attachment-Based Play

Author/Editor: Phyllis B. Booth, MA & Ann M. Jernberg, PhD Pages: ~600 pages Reading Time: ~17 hours Paper Time: ~3 hrs (~3 pages) Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced Category: Seminal or Historically Significant Theories Total CE’s: 20 APT Non-Contact CE’s Price: $200 The book is NOT included. 🧠 Course Description Theraplay integrates the neuroscience of attachment and attunement with the natural language of play: restoring joy, safety, and trust in relationships. Through this structured, experiential approach, therapists and parents learn to co-create moments of connection that repair relational ruptures and strengthen the parent–child bond. The model helps children experience themselves as seen, soothed, safe, and secure, laying the foundation for emotional regulation, social competence, and resilience. Across six sections, Booth and Jernberg detail the theoretical foundations, assessment process, and interactive play techniques that bring Theraplay to life in clinical and family settings. Case vignettes, transcripts, and practical guidance demonstrate how Theraplay can be applied across developmental stages, trauma presentations, and diverse cultural contexts. Participants will deepen their understanding of how attachment theory, affect regulation, and co-regulation inform the play therapy process and learn concrete methods for facilitating attuned, joyful, and healing interactions. By the end of this book study, clinicians will have a better understanding of how to integrate Theraplay principles into individual, dyadic, and family play sessions; cultivating secure attachment and emotional connection through play. ***All APT Non-Contact CE Self-Paced Book Studies must be completed within 60 days of registration to receive a certificate.