Family-based psychological interventions for domestically adoptive families: a systematic review

Service users’ experiences of a 6-week remotely delivered theraplay-informed group intervention for carers: A qualitative service evaluation.

“…A systematic review examining the use of Theraplay with children under 12 years called for more research into Theraplay, while noting that Theraplay appeared to be effective in reducing internalizing and externalizing difficulties in children who have experienced developmental trauma (Money et al, 2020). Similarly, a separate review of family-based psychotherapeutic interventions for adoptive families reported Theraplay and Theraplay-informed play-based interventions to be a critical component of therapeutic work for children aged between 3 and 12 years within this cohort (Purrington et al, 2023). Over the past 2 decades, the value of Theraplay and Theraplay-informed practice has been consistently corroborated, with several studies presenting evidence highlighting the positive effects of Theraplay and Theraplay-informed interventions (Francis et al, 2017; Lindaman & Lender, 2009; Purrington et al, 2022; Siu, 2014; Weir et al, 2013; Wettig et al, 2011).…”