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Feasibility and Acceptability of Integrating Principles of Sensory Regulation, Theraplay®, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, and Dyadic-Developmental Psychotherapy (STEDi) with Adoptive F...

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Dr Jack Purrington @jackpurrington.bsky.social · Jun 17

🧵New Research Alert 🚨

Feasibility and Acceptability of Integrating Principles of #SensoryRegulation, #Theraplay, #EMDR, and #DDP (STEDi) for #trauma & #attachment within #AdoptiveFamilies: A Framework Analysis

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Dr Jack Purrington @jackpurrington.bsky.social · Nov 18

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#AdoptiveParents & support workers experiences of Remote #TherapeuticParenting

👉18 Parents Questionnaire Data
👉6 Support Worker Interviews

🔎Accessing such support was accessible & met family needs
🔎Consider a face-to-face meeting prior to online work

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(PDF) The Impact of a Brief Neuro-Collaborative Play-Based Intervention on the Presentations of Developmental Trauma and Attachment Difficulties in Adopted Children: A Service Evaluation

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Dr Jack Purrington @jackpurrington.bsky.social · Nov 18

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Impact of a #Theraplay informed intervention for #trauma & #attachment

👉30-hour integrative intervention
👉47 #AdoptiveFamilies

🔎Significant reductions in anxiety, anger, PTSD, social & thought problems, self-regulation, & nonreciprocal interactions.

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(PDF) Exploring the Lived Experiences of Autistic Women: A Thematic Synthesis

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Dr Jack Purrington @jackpurrington.bsky.social · Nov 18

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Lived Experiences of #Autistic women

👉 #ThematicSynthesis
👉10 Studies
👉226 Participants

🔎4 Key Themes
1️⃣ Relationships
2️⃣ Diagnosis
3️⃣ Vocation & Education
4️⃣ Service Provision

🟰Experiences reflected long term journeys towards realising identities

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

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Dr Jack Purrington @jackpurrington.bsky.social · Nov 18

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Psychological Interventions for #AdoptiveFamilies #SystematicReview

👉18 studies
👉>729 #adoptedchildren & >829 #adoptiveparents

🔎Preliminary support for integrative interventions which include #sensory aspects #Theraplay #DDP & #EMDR

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(PDF) Service Users’ Experiences of a 6-Week Remotely Delivered Theraplay-Informed Group Intervention for Carers: A Qualitative Service Evaluation

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Dr Jack Purrington @jackpurrington.bsky.social · Nov 18

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#Theraplay informed intervention for carers.

👉6-Week Intervention
👉Remotely Delivered
👉12 Carer Experiences

🔎5 Themes
1️⃣ Positive Experience
2️⃣ Benefits of peer support
3️⃣ Skills gained
4️⃣ Impact on child & carer
5️⃣ Commitment to play

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(PDF) Remote autism assessments – lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic: a service evaluation

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Dr Jack Purrington @jackpurrington.bsky.social · Nov 18

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Experiences of Remote #Autism Assessments during the Covid-19 Pandemic

👉24 Autistic Adults
👉Questionnaire Data
👉Thematic Analysis

🔎3 Themes
1️⃣ Practical and sensory issues
2️⃣ Emotional responses
3️⃣ Pros and cons of different assessment methods

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(PDF) Adverse Childhood Experiences and Autism: A Meta-Analysis

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Dr Jack Purrington @jackpurrington.bsky.social · Nov 18

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#ACEs & #Autism: A Meta-Analysis

👉40 studies
👉5,619,584 participants

🔎Autistic individuals more than twice as likely to experience ACEs, compared to non-autistic individuals.

🟰Appropriate support for autistic individuals and families necessary

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(PDF) Experiences of foster carers remotely accessing the children in care (CIC) consultation model during the Covid-19 pandemic: A service evaluation

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Dr Jack Purrington @jackpurrington.bsky.social · Nov 18

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Experiences of Remote #TherapeuticParenting consultations

👉8 Interviews with Foster Carers
👉Thematic analysis

🔎4 Key Themes
1️⃣ Reassurance & support
2️⃣ Approach and understanding
3️⃣ Online consultation approval/disapproval:
4️⃣ Behaviour change

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Dr Jack Purrington @jackpurrington.bsky.social · Jun 17

Feasibility and Acceptability of Integrating Principles of Sensory Regulation, Theraplay®, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, and Dyadic-Developmental Psychotherapy (STEDi) with Adoptive F...

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Dr Jack Purrington @jackpurrington.bsky.social · Jun 17

Final word 💬

The study shows that successful integration of #SensoryRegulation, #Theraplay, #EMDR, and #DDP requires:

❤️ Human insight
📚 Clinical knowledge
🛠️ Ongoing support systems

More research is also needed to move from theory to safe, reflective, and effective practice

Dr Jack Purrington @jackpurrington.bsky.social · Jun 17

Therapists & Services engaging in the integration of #SensoryRegulation #Theraplay #EMDR & #DDP should:

✅Focus on enhancing parent comfort during integration
✅Explain the “why” behind methods
✅Reflect on acceptability, not just outcome.

Better understanding = better outcomes

Dr Jack Purrington @jackpurrington.bsky.social · Jun 17

What helps make integration work?

📌 Safe & supportive working environments
📌 Regular, in-depth supervision
📌 Peer support
📌 Outcome measures to guide progress

Dr Jack Purrington @jackpurrington.bsky.social · Jun 17

Therapists, take note 👂

Therapists in the study described the integration of #sensoryregulation, #Theraplay, #EMDR, & #DDP as both powerful & challenging.

🧩 Integration requires qualification, thought, support, & skill — not random improvisation.

Dr Jack Purrington @jackpurrington.bsky.social · Jun 17

So What?

Real-world clinical impact 🌍🧠

Integrating #sensoryregulation #Theraplay #EMDR & #DDP is feasible & acceptable across a wide age range of adoptive parents (28–54) and children (3–13)

This is promising as integrating these models to varying degrees is already common.

Dr Jack Purrington @jackpurrington.bsky.social · Jun 17

Adoptive parents described therapy as tiresome but valuable: "Burdensome & Worthwhile" ⚖️

💪 “it’s all time consuming and hard work but that was… it was worth it... the ends justified the means””

The effort felt worthwhile.

Dr Jack Purrington @jackpurrington.bsky.social · Jun 17

Adoptive parents shared therapy pushed emotionally & they had to lean into discomfort "Finding Comfort in Discomfort"🌀

💡“You have to get through that awkwardness to come out the other side”

😟“You dont know, should I say something now should I do something will it interfere?”

Dr Jack Purrington @jackpurrington.bsky.social · Jun 17

Adoptive parents shared that sessions made sense but at times challenged natural parenting instincts: "Clear & Confusing" 🔄

✅ “Everything that happens in sessions makes complete sense.”

🤯 “It goes against your instincts and vision of what you should be doing.”

Dr Jack Purrington @jackpurrington.bsky.social · Jun 17

Adoptive parents saw real, meaningful change—but knew it wouldn't solve everything: "Impactful & Imperfect" 🌱

✨ “There really has been amazing change for all of us.”

⚠️ “You can’t solve it in [30 sessions].”

Integrating these therapies was helpful but not a miracle cure.

Dr Jack Purrington @jackpurrington.bsky.social · Jun 17

Therapists stated that integration provided flexibility, but also pressure: "Easier & More Challenging"⚖️

🧰 “When one therapy feels stuck, having other tools makes it easier.”

😬 “Maybe I’ve done too little of too much.”

Freedom helped but also increased burden on therapists

Dr Jack Purrington @jackpurrington.bsky.social · Jun 17

Therapists expressed feeling: "Self-Assurance & Apprehension" 💬

💪 “there is a variable on how the therapist is willing to take those risks.”

😟 “It could be that you feel... Maybe I shouldn’t integrate… maybe I should stick to one.”

Confidence coexisted alongside self-doubt

Dr Jack Purrington @jackpurrington.bsky.social · Jun 17

Therapists expressed understanding the need for integration but often questioned how to do it well: "Clarity & Ambiguity" 🔍

✅ “We’re working with complex children—they don’t come with one issue.”

❓ “When we’re mixing it… for me its a question of am I doing the right thing?”

Dr Jack Purrington @jackpurrington.bsky.social · Jun 17

Therapists described integration as both empowering and challenging: "Successful & Precarious" 🎭

✅ “I’ve got lots of different ways of working depending on how they present that day.”

⚠️ “If I’m not careful, I’ll end up throwing everything at them and it just becomes a mess.”