title: Neuro-Physiological Psychotherapy (NPP): The development and application of an integrative, wrap-around service and treatment programme for maltreated children placed in adoptive and foster care placements.
abstract: This article describes the development and application of a wrap-around, multidisciplinary, brain-based, developmental and attachment-focussed intervention for children who have experienced significant trauma in the context of their early life. It outlines the presentation of the children and families who are referred to the service and the model of treatment that they receive. In doing so, it identifies the core components underpinning Neuro-Physiological Psychotherapy (NPP) and links the application of the integrative model to research and practice in the field of neuroscience and attachment and to the use of therapeutic approaches that are beneficial to maltreated children and their adoptive parents. It highlights the need for a neuro-sequential approach that impacts all aspects of the child's life in the effort to redress the impact of developmental trauma with the aim of improving their overall functioning and their ability to develop healthy relationships into the future.
authors.affiliation: Family Futures, UK.
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vaughan
authors.affiliation: Family Futures, UK Elaine@familyfutures.co.uk.
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McCullough
authors.affiliation: Family Futures, UK.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Burnell
mesh_terms: D000300:Adoption / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000628:therapy*; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009769:Object Attachment; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016730:Program Development; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy; Theraplay; adopted; attachment; foster care; life story; maltreated; neuro-sequential; sensory integration; trauma