Interrupting Cycles of Early Loss, Trauma and Abuse

Toni Heineman is a clinical psychologist with over 30 years of experience working with individual children, adults, and families. She is the Founder and Executive Director of A Home Within, a national organization dedicated to meeting the emotional needs of current and former foster youth through relationship-based therapy and practices.

1. Introduction Toni Heineman 2. "Terrible Twos" and "Terrible Teens": The Importance of Play Joan Raphael-Leff 3. Containment, Trauma and Coherence: A Case Presentation and Discussion Marian Birch and Quen Zorrah 4. The "Dead Mother Syndrome" and the Child in Care: A Framework for Reflecting on Why Some Children Experience Multiple Placement Breakdowns Carolyn Hart 5. When the Lullaby is Missing: Healing from an Infancy in Foster Care Amy L. Cooper 6. Relationship Violence and Teenage Parents Ambra Born 7. Fostering Healthy Attachment Between Substance Dependent Parents and Their Infant Children June Madsen Clausen, Rosana M. Aguilar, and Mark E. Ludwig 8. Fostering Relationships with Children Who are "Too Much to Handle" Saralyn Ruff and Julia Baron