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Attachment and Family Therapy

1st Edition
0335239331 · 9780335239337
Attachment & Family Therapy offers an integrative, family-based approach to understanding and addressing the psychological and relational needs of distressed children and their parents. The book blends attachment theory and basic developmental re… Read More
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About the authors
Acknowledgments

Introduction: The rhythm of life - cycles and changes

1. Birth and infancy
2. Toddlerhood and the beginnings of awareness and intention
3. Preschool: talking and negotiating
4. Four to five years olds: confidence, competence, and other kids
5. Going to school
6. The school years: learning, belonging, and identity
7. Growing and healing: DMM-FST integrative treatment

Appendix 1: Assessments of attachment
Appendix 2: Published DDM case studies
Appendix 3: Published DDM comparative studies

References
Index

Attachment & Family Therapy offers an integrative, family-based approach to understanding and addressing the psychological and relational needs of distressed children and their parents. The book blends attachment theory and basic developmental research with the diverse insights and methods of all schools of family systems theory.

The problems addressed range from mild developmental issues, to autism, ADHD, disability, divorce and separation, psychosomatic disorders, and child protection and out-of-home placement. The solutions described involve not only traditional forms of family therapy, but also formulations and conceptualizations that combine individual, couples, and family work around specified issues. The authors present a sophisticated model of attachment that fits the breadth of clinical variation, focuses on family strengths, and is informed by insights from neurology and information-processing.