Attachment Theory in Action

Building Connections Between Children and Parents

Edited by Karen Doyle Buckwalter and Debbie Reed

In this volume, distinguished therapists and clinicians offer a broad range of effective attachment-based interventions for children with a history of attachment difficulties and complex trauma. Stepping through attachment theory and the latest research in neuroscience, the contributors illustrate how the treatment of developmental trauma often requires implementing more than one clinical model. Including chapters on the practical application of dyadic developmental psychotherapy,mindfulness, theraplay, and EMDR, Attachment Theory in Action offers mental health professionals insights into helping even the most challenging patients.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 256 • Trim: 6½ x 9¼

978-1-4422-6012-2 • Hardback • December 2017 • $153.00 • (£119.00)

978-1-4422-6014-6 • Paperback • December 2017 • $70.00 • (£54.00)

Subjects: Psychology / Psychotherapy / General, Psychology / Clinical Psychology

Attachment Theory in Action

Building Connections Between Children and Parents

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Summary

In this volume, distinguished therapists and clinicians offer a broad range of effective attachment-based interventions for children with a history of attachment difficulties and complex trauma. Stepping through attachment theory and the latest research in neuroscience, the contributors illustrate how the treatment of developmental trauma often requires implementing more than one clinical model. Including chapters on the practical application of dyadic developmental psychotherapy,mindfulness, theraplay, and EMDR, Attachment Theory in Action offers mental health professionals insights into helping even the most challenging patients.

Details

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 256 • Trim: 6½ x 9¼

978-1-4422-6012-2 • Hardback • December 2017 • $153.00 • (£119.00)

978-1-4422-6014-6 • Paperback • December 2017 • $70.00 • (£54.00)

Subjects: Psychology / Psychotherapy / General, Psychology / Clinical Psychology

Author

Debbie Reed is President/CEO of Chaddock, a multi-service agency providing a full continuum of community-based, educational, and residential treatment services for children, birth to 21 and their families. While at Chaddock, Debbie has championed the development of several programs and services specifically designed to meet the needs of children and their families struggling with trauma and attachment disorders.
Karen Doyle Buckwalter, LCSW, has over twenty-five years of experience working with children, adolescents, and families. She is Director of Program Strategy at Chaddock, where she has been instrumental in the development of an innovative residential program for adolescents, ages 8 to 16, with attachment disorders and complex trauma.

Table of Contents

Attachment Theory in Action
Karen Doyle Buckwalter and Debbie Reed
Table of Contents

Prologue
1. Part I: Attachment Basics
  1. Overview of Attachment Theory and Clinical Applications – Karen Doyle Buckwalter
  2. Chaddock’s Journey to Discover What Works: Developmental Trauma and Attachment Program (DTAP) Treatment Model - Karen Doyle Buckwalter, Michelle Robison, Marcia Ryan, Angel Knoverek
  3. Attachment-Focused Treatment and the Brain: A Neuroscience Perspective – Jonathan Baylin
2. Part II: Attachment-Based Clinical Models
1. Part III: Keeping it Real
Appendix: Additional Resources