The Attachment Therapy Companion – Key Practices for Treating Children & Families - Softcover

Becker–weidman, Arthur; Ehrmann, Lois A. Pessola; Lebow, Denise

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393707482 ISBN 13: 9780393707489

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2012

Synopsis

Here in a single accessible guide, is a comprehensive go-to resource on the foundational principles and treatment guidelines for doing attachment therapy. Based on the work of the Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children (ATTACh), a leading organization on attachment in child development, it provides all the nuts and bolts a clinician needs to be familiar with to provide effective, informed, attachment-focused treatment to children and families. • A synopsis of attachment theory and styles • Core principles of attachment-focused therapy (synchrony, attunement, reciprocity, repair, regulation, and more) • Core concepts of trauma and trauma-focused therapy (resistance, therapeutic, and building a coherent narrative) • Intake and assessment methods • Differential diagnosis • Best practice standards and interventions • PTSD and other comorbidities • Treatment planning and behavior management • Vicarious trauma Complex trauma and developmental trauma disorder are also covered in depth, as well as up-to-date information on how brain science has changed our understanding of relationships and developmental functioning, and, in turn, phases of treatment and intervention options.

About this title

About the Authors

Arthur Becker-Weidman is an attachment clinician in private practice.

Lois A. Pessolano Ehrmann is an attachment clinician in private practice.

Denise LeBow is an attachment clinician in private practice.

Edition details

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393707482
• ISBN 13: 9780393707489
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240