Reflective Functioning and Play: Strengthening attachment relationships in families from pregnancy to adolescence 2016 - Softcover

Maskell-Graham, Debi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0995762805 ISBN 13: 9780995762800

Publisher: big toes little toes, 2016

Synopsis

Why is the quality of the parent-child attachment relationship so important? What impact does it have on children's future outcomes? How can we best support parents' and carers' attachment relationships with their children? What is Reflective Functioning and how does it relate to attachment? How can we take attachment theory and the very latest empirical research and turn them into affordable and effective practice? How can we ensure the relevance and suitability of this practice across culture and context? Why take a mechanised rather than manualised approach? How do we know that this works? This innovative book answers all of these questions in a clear and concise format designed for practitioners (and interested parents and carers). It contains everything needed to implement a suite of Reflective Functioning and Play programmes suitable for parents and carers and children from pregnancy to adolescence, including a total of 24 sample sessions and access to an online resource bank. This book will appeal to a wide range of practitioners including social workers, health professionals, psychologists, family support teams, community development teams, portage workers, psychotherapists, play and creative arts therapists, teachers, play workers, early years specialists, charity workers, and a range of other professionals working with families. Funds raised by the sale of this book support international "baby bonding" projects in Africa and Asia.

Edition details

• Publisher: big toes little toes
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0995762805
• ISBN 13: 9780995762800
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 170