The work of John Bowlby
on attachment theory provides us with a framework that traces the importance of forming secure attachments all the way back to infancy.
Not exact matches
However, in light of changing social realities in which mothers play an increasingly larger role in
providing financially for their children, more research is being done
on the role of fathers in
attachment theory.
Our team of therapists are committed to
providing confidential, ethical, professional, and evidenced - based treatment based
on the philosophy of
attachment theory.
Drawing upon
attachment theory we present a rationale for a stronger focus
on relationships in group care settings and
provide a basic structure to guide such efforts.
To sum up, emotion focused therapy can be defined as a type of therapy based
on attachment and bonding
theories that aims to help clients gain a greater awareness of their emotions and
provide strategies to effectively cope with, regulate, and transform their emotions (Good Therapy, 2017).
Thus, unlike earlier
theories of parent - child relationships, which emphasized the role of (any) caregiver in satisfying the infant's physiological needs (e.g., hunger),
attachment theory focuses
on the selectivity of personal relationships
providing protection and emotional security.
Whether it be working
on a romantic, family, or friendly relationship, I combine a variety of therapeutic techniques, including
attachment theory, Gottman Therapy, and Emotionally Focused therapy to
provide insights and tools to healthier, more satisfying relationships.
Drawing
on psychodynamic, systemic and
attachment theory, the book
provides an integrated
theory base for using play in therapeutic work with children.
This workshop will also
provide basic overview of
attachment theory as it relates to sexuality, and the up - to - date science
on sexual models, sexual desire, and sexuality in long - term relationships.
Treating Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents: How to Foster Resilience through
Attachment, Self - Regulation, and Competency (2010) Margaret E. Blaustein PhD & Kristine M. Kinniburgh LICSW Grounded in
theory and research
on complex childhood trauma, this book
provides an accessible, flexible, and comprehensive framework for intervention with children and adolescents and their caregivers.
This presentation
provides an overview of the
theory and practice of Emotionally Focused Therapy with special emphasis
on the
attachment and
attachment affect in this systems framework.
According to Bowlby's (1969, 1982)
attachment theory, human beings are innately predisposed to establish effective bonds and maintain proximity with their caregiver, from here
on referred to as the
attachment figure, who
provides warmth, nutrition, and protection, all of which are vital for an infant's survival (Bowlby, 1973; Landers and Sullivan, 2012).
van IJzendoorn
provides a straightforward, authoritative overview of
attachment theory and a description of patterns of
attachment relationships.3 His description of research findings focuses
on the question of whether variation in
attachment is a function of early social experience with the caregiver or genetic factors, including temperament.
Children's development of the cognitive and social skills needed for later success in school may be best supported by a parenting style known as responsive parenting.1 Responsiveness is an aspect of supportive parenting described across different
theories and research frameworks (e.g.
attachment, socio - cultural) as playing an important role in
providing a strong foundation for children to develop optimally.2 - 4 Parenting that
provides positive affection and high levels of warmth and is responsive in ways that are contingently linked to a young child's signals («contingent responsiveness») are the affective - emotional aspects of a responsive style.5 These aspects, in combination with behaviours that are cognitively responsive to the child's needs, including the provision of rich verbal input and maintaining and expanding
on the child's interests,
provide the range of support necessary for multiple aspects of a child's learning.6
Attachment theory and recent studies
on emotion regulation
provided a new framework for looking at adult relationships.