Promoting Healthy Attachments Hands On Techniques To Use With Your Clients

Author : Deborah D. Gray
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393712605
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Promoting Healthy Attachments: Hands-on Techniques to Use with Your Clients written by Deborah D. Gray and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Day-to-day clinical guidance on what to do with all the attachment theory you’ve learned. Attachment theory is very popular in therapy these days. But what do you as a therapist do with all that theory? How can you use it to make the lives of your clients better? This book is a hands-on, practical guide to successful attachment-oriented interventions with parents and children who present with a variety of issues, from trauma to depression to anger. It begins with an understanding of attachment's role in stress regulation and relationships. With the basics examined, the book takes a deep dive into the practicalities of clinical work. The book lays out a detailed behavioral checklist for each attachment pattern (secure, avoidant, ambivalent, disorganized). This checklist provides a rich source of interventions for therapists. The author includes sensory-based interventions and how to use body-based methods. Play that strengthens attachments is also discussed. Individual chapters present interventions for: Children who have attachment issues due to complex trauma, grief, or adoption or custody decisions. The book includes innovate suggestions that range from creating visual treatment plans for children to the scripts or activities within sessions. Parents with attachment problems, including logistics of when to add children and other family members, and what to do in sessions. Highly stressed people. The book provides a practical format for communicating with stressed adults and children, especially those with executive dysfunction. Teens with attachment issues, addressing both connection and independence. People of faith whose attachment figure is God. Overall, the book describes common factors in successful attachment interventions. Written by a leading attachment therapist, this book applies decades of experience with clients empathic yet playful tone. It provides therapists with a range of therapy activities to make use of one of the most important mental health theories of the past quarter century. Chock-full of techniques and scripts for clinicians, the approaches here are practical, positive, and easy-to-implement.

Author : Lark Eshleman
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publishing
ISBN 13 : 146163525X
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Becoming a Family written by Lark Eshleman and published by Taylor Trade Publishing. This book was released on 2005-08-31 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is a story that moves us to tears. An American couple travels across the world to rescue a child from the hopelessness of a foreign orphanage, bringing their new son or daughter to a life of love and family. But does this transition always go smoothly? Adoptive parents hope their child will easily fit into the family and quickly become emotionally connected to the parents or siblings. But child psychologists and adoption experts say this connection is the most difficult aspect of international adoption. In countries where international adoptions are common-China, Russia, or Romania-orphanages commonly represent the available children to their new parents as healthy kids who just need a little love. In many cases, this is a gross misrepresentation. Children who spend time in institutionalized care may have experienced trauma, and therefore may not attach easily to their new family. Parents anxious to bring these children into their homes and their hearts struggle seriously with this issue. Although these children will eventually adapt in a healthy fashion, the road to emotional health and harmony can be a rocky one. Becoming a Family tackles this intricate issue head on. It provides parents with effective strategies for ensuring that their adopted child adjusts as quickly and seamlessly as possible. Practical and accessible, this book will help parents identify severe problems before the adoption, significantly reduce the risk of future difficulty, improve the damage already done to the child's otherwise normal, healthy development, and dramatically help enfold the child into a family ready to give love, security, and a new life.

Author : Deborah D. Gray
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 085700607X
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nurturing Adoptions written by Deborah D. Gray and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2012-02-15 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adopted children who have suffered trauma and neglect have structural brain change, as well as specific developmental and emotional needs. They need particular care to build attachment and overcome trauma. This book provides professionals with the knowledge and advice they need to help adoptive families build positive relationships and help children heal. It explains how neglect, trauma and prenatal exposure to drugs or alcohol affect brain and emotional development, and explains how to recognise these effects and attachment issues in children. It also provides ways to help children settle into new families and home and school approaches that encourage children to flourish. The book also includes practical resources such as checklists, questionnaires, assessments and tools for professionals including social workers, child welfare workers and mental health workers. This book will be an invaluable resource for professionals working with adoptive families and will support them in nurturing positive family relationships and resilient, happy children. It is ideal as a child welfare text or reference book and will also be of interest to parents.

Author : Barbara Cummins Tantrum
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 1623175151
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Adoptive Parents' Handbook written by Barbara Cummins Tantrum and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential guide to parenting adopted and foster kids--learn to create felt safety, heal attachment trauma, and navigate challenging behaviors and triggers Children who have been adopted and/or shuttled through the foster-care system experience trauma at a much higher rate than other kids, which can make it difficult for them to trust, relax, regulate their emotions, and connect with their new families. As a parent, learning how to heal attachment trauma, attune to your child's needs, identify triggers, and create felt safety is essential to providing the loving, supportive, and stable home they need to thrive. Written for parents of adopted and foster kids of all ages, this book offers resources for handling common concerns like sleep issues, food sensitivities, anger, fear, and reactivity. It also provides guidance on navigating transracial adoptions, working through parents' own hang-ups, and recognizing signs of developmental and psychological conditions. The book highlights practical strategies and provides real-life examples to address questions like: How do I help my adopted child adjust? Is this kind of behavior "normal"? How do I help my child live, heal, and thrive with PTSD?

Author : Deborah D. Gray
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1849058903
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Attaching in Adoption written by Deborah D. Gray and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic text is a comprehensive guide for prospective and actual adoptive parents on how to understand and care for their adopted child and promote healthy attachment. It explains what attachment is and provides parenting techniques matched to children's emotional needs and stages to enhance children's happiness and emotional health.

Author : Tracy Crossley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1646042506
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Overcoming Insecure Attachment written by Tracy Crossley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Permanently stop fear and anxiety from smothering the way you live your life, and stop settling for relationships that aren't right for you. Written by a behavioral relationship expert, Overcoming Insecure Attachment provides actionable steps on how to overcome insecure attachment styles and the problems they spawn with self-value, self-awareness and self-responsibility. Going beyond what traditional attachment theory books focus on, readers will follow eight proven steps that they can customize and organize in the way that best suits their unique needs, all the while being bolstered and championed by Tracy Crossley's friendly, bold tone"--Publisher's website.

Author : Bert Powell
Publisher : Guilford Publications
ISBN 13 : 1462512127
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Circle of Security Intervention written by Bert Powell and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2013-09-26 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting both a theoretical foundation and proven strategies for helping caregivers become more attuned and responsive to their young children's emotional needs (ages 0-5), this is the first comprehensive presentation of the Circle of Security (COS) intervention. The book lucidly explains the conceptual underpinnings of COS and demonstrates the innovative attachment-based assessment and intervention strategies in rich clinical detail, including three chapter-length case examples. Reproducible forms and handouts can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. COS is an effective research-based program that has been implemented throughout the world with children and parents experiencing attachment difficulties. The authors are corecipients of the 2013 Bowlby-Ainsworth Award, presented by the New York Attachment Consortium, for developing and implementing COS. See also the authors' related parent guide: Raising a Secure Child: How Circle of Security Parenting Can Help You Nurture Your Child's Attachment, Emotional Resilience, and Freedom to Explore.

Author : Isabel B. Kirk Lpc
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781074312565
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Improve Your Relationships EQ by Improving Your Attachment Style written by Isabel B. Kirk Lpc and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-10-10 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about how to heal the aspects that unconsciously get in the way for people to enjoy healthy relationships. While research shows that relationships are the main source of happiness, they can also bring a lot of pain to people's lives. Why does that happen? Because unfortunately it is not all a matter of love. Unfortunately close to half percent of the general population, it means people like you and me, struggle with relationships issues. Now there is scientific information about what causes it and how to go about it so we don't have to continue to hurt each other or spin around in vicious cycle. And that is what this book is all about. Most people think it is a problem of communication, but it is not. That is a symptom. The real problem is the attachment style that people have and the combinations people make. People are complex human beings and therefore so are relationships. Most people have complex psychological histories that are far from ideal and without self awareness and some work, they are prompt to just repeat those patterns and get in their on way. That is what this book is all about. About awareness and if you are motivated enough you can follow the pathway to change the aspects that you can and accept with compassion the ones that we cannot (about your and your partner).In this book you won't find quick fixes, magic solutions or easy steps that will get you the love you want right after you finish reading it. There are plenty of excellent books out there by the experts in the relationships field. The problem is that most people cannot follow the wonderful advice because there are some deeper underlying issues that need to be addressed before that: your attachment style. In general, your attachment unconsciously determines your thoughts, needs, emotions ...so in the same way that people can't just stop drinking or using drugs, in the same way people can't just follow the advice from a book. That would be great! We need some preparation work, so you don't end up defeated or more frustrated.That is why this book different: It contains basic and powerful information about how attachment theory explains the way we feel and behave in relationships, how even though certain matches don't seem to be what we want at first sight might be what we need in the end, and the pathway with many exercises to put in practice individually and with a partner (if available) to achieve long term results. So the love science made it simple for anybody to get a quick grab of it and hands on practices to start working right away... you won't get lost understanding the deep concepts and give up half way.And finally, because you won't find all the solutions by reading this book, it provides you with enough awareness and information through out so you can determine if professional help is needed and how to look for it. Let's be realistic, not most people will get the results wanted just by reading a book (some will), but you will definitely gain understanding of the problem and options to solve it.Our style of attachment affects everything from our partner selection to how well our relationships progress to, sadly, how they end. That is why recognizing our attachment pattern can help us understand our strengths and vulnerabilities in a relationship. An attachment pattern is established in early childhood attachments and continues to function as a working model for relationships in adulthood.Ah! and if that isn't enough.... let me tell you that by improving your attachment style, you won't only improve your relationships but your overall wellbeing. A secure attachment style significantly determines your health, happiness and capacity for finding balance in life. So get it now and once for all find out why you are the way you are and some aspects of your life don't go the way you wish.

Author : Jeffry A. Simpson
Publisher : Guilford Publications
ISBN 13 : 1462518737
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Attachment Theory and Research written by Jeffry A. Simpson and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2015-02-20 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume showcases the latest theoretical and empirical work from some of the top scholars in attachment. Extending classic themes and describing important new applications, the book examines several ways in which attachment processes help explain how people think, feel, and behave in different situations and at different stages in the life cycle. Topics include the effects of early experiences on adult relationships; new developments in neuroscience and genetics; attachment orientations and parenting; connections between attachment and psychopathology, as well as health outcomes; and the relationship of attachment theory and processes to clinical interventions.

Author : Annie Chen
Publisher : Althea Press
ISBN 13 : 9781641523554
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Attachment Theory Workbook written by Annie Chen and published by Althea Press. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Put attachment theory into practice--the definitive workbook. What do you want from your closest relationships, and are you getting it? What concrete steps do you need to take to develop happier and healthier attachments? These are the central questions attachment theory seeks to answer, and this definitive workbook shows you how to apply these insights to your life and relationships. Armed with effective tools and strategies, you'll discover your personal attachment style and the role it plays in your closest relationships--with your partner, parents, siblings, or close friends. With guidance to confront challenges and explore possibilities for real change, The Attachment Theory Workbook offers an active approach to build close, healthy, long-lasting relationships. With The Attachment Theory Workbook you'll learn: Attachment Theory 101--Learn the founding principles of attachment theory and what they mean to you. Your Attachment Style--Understand how your thoughts and feelings about relationships impact anxious, avoidant, and even secure attachment behaviors. How to Heal--Use exercises and questionnaires to foster understanding, intimacy, and stability in your relationships. All the tools you need to lay the foundation for strong and lasting relationships--The Attachment Theory Workbook.