Interventions to Secure Attachments

Instructor: Claire Robitaille, Ph. D., Psychologist

CEs: 6

Target Audience: Counselors, Social Workers, Psychologists, and other mental health professionals

Program Description:

This six-hour training is focused on providing the learner with an understanding of attachment theory and current research in the field of human attachment. Participants will increase their awareness of the relationship between attachment, human development and mental health. Application of theory into treatment intervention will be explored through discussion, case review and application. 

Goals: Increase knowledge of attachment theory, its relationship to human development and functioning, and its application to clinical intervention.

Objectives:

• Recognize the critical importance of attachment and the impact of early attachment on development.
• Describe process of early attachment formation and the categories of attachment styles in children.
• Identify and describe the primary therapeutic models for attachment work
• Apply concepts to develop appropriate interventions that increase secure attachments
• Identify and describe cultural differences in attachment patterns

Workshop Outline:

• Attachment and Human Development: Neurobiology, attachment and self-regulation
• Understanding grief and loss in the context of attachment
• Attachment styles in children
• Clinical impact of attachment; Treatment implications
• Therapeutic models for treatment
• Cultural considerations

Level: Beginner / Intermediate

Prerequisites: None