Unlock the secrets of attachment theory with 'The Little Book of Attachment', a must-have resource for child mental health professionals. This insightful book, published by W W Norton & Company, is perfect for anyone eager to enhance their therapeutic practices. Dive into the transformative world of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy and discover how to cultivate resilience, engagement, and holistic development in children facing mental health challenges.

'The Little Book of Attachment' offers practical recommendations and real clinical dialogues that will help you apply attachment-based practices effectively in your work with parents and children. With 288 pages of expert insights, this guide covers essential topics such as regulating emotional states, repairing relationships, and establishing secure therapeutic connections. By understanding a child's inner world and addressing caregivers' needs for safety and reflection, you will learn to promote a nurturing environment that fosters secure attachments and emotional growth.

Ideal for clinicians, educators, and caregivers alike, this brand new volume emphasizes the importance of both verbal and nonverbal communications in building strong foundations for emotional health and well-being. Gain the knowledge to enhance your practice today!

Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. ISBN: 9780393714357, Year: 2020, Publisher: W W Norton & Company.

Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780393714357
Year: 2020
Publisher: W W Norton & Company
Pages: 288


Description:


This book both explains and illustrates how the practice of child mental health professionals can be enhanced, whatever their treatment approach, to encourage engagement, resilience, and development in children with mental health problems. Alongside practical recommendations, Daniel Hughes and Ben Gurney-Smith use dialogue from clinical work to illustrate applications of these principles from Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy as well as other attachment-based practices with parents and children. This ślittle bookť will demystify how attachment theory”one of today's most in-demand approaches”can actually be brought into clinical work.


Topics include regulating emotional states; repairing ongoing relationships; establishing an attachment-based therapeutic relationship; accepting a child's inner life; assessing the caregiver's need for safety, regulation, and reflection; the importance of nonverbal and verbal conversations in facilitating secure attachment; and strengthening the mind of the child.