Authors: Daniel A. Hughes
ISBN-13: 9780765704047, ISBN-10: 0765704048
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Aronson, Jason Inc.
Date Published: August 2006
Edition: 2nd Edition
Building the Bonds of Attachment is the second edition of a critically and professionally acclaimed book for social workers, therapists, and parents who strive to assist poorly attached children. This work is a composite case study of the developmental course of one child following years of abuse and neglect. This work focuses on both the specialized psychotherapy and parenting that is often necessary in facilitating a child's psychological development and attachment security. It blends attachment theory and research, and trauma theory with general principles of both parenting and child and family therapy in developing a model for intervention. This work is a practical guide for the adultwhether professional or parentwho endeavor to help such children.
Acknowledgments | ||
When Attachment Fails to Develop ... Introducing Katie | 1 | |
1 | The Spiral Begins: The Neglect and Abuse of Katie | 7 |
2 | Enter the State: False Starts | 25 |
3 | A New Approach: Understanding and Treating Children Who Refuse to Form Attachments | 69 |
4 | A New Start | 135 |
5 | Breaking Through | 227 |
6 | Principles of Parenting and Therapy | 281 |
App. 1 | Developmental Attachment Patterns | 299 |
App. 2 | General Symptom Patterns of Poorly Attached Children | 301 |
App. 3 | Parenting Guidelines for Attachment | 302 |
App. 4 | Psychotherapy with Poorly Attached Children | 304 |
App. 5 | Contract for Parent, Child, and Therapist | 306 |
References | 309 | |
Index | 311 |