Attachment : Focused Family Therapy
Over fifty years ago, John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth’s research on the developmental psychology of children formed the basic tenets of attachment theory. And for years, following these tenets, the theory’s focus has been on how children develop vis-a-vis the attachments―whether secure or insecure―they form with their caregivers. In the therapy room, this has meant working with individuals one-on-one, with the therapist assuming the role of the attachment figure in order to provide a secure...
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Over fifty years ago, John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth’s research on the developmental psychology of children formed the basic tenets of attachment theory.
Acknowledgments ixIntroduction: Individuals, Families, and the Therapeutic Relationship-The Interplay of Attachments 1Theory 11Attachment and Intersubjectivity 13Application 37Family Treatment: An Overview 39Developing Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, and Empathy (PACE): The Central Therapeutic Stance 61Fostering Affective/Reflective Dialogue 95Treatment Onset: Meetings with Parents 121Being with Children 163Managing Shame 177Breaks and Repair 191Exploring and Resolving Childhood Trauma 215Epilogue 222Case Study 1, Shameful Traumas 227Case Study 2, Robert's Anger 239Case Study 3, Safe Enough to Be a Mother 255References 267Index 271
\ ASAP Newsletter[A]n excellent resource for any therapist interested in applying attachment theory to work with children and parents in a family therapy context.\ \ \ \ \ New Therapist[A]n engrossing and helpful explication of the nuts and bolts of what goes right and wrong with relationships from the earliest days of our childhoods.\ \
