Chris Taylor

Empathic Care for Children with Disorganized Attachments: A Model for Mentalizing, Attachment and Trauma-Informed Care

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This practical guide synthesises attachment, trauma and Mentalization theory into a practice model for those caring for children and young people with disorganized attachment. It aims to equip practitioners with the knowledge and skills to provide empathic care in safe, therapeutic relationships that support both the child and the caregiver.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: Juli 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 149mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 314g
• ISBN-13: 9781849051828
• ISBN-10: 1849051828
• Artikelnr.: 35486992

Autorenporträt

Chris Taylor is Clinical Service Manager at Bryn Melyn Care, where he is also a company trainer. He has specialized for over 20 years in working with young people with attachment disorganization and developmental trauma, and delivers training on the subject to foster carers, social workers and residential childcare workers. He teaches Applied Attachment at Glyndwr University, where he is undertaking doctoral research into mentalizing and disorganized attachment. He is also the author of A Practical Guide to Caring for Children and Teenagers with Attachment Difficulties (Jessica Kingsley Publishers).

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. A Recovery Model. 2. Attachment. 3.
Trauma. 4. A Mentalizing Approach. 5. Attachment and Trauma-Informed Care.
6. Interventions for Attachment Style. 7. Mentalizing and Emotional
Arousal. 8. Plan, Do, Reflect, Review. Appendix. Community of Communities:
Core Values. References. Index.