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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455846003321

Titolo

Trauma, attachment, and family permanence [[electronic resource] ] : fear can stop you loving / / edited by Caroline Archer and Alan Burnell for family futures

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, : J. Kingsley, 2003

ISBN

1-283-90427-6

1-4175-0183-9

1-84642-387-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (338 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ArcherCaroline <1948->

Disciplina

618.92/8521

Soggetti

Attachment behavior in children

Families - Psychological aspects

Psychic trauma in children

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Trauma, Attachment and Family Permanence; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction: A Tapestry of Colours; Part I State of Play: Current Theory and Practice; 1. Adoption and Permanence Today: A Discussion; 2. The 'Coherent Narrative': Realism, Resources and Responsibility in Family Permanence; 3. Setting up the Loom: Attachment Theory Revisited; 4. Weft and Warp: Developmental Impact of Trauma and Implications for Healing; 5. Clinical Concepts and Caregiving Contexts: A Consultant's Perspective; 6. 'A Hard Day's Night': A Parent's Perspective

Part II State of the Art: Theory into PracticeJenny and Marty's Story; 7. Assessment: A Multidisciplinary Approach; 8. Rationale for the Intensive Programme; 9. The Drama of Adoption; 10. The Drama Unfolds; 11. Contact as Therapy; 12. Holding the Fort; 13. Hands on Help; 14. Difficulty with Learning or Learning to be Difficult?; Part III State, Community and Family: The Future; 15. Weaving Together the Threads: Families with Futures; Appendix: Family Futures Case Planning Matrix; Glossary; References; Contributors; Subject Index; Author Index



Sommario/riassunto

Fostered and adopted children can present major challenges resulting from unresolved attachment issues and early traumatic experiences. This book provides a variety of complementary perspectives on the needs of these children and their families, focusing on ways of integrating attachment theory and developmental psychology into effective practice.