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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459065303321

Autore

Gall Maggie

Titolo

Child-centred attachment therapy : the CCAT programme / / by Maggie Gall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , [2018]

©2009

ISBN

0-429-89759-6

0-429-47282-X

1-282-90072-2

9786612900723

1-84940-691-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Collana

UKCP series

Disciplina

618.928

Soggetti

Attachment behavior in children

Adopted children - Family relationships

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

COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND MAIN CONTRIBUTORS; ABOUT CHILD-CENTRED ATTACHMENT THERAPY; PREFACE; CHAPTER ONE The long-term impact of attachment difficulties on families; CHAPTER TWO Background to the development of CcAT: a programme for fostering mutual attachment between child and carer; CHAPTER THREE From theory to practice: CcAT as a "working model": A child-centred perspective; CHAPTER FOUR Phase 2 of the CcAT programme (1996). Brief evaluation of the pilot project: our learning from adoptive families

CHAPTER FIVE Phase 3 of the project (1997-2007 )CcAT as an independent attachment therapy with birth, extended, foster, and step-families: our further learning from familiesCHAPTER SIX Re-evaluating CcAT: its potential in child protection work; CHAPTER SEVEN CcAT therapists' learning and users' perspectives;  professionals' perspectives; CHAPTER EIGHT A future for CcAT: spreading the word among professionals; CHAPTER NINE Overall learning from CcAT:



whocan benefit: Initial learning from the pilot project (1995-1996); Epilogue; APPENDICES; REFERENCES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

This book describes the development of the Child-Centred Attachment Therapy (CcAT) model of working with children with attachment difficulties. The authors describe, in a vivid and accessible manner, the complexities involved in supporting parents in their struggles to respond positively to the needs of children who have been traumatised by their early experiences. After many years of working with a number of families with children who act out their hurt through difficult behaviours, the authors offer their insights to help both parents and professionals to understand and deal more effectively with such behaviours. The CcAT therapists give an impressive account of their belief in a therapeutic approach that focuses on attachment and protection as prerequisites for promoting healthy relationships.