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Attachment, Trauma, and Healing: Understanding and Treating Attachment Disorder in Children and Families

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Authors: Terry M. Levy, Michael Orlans
Publisher: CWLA Press (Child Welfare League of America)
Category: Book

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Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 315
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.8

ISBN: 0878687092
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.9289
EAN: 9780878687091
ASIN: 0878687092

Publication Date: August 1998
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Attachment is the deep and enduring connection established between a child and caregiver in the first few years of life. It profoundly influences every component of the human condition: mind, body, emotions, relationships, and values. PAttachment, Trauma, and Healing examines the causes of attachment disorder, and provides in-depth discussion on effective solutions--including attachment-focused assessment and diagnosis, specialized training and education for caregivers, the controversial "in arms" treatment for children and caregivers, and early intervention and prevention programs for high-risk families.

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5 out of 5 stars

Attachments? January 14, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful

Excellent book on attachments and trauma. I am not finished yet, but I have already found this book to be very helpful and provide key insights into understanding the children that I am counseling with currently.

1 out of 5 stars

Child Abuse December 12, 2006
3 out of 8 found this review helpful

I urge extreme caution with the authors' unvalidated and abusive methods. Their "Holding Nurturing Process" [HNP] is just another name for "Attachment (Holding)Therapy" -- a practice that is denounced by APSAC and the American Psychological Association's Division on Child Maltreatment. br /br /The authors embrace the old and discredited hypothesis of "catharsis," i.e. that people can rid themselves of their anger by simply being angry. It doesn't work that way (it actually makes people practiced at acting out their anger). The authors therefore attempt to "upregulate" children they hold in their laps so that they can experience catharis of repressed infantile anger. They write:br /br /"The child's level of tension increases while br /confronting issues in the context of the HNP. br /This tension is discharged via physical and br /emotional release (sobbing, screaming, kicking)." -- pp. 133-134 br /br /Another practice these professional organizations disapprove of is forced age regression, which Levy and Orlans promote:br /br /"The regressive experience enables the child br /to simulate that original mother-infant attachment. br /We often use baby bottles and blankets during the br /attachment exercises to enhance authenticity." -- p. 191 br /br /A major dynamic in treatment is helping the child br /regress to the period that produced the pathology. -- p. 249 br /br /This sort of "therapy" has been going on for decades. Why, you wonder? Well, as one Attachment Therapist stated candidly at a national conference of his peers, "Some parents want to beat up on their kids and think it looks better if a therapist does it." br /br /This is NOT family therapy, but putting all the responsibility for family harmony on the child. The child is even threatened with abandonment if he doesn't "work on his life" (display unquestioning compliance) to the liking of the parents and therapists. br /br /Shame on the Child Welfare League for publishing this horrific quackery and not demanding research that demonstrates safety and benefit to children. br /

4 out of 5 stars

Ideas presented used immediately July 5, 2006
5 out of 8 found this review helpful

With the info presented, I was able to immediately put into action some of the ideas. And they worked! I feel more confident parenting and isn't that the goal of the book?

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent resource for clinicians and parents February 9, 2006
6 out of 9 found this review helpful

Many children who were abused, neglected, or exposed to domestic violence in early childhood have attachment problems. This may lead to violent and other anti-social behaviors. Any clincian helping youth with these problems should read this book. It is helpful, clear, and a great resource.

5 out of 5 stars

Reactive Attachment Disorder September 7, 2002
12 out of 21 found this review helpful

This book is easy to understand and easily explains the basics in symptoms, attachment theory and practice. Solid information for all levels of interst.

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