Product Description

Building the Bonds of Attachment is the second edition of a critically and professionally acclaimed book for social workers, therapists, and parents who strive to assist poorly attached children. This work is a composite case study of the developmental course of one child following years of abuse and neglect. This work focuses on both the specialized psychotherapy and parenting that is often necessary in facilitating a child's psychological development and attachment security. It blends attachment theory and research, and trauma theory with general principles of both parenting and child and family therapy in developing a model for intervention. This work is a practical guide for the adult--whether professional or parent--who endeavor to help such children.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #87244 in Books
• Published on: 2006-08-28
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

Nancy Verrier, adoptive mother, psychotherapist, and the author of The Primal Wound and Coming Home To Self
A must-read for all adoptive and foster parents and the professionals who work with them.

Phyllis B. Booth, M.A., LCPC, LMFT, RPT/S
This is a must-read book that will have a profound influence on the whole field of treatment of troubled children.

Michael Trout, author of The Jonathon Letters, Director of The Infant-Parent Institute, Inc
...clear-headed, practical, clinically sound book.

Customer Reviews

Changed our life!
We adopted a son with RAD and worked with an attachment therapist. Adopting the methods in this book made an enormous difference in our lives! Don't hesitate if you are considering this book!

eye-opening
I teach At-Risk 4 year olds and in reading this book I was struck once again with the fact that our words have such power with children....with everyone! This book documents a journey of positive, healing language and loving hope between a foster mom and her daughter. It reinforced to me that the best I can do with the limited time I have with my students is to be consistent with "the attitude," always separating the negative behavior I want to correct from how much I value the child. Excellent resource! I will read it again and again and pass it on to my colleagues!

review
This is a readable and usable book for those who work with children. RAD is under recognized in the mental health field. More focus on RAD needs to occur in the adoption and foster care systems.