Attachment Training

Attachment Theory; what it is; how to identify attachment styles and what to do about it; is now recognised as important for all those who support children’s development. All children benefit from developing secure attachments with their parents/caregivers; however; children in the care have often developed insecure attachments due to the abuse and adversity they have experienced; resulting in complex survival attachment behaviours and negative internal working models. These children need caregivers to provide secure base parenting; whereby the child’s fundamental thinking; feeling and being is sensitively challenged and new learning can take place to support relational change and development.