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Attachment‐based interventions for families with young children
Author(s) -
Woodhouse Susan S.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.22640
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , attachment theory , psychology , mental health , psychopathology , developmental psychology , promotion (chess) , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , psychiatry , politics , political science , law
Given a large body of research indicating links between child attachment and later mental health outcomes, interventions that promote children's secure attachment to their caregivers have the potential to contribute to prevention of psychopathology and promotion of well‐being. A number of attachment‐based interventions have been developed to support parents, enhance caregiving quality, and promote children's attachment security with the aim of improving children's mental health. There is now a growing evidence base to support the efficacy of a number of these interventions. The present literature review and introduction to the special issue on attachment‐based interventions for families with young children describes key aspects of attachment theory and research that form the theoretical and empirical background for attachment‐based interventions, and introduces seven case studies illustrating five different attachment‐based interventions. The case studies represent a variety of attachment‐based models, including both group and individual treatments, and show applications across a range of caregiver contexts.