Because millions of children experience early trauma and attachment disruptions, whether through death, physical or sexual abuse, domestic, community, or school violence, terrorism or other tragic events, parents and professionals need not just vague theories, but a proactive plan for healing relationship-avoidant children. --Back cover.
Record details
ISBN:0882824953
ISBN:9780882824956
Physical Description:xii, 275 pages : charts ; 22 cm print
Publisher:Far Hills, New Jersey :New Horizon Press,[2015]
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-275).
Formatted Contents Note:
The team approach to treating attachment disorders. Trauma in adopted children: meet the families ;- The lens we are accustomed to using ; The trauma lens paradigm shift ; Creating the healing home with parenting goals and skills -- The team and the environment. Assembling the team ; The healing embrace of the child and family ; Special environmental considerations for the attachment-disordered child -- The trauma-disrupted competencies. Why children behave as they do ; The negative internal working model ; Emotional response ; Developmental delays ; Object relations ; Self-regulation ; Sensory processing dysfunction -- Workbook for you and your traumatized child. Helpful handouts ; Environment interventions ; TDC handouts and interventions -- Assessments and Letters to the Villagers. Assessments ; Letters to the villagers.