Conventional and Unconventional Perspectives on Attachment and Attachment Problems: Comparisons and Implications, 2006–2016

Mercer, Jean

doi:10.1007/s10560-017-0511-7

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“…For the vast majority of children with Reactive Attachment Disorder, symptoms disappear when placed in a stable caregiving environment that enables development of selective attachment relationships (Smyke et al, 2012), and which support caregivers' emotional availability (Barone et al, 2019). It should be noted that "attachment therapies" for attachment disorders are circulating, which are claimed to be effective but actually have no scientific evidence-base (Allen, 2018;Chaffin et al, 2006;Mercer, 2019). This is in stark contrast to attachment-based intervention and prevention programs for disorganised attachment, which have shown robust positive effects (Bernard et al, 2012;Facompré et al, 2018).…”

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Attachment goes to court: child protection and custody issues

Forslund

Granqvist

IJzendoorn

et al. 2021

Attachment & Human Development

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Attachment theory and research are drawn upon in many applied settings, including family courts, but misunderstandings are widespread and sometimes result in misapplications. The aim of this consensus statement is, therefore, to enhance understanding, counter misinformation, and steer family-court utilisation of attachment theory in a supportive, evidence-based direction, especially with regard to child protection and child custody decision-making. The article is divided into two parts. In the first, we address problems related to the use of attachment theory and research in family courts, and discuss reasons for these problems. To this end, we examine family court applications of attachment theory in the current context of the best-interest-of-the-child standard, discuss misunderstandings regarding attachment theory, and identify fac

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Attachment goes to court: child protection and custody issues

Forslund

Granqvist

IJzendoorn

et al. 2021

Attachment & Human Development

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“…Alternatively, clinical interventions and strategies are much different, requiring a substantially more advanced set of skills to implement. Professionals with the capacity to work with families on attachment-related matters, including supporting the repair of relationships, are typically highly educated with substantial training in working with attachment bonds and processes (Mercer, 2019). Licensed counselors, therapists, and psychologists engage in the use of complex clinical strategies such as cognitive restructuring, changing internal mental processes, and shifting and adjusting relationship dynamics (Shay, 2014).…”

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Supporting and enhancing attachment resilience is essential for helping high‐risk families: But is the family keyworker the best one for the job?

Puhlman

2024

J of Family Theo & Revie

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“…While many interventions aimed at stimulating secure attachment are available and applied in clinical practice worldwide, no robust randomized controlled studies provide evidence for their effectiveness. Several systematic reviews found no single evidence-based intervention for treating disturbed attachment in school-aged children, only in infants (0–6 years old; Cornell & Hamrin, 2008; Luke et al, 2014; Mercer, 2017; Wright & Edginton, 2016; Zeanah & Gleason, 2015; Zilberstein, 2014).…”

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Treating children with disturbed attachment and an intellectual disability: Effectiveness of theraplay-based treatment.

Hofstra,

Kasius,

Vermeiren

2023

International Journal of Play Therapy

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There are no robust evidence-based interventions to treat disturbed attachment in school-aged children. Children with both mild to borderline intellectual disability (MBID) and disturbed attachment are an even more challenging population to serve, even though disturbed attachment is even more prevalent in children with MBID. Theraplay is a widely used intervention for this population, which has been demonstrated to improve the parent-child relationship in numerous nonrandomized controlled trial studies. The effect of a Theraplaybased treatment on the parent-child relationship was evaluated in mother-child dyads with children with MBID and disturbed attachment. The dyads who received a Theraplay-based treatment were monitored at three time points: (a) start of waiting list, (b) start of treatment, and (c) end of treatment, which is part of standard clinical practice. Mother-child interaction was recorded by video observation and scored using the Dyadic Emotional Interaction Style assessment. Maternal representation of the child was scored using a Parental Stress Questionnaire. More than half of the 28 participants dropped out of treatment before the last measurement took place. The data of the other 12 mother-child dyads were retrospectively analyzed, and the treatment effect was compared to baseline variance, using a repeated measures analysis of variance for interaction and a paired samples t test for representation. Significant improvement in interaction quality and representational quality was found between both baseline measurements and posttreatment. A Theraplay-based treatment improves the mother-child relationship in children with a MBID, and as such shows promising effectiveness in treating disturbed attachment in this population.

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Conventional and Unconventional Perspectives on Attachment and Attachment Problems: Comparisons and Implications, 2006–2016

Cited by 10 publications

References 44 publications

Attachment goes to court: child protection and custody issues

Attachment goes to court: child protection and custody issues

Supporting and enhancing attachment resilience is essential for helping high‐risk families: But is the family keyworker the best one for the job?

Treating children with disturbed attachment and an intellectual disability: Effectiveness of theraplay-based treatment.

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