Attachment Theory in Action

Debbie Reed is President/CEO of Chaddock, a multi-service agency providing a full continuum of community-based, educational, and residential treatment services for children, birth to 21 and their families. While at Chaddock, Debbie has championed the development of several programs and services specifically designed to meet the needs of children and their families struggling with trauma and attachment disorders.Karen Doyle Buckwalter, LCSW, has over twenty-five years of experience working with children, adolescents, and families. She is Director of Program Strategy at Chaddock, where she has been instrumental in the development of an innovative residential program for adolescents, ages 8 to 16, with attachment disorders and complex trauma.

• Attachment Theory in ActionKaren Doyle Buckwalter and Debbie ReedTable of ContentsPrologue I.Part I: Attachment Basics1.Overview of Attachment Theory and Clinical Applications – Karen Doyle Buckwalter2.Chaddock’s Journey to Discover What Works: Developmental Trauma and Attachment Program (DTAP) Treatment Model - Karen Doyle Buckwalter, Michelle Robison, Marcia Ryan, Angel Knoverek3.Attachment-Focused Treatment and the Brain: A Neuroscience Perspective – Jonathan BaylinII.Part II: Attachment-Based Clinical Models4.Infant/Child-Parent Psychotherapy: A Model of “Being With” Young Children and Their Families in Trouble –Michael Trout 5.Embedded Relational Mindfulness (ERM) in Child and Adolescent Treatment: A Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Perspective - Pat Ogden and Bonnie Goldstein6.Delight In Me: Repair of Developmental Trauma and the Birth of the Self – Kenny E. Miller7. Theraplay: Creating Felt Safety, Emotional Connection and Social Joy in Relationships – Sandra Lindaman, Phyllis Booth, Gloria Cockerill8.Group Theraplay – Evangeline Munns9.Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy – Dafna Lender, Vivien Norris10.Slowing Down The Dance: Use of Video Intervention Therapy with Parents and Children – Karen Doyle Buckwalter, George Downing11.Trust-Based Relational Intervention – Karyn Purvis, Amanda Hiles-Howard, Casey Call12.Using an EMDR Integrative Model to Treat Attachment Based Difficulties in Children – Debra Wesselmann, Stephanie Armstrong, Cathy Schweitzer13.Family Attachment Narrative Therapy – Todd Nichols, Melissa Nichols, Denise LacherIII.Part III: Keeping it Real14.The Voice of the Adopteei.Introduction – Karen Doyle Buckwalterii.Reflections of an Adult Adoptee - Faith Friedlanderiii.Releasing - Melanie Chung-Sherman15.A Parent’s Note to Therapists: What We Really Want You to Know – Lori Thomas16.Incorporating Attachment-Based Models Within Organizations – Debbie ReedAppendix: Additional Resources

The book is written thoughtfully and sensitively by clinicians who have connected with love and understanding to their child clients and families over long years of experience. Karen Buckwalter and Debbie Reed have compiled a book full of clinical wisdom from some of the best clinical workers in the field.