The Routledge Handbook of Attachment: Implications and Interventions

This book provides insights into attachment assessments and their application in therapeutic and social interventions, essential for professionals working with children and families.

This essential resource explores how understanding attachment assessments can guide interventions aimed at supporting and safeguarding children. The Routledge Handbook of Attachment: Implications and Interventions introduces readers to various therapeutic approaches that have emerged from the growing interest in attachment theory. These therapies fall into two main categories: 'attachment-based', which utilize evidence-based assessments, and 'attachment-informed', which integrate attachment theories into established therapeutic practices.

The book provides a comprehensive review of the field, outlining a variety of interventions suitable for children, adults, and parents. It begins with an in-depth examination of both evidence-based and evidence-informed interventions, such as individual psychotherapy, family therapy, and parenting strategies. Subsequent chapters delve into practitioners' perspectives, detailing interventions that tackle attachment issues across different contexts, from one-on-one therapy to family and social work, and even extending to social interventions in legal settings, including courts and Care Proceedings.

By discussing how formal assessments of attachment can inform therapeutic, social, and legal interventions, The Routledge Handbook of Attachment: Implications and Interventions serves as an invaluable guide for clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, trainees, and students. It emphasizes the critical role that attachment understanding plays in effectively assisting and protecting vulnerable children and their families.