Attachment Theory

Dr Ruth O’Shaughnessy is a consultant clinical psychologist and clinical lead for the award-winning Cheshire and Merseyside Specialist Perinatal Service and for the North West Coast Perinatal Clinical Network. Professor Katherine Berry is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Manchester and a practicing clinical psychologist. She has published over 100 papers on attachment theory in adulthood and has edited two previous books on attachment theory in adult mental health. Professor Rudi Dallos is Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Plymouth and works as a family therapist in his own private practice. Dr Karen Bateson is an independent clinical psychologist with a 30-year career which has included working clinically in the NHS, developing interventions for the NSPCC, and as Head of Clinical Strategy and Development for the Parent-Infant Foundation.

Part 1: Concepts 1. Attachment and caregiving 2. Individual and cultural differences in attachment 3. The neurobiology of attachment 4. Middle childhood and child outcomes in attachment 5. Attachment in adolescence 6. Models of adult attachment 7. Attachment theory and adult mental health 8. Attachment theory and parenting 9. Bereavement and Loss: Attachment and Family Lives Part 2: Applications 10. Attachment interventions in the earliest years 11. Attachment interventions for children in care 12. Attachment in adult psychotherapy 13. Developing services and systems using attachment theory