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Attachment Theory

Understand the basics of the parent-infant relationship and the importance, process and impact of attachment in a child's early development.

Time & Date:
Friday 5th March 2021
9.30am -4.30pm
Location:

via Zoom

 

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Background

We have all been babies.  When working with parents and young children we are likely to find ourselves thinking about our babyhood experience: both our experience of being parented and, if we are parents, our experience of parenting others.  An understanding of attachment patterns can help deepen our capacity to make sense of the clients we work with: where they come from, why they relate to their children as they do, what it is that prevents them from affecting change in their lives.  Understanding attachment, therefore – getting to grips with the basics of the parent-baby relationship - is an essential foundation for anyone working with parents and young children.  

 

Training

This is a one-day training aimed at social workers, early years professionals, and mental health professionals who want to understand about attachment and how to apply attachment theory within their work setting. It will support professionals to reflect on the attachment styles of their clients and how this impacts on their babies, and also their own attachment style and how this affects their relationships with clients. This one-day course is a pre-requisite for the Assessing Parent-Infant Relationships training, the Watch Wait and Wonder training, and the Supervised Contact training.

 

All OXPIP training is APPCIOS endorsed and contributes towards APPCIOS accreditation.

 

Learning outcomes at the end of the attachment training:

Participants will

  • understand the importance of attachment in a child’s early development
  • be able to describe the attachment process and the impact on brain development
  • be able to recognise different attachment styles
  • be able to recognise his/her own attachment style and how that affects his/her responses to particular families
  • recognise the inter-subjectivity of all relationships, and how the behaviour and mental state of one partner impacts on the behaviour and mental state of the other

 

"The course presented attachment theory in a way that could be widely applied in the context of real life complexities and circumstances, whereas previously I have found attachment theory to be very rigidly taught. The day really clarified my understanding of attachment and consolidated my knowledge and I now feel very confident in teaching/presenting/facilitating learning around attachment with the parents I work with." - Course Participant

 

Cost

****Book your place now at our reduced rate of £145 (normally £165) with our Lockdown Offer: 
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Lockdown Offer

Book via Eventbrite or email lizi.potter@oxpip.org.uk to request an invoice.

 

Confidentiality Clause

When you complete your booking for this training, you will be asked to sign our confidentiality clause.

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