Kids with disorganized and chaotic attachment are the hardest kids you will work with – they are simultaneously seeking attachment and terrified of it at the same time. They act in “unlovable ways” because they truly find themselves “unlovable”. Not trusting others, they continuously strive to control others.
This prevents them from getting what they need most – healthy, safe, and secure attachments.
Join me, Dan Hughes, PhD, as I show you how to bridge the knowledge and understanding of maladaptive attachment-seeking behaviors due to a disorganized attachment pattern resulting from past trauma, abuse, and neglect.
You’ll learn how to:
This self-study program consists of 1.75 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary by country and local regulatory bodies. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from the activity and contact your local regulatory organization to determine specific eligibility and requirements.
Dan Hughes, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who founded and developed Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), the treatment of children who have experienced relational trauma within their family and demonstrate ongoing problems related to attachment and trauma. This treatment occurs in a family setting and the treatment model has expanded to become a general model of family treatment. Dan presents and trains in DDP internationally. He is also engaged in extensive training and supervision in the certification of therapists in his treatment model, along with ongoing consultation to various agencies and professionals. Information about DDPI can be found on ddpnetwork.org
Dan is the author of many books and articles. These include Building the Bonds of Attachment, 3rd Edition (Rown-Littlefield, 2017) and The Neurobiology of Attachment-Focused Therapy, with Jon Baylin, (W.W. Norton, 2016). His most recent books are Healing Relational Trauma with Attachment-Focused Interventions: Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy with Children and Families, with Kim Golding and Julie Hudson as co-authors (WW. Norton, 2019), as well as The Little Book of Attachment with Ben Gurney-Smith (W.W. Norton, 2020).
Dan resides in South Portland, Maine.
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Disorganized Attachment in Children/Teens
Severe Attachment Ruptures Impact on Child Functioning
Restoring Sense of Self and Developing Ability for Connection and Repair
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