Attachment “ is the deep and enduring connection established between a child and caregiver in the first several years of life. This connection profoundly influences every component of the human condition-mind, body emotions, relationships and values.”
From Attachment Trauma and Healing: Understanding and Treating Attachment Disorder in Children and their Families by Terry Levy and Michael Orlans.
Please click on the links below for more information about various topics related to attachment:
Article on ATTACHMENT published in Pennsylvania Counseling Association's journal.
http://www.freewebs.com/loisehrmann/pcaarticle.doc
INTERNAL WORKING MODELS
http://www.loisehrmann.com/Thoughts aboutinternal working model.doc
STRESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT
http://www.loisehrmann.com/thought paper on intellectual development.doc
EMOTIONAL REGULATION
http://www.loisehrmann.com/Thoughts about Various Perspectives on Emotion Regulation.doc
LITERATURE REVIEW ON ATTACHMENT
http://www.loisehrmann.com/Review of Relevant Literature on Attachment.doc
The Association for the Treatment and Training for Attachment in Children (ATTACh) is a national organization that advocates for children who have attachment difficulties. ATTACh also had a great deal of information about the topic and about safe, ethical, and responsible treatment for this population. I am a Registered Clinician with ATTACh. This means that the protocols I use in attachment focused treatment with children and families are non-coercive, responsible, and ethical. Please click on the link below to find out more about attachment and the ATTACh organization.
Please click on the link below to view the training I have received specific to attachment focused treatment and trauma resolution updated as of May 2008.
http://www.loisehrmann.com/attachformQualifications of staffrevised11-19-2007.doc
Click on the following link to see my Attachment Therapy Protocol
http://www.loisehrmann.com/attachment focused family therapy protocol may 2008.doc
Many parents or other agency representatives have asked me about the types of families or issues that I have dealt with over the years in regard to attachment. Click on the following link and you will be able to review some general statistics on this.
http://www.loisehrmann.com/stats on work with adoptive and birth families re attachment.doc