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Disorganized attachment, the most extreme form of insecure attachment, can develop in a child when the person who is normally meant to protect them is a source of danger. This usually leads to 'fear without solution' and the effects can be lasting and damaging. This book is a comprehensive and accessible text on disorganized attachment. It outlines what it is, how it can be identified and the key causes, including neurological, biochemical and genetic explanations. Factors that contribute to disorganized attachment are covered including unresolved loss and trauma, and the behaviour of caregivers. The authors also discuss evidence-based interventions to help families and carers as well as how to work with adults to prevent or minimize its occurrence. To root the theory in practice and to illustrate real-life examples of disorganized attachment case vignettes are included. With an authoritative research base, this accessible text will be invaluable to practitioners and academics in the fields of social care, psychology, counselling and allied health professions as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students.
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David Shemmings is Professor of Social Work in the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research at the University of Kent. He undertook his PhD in attachment theory, and has spent most of his working life in the field of child protection. Yvonne Shemmings is a Continuing Professional Development Specialist and has trained professionals in over 30 child protection organizations. She is a qualified social worker and a senior manager, and her work includes the use of attachment theory in practice. Both David and Yvonne have published widely in the fields of child and adult attachment and child protection.
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I bought this book on the basis of the description above hoping that it would be helpful to the social workers, teachers and foster carers that I work with. However it is disappointing and frustrating, and I can't recommend it.
Astonishingly it does not define 'Disorganized Attachment', and seems unable to decide whether this is a characteristic of personality organisation, or simply a set of behaviors which can be observed in specific contexts. The authors are critical of the widely accepted formulation of Reactive Attachment Disorder, which they argue has not been subjected to rigorous analysis and research, (unlike Disorganised Attachment, they say) and yet they refer constantly to the three organised Attachment styles (Secure/Ambivalent/Avoidant)that RAD differentiates. They state that Disorganised Attachment is not an Attachment style, and can only be observed for short periods before it resolves into one of the organised styles, but then suggest they would expect it to be constant over time, and discuss the characteristics of DA in adolescents, and the implications for adult mental health.
The book lacks a clear narrative, and the tone shifts from detailed descriptions of research methodology to theoretical formulation to folksy anecdotes, descriptions of brain imaging equipment which might have been lifted from a patient's information leaflet, and pompous descriptions of the level of training needed to diagnose attachment styles. In places the grammar and syntax lack precision, rendering paragraphs impossible to decipher, and in places passages are repeated. The authors are experienced and knowledgeable, but the lack of a good editor is woefully evident.
To be fair I should admit that I read only the first half of the book, before deciding that I could probably make better use of my time. I did dip into the second half, in case it improved, but found no evidence to encourage me further.
I had hoped to arrive at a better understanding of Disorganized Attachment, which is probably a helpful formulation for many of the children with whom I work, but I am, I'm afraid, no clearer as a result of trying to engage with this book.
Astonishingly it does not define 'Disorganized Attachment', and seems unable to decide whether this is a characteristic of personality organisation, or simply a set of behaviors which can be observed in specific contexts. The authors are critical of the widely accepted formulation of Reactive Attachment Disorder, which they argue has not been subjected to rigorous analysis and research, (unlike Disorganised Attachment, they say) and yet they refer constantly to the three organised Attachment styles (Secure/Ambivalent/Avoidant)that RAD differentiates. They state that Disorganised Attachment is not an Attachment style, and can only be observed for short periods before it resolves into one of the organised styles, but then suggest they would expect it to be constant over time, and discuss the characteristics of DA in adolescents, and the implications for adult mental health.
The book lacks a clear narrative, and the tone shifts from detailed descriptions of research methodology to theoretical formulation to folksy anecdotes, descriptions of brain imaging equipment which might have been lifted from a patient's information leaflet, and pompous descriptions of the level of training needed to diagnose attachment styles. In places the grammar and syntax lack precision, rendering paragraphs impossible to decipher, and in places passages are repeated. The authors are experienced and knowledgeable, but the lack of a good editor is woefully evident.
To be fair I should admit that I read only the first half of the book, before deciding that I could probably make better use of my time. I did dip into the second half, in case it improved, but found no evidence to encourage me further.
I had hoped to arrive at a better understanding of Disorganized Attachment, which is probably a helpful formulation for many of the children with whom I work, but I am, I'm afraid, no clearer as a result of trying to engage with this book.
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Im not going to go on at length about the quality of this book, but it merges attachment theory and mentalisation
in an insightful and thought provoking way. It really is worth every penny - whether you work with children or with adults with borderline personality organisation.
I cannot disagree more with the other review - it really is an excellent read with plenty of practical examples
of disorganised atttachment connected superbly with theory.
You can't go wrong with this one.
in an insightful and thought provoking way. It really is worth every penny - whether you work with children or with adults with borderline personality organisation.
I cannot disagree more with the other review - it really is an excellent read with plenty of practical examples
of disorganised atttachment connected superbly with theory.
You can't go wrong with this one.
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