Adult Attachment in Clinical Social Work Practice, Research, and Policy /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bennett, Susanne (Editor), Nelson, Judith Kay (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Series: Essential Clinical Social Work Series
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Psychotherapy.; Social work.; Counseling.; Social Sciences.; Social Work.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.

As John Bowlby’s studies of human attachment revolutionized developmental psychology in the 1960s, adult attachment concepts have similarly transformed social work in recent years, leading to a generation of innovative attachment-based clinical practice. Adult Attachment in Clinical Social Work high...

Table of Contents:

• I. Theory Development Regarding Adult Attachment
• The Origins of an Attachment Approach to Social Work Practice with Adults
• Contemporary Theory and Research on Adult Attachment: Where is the Field Today
• Clinical Social Work and Regulation Theory: Implications of Neurobiological Models of Attachment
• II. Applications to Adult Clinical Practice
• Separation, Loss, and Grief in Adults: An Attachment Perspective
• Listening Closely: The Significance of the Therapist’s Voice Intensity, Rhythm, and Tone
• Using a Mentalization-Based Framework to Assist Hard-to-Reach Clients in Individual Treatment
• Attachment and Caregiving for Elders within African American Families
• Attachment in the Family Context: Insights from Development and Clinical Work
• Applications of Attachment Theory to Group Interventions: A Secure Base in Adulthood
• III. Attachment Applications to Policy, Research, and Education
• Policy Implications of Attachment Processes in Adulthood: Caregiving and Family Preservation
• Contributions of Social Workers to Attachment Research
• Implications of Attachment Theory for Social Work Education.