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    therapy model that would be used just for Sarah and Robert would be the attachment theory family therapy approach. This model would be used because they both detached themselves from each other, they didn’t use their sibling relationship as a support instead the avoid each other. When working with them outside of residential home it would be important to create a schedule that has flexibility, because it will give them some control and may help to make them more open to the process. An example of

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    understood from the theoretical perspective Attachment Based Family Therapy (ABFT). The client that was referred is Mia. She is a 17 year old second generation Chinese-American girl. She is currently a junior in high school and is preparing to take the SAT’s next year. Mia’s teacher referred her due to mild symptoms of depression. This perspective is important because a child depends on his/her parents being available and protective which causes a secure attachment. However, if parents are not available

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    will incorporate three theoretical approaches, which include the solution focused therapy, attachment theory and cognitive theory. The plan is going to be made up of four therapy sessions each will be an hour long. The four sessions are designed to help Andrew overcome his depressive state and to help him develop coping mechanisms for himself. • In the first session, the therapist will be combining both attachment and cognitive theory. • The session will begin with an intake and assessment where

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    Parent-Child Attachment Issues: A parent-child attachment can be described as the social and emotional relationship or connection between adults and children. Generally, an attachment is the emotional and social link that both children and adults develop with important people in their lives. As children head to school for the first time in their lives, they usually experience anxiety regarding the new environment without someone they have an attachment with. A health parent-child attachment is one in

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    work in attachment has been the foundation when determining the attcahments and bonds that a child and parent may experience (Webb, 2011). According to Bowlby, “attachment” is referring to a lasting, mutual bond of affection that is dependent on an individual or more than one person (Webb, 2011). Establishing a secure attachment during infancy and early childhood is an important task of a parent or a caregiver. Not all parents or caregivers can provide their child with a secure attachment at this

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    Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is a psychiatric illness that is characterized by problems with emotional attachments and usually presents itself around the age of five (Reactive attachment disorder, 2013). Parents or caregivers might notice that the child has emotional attachment issues by the age of one though (Reactive attachment disorder, 2013). The DSM-IV goes on to describe RAD as also including the first or second category (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). The first category describes

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    Children and Young People’s Development.

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    John Bowlby’s attachment theory has had a huge influence on practice. “His work on maternal separation, attachment, and loss...has profoundly influenced practice”, Pedder, (2010:p130). Bowlby’s attachment theory talks about how important it is for a child to have a primary caregiver and how a child need’s to have a strong bond with their main carer. From Bowlby’s research and theory there has been a great influence on policies and practice as, has been stressed how important it is to provide children

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    Reactive Attachment Disorder 1. Introduction Reactive Attachment Disorder is classified under Trauma- and Stressor- Related Disorders under the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013). The following mental disorders are also classified under Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders: Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Acute Stress Disorder, Adjustment Disorders, Other Specified Trauma-

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    psychological disorders are best treated by altering behaviour patterns’, (Oxford English Dictionary, 2016). An example of attempting to alter a behaviour pattern could be Ellis’ ABC theory. This was instigated as a form of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (McLeod, 2008). Whereby, the ‘Activating Event’, which was thought to trigger an irrational behaviour, was identified. The patients ‘Beliefs’ were then noted, and finally the

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    care and called attention to the acute distress of young children separated from their primary caregivers. (Barth, 2005) The quality of early attachment relationships is correlated with future personality and brain development. “The Attachment Theory is a foundation theory, developed by Bowlby. It focusses on the form, quality, and strengths of human attachments made in early life and their effects on development in pro social behaviors” (Tuner, 2011, p.30). Practitioners have found that the importance

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