65th Annual Conference

Friday, February 22

All-Day Workshops

10:00 A.M.-1:15 P.M. & 2:45-6:00 P.M.

Workshop 37a

The Exploration of the Dynamics of Attachment in Adult Life

Chair:         

Una McCluskey, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, University of York, York, England

Participants will have the opportunity to explore some of the systems involved in the dynamics of attachment: e.g. care-seeking, care-giving, interest sharing, sexuality, self defense. There will be training in identifying and working with dysfunctional attachment dynamics as well as didactic input on attachment theory and practice post Bowlby.

experiential-didactic-demonstration-sharing of work experiences

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:
1. Identify the importance of empathic attunement and affect regulation on the part of the group facilitator.
2. Increased awareness of the way in which the six goal corrected systems involved in the dynamics of attachment work together to maintain maximum well-being across the life span.
3. Acquire a deeper understanding of own's responses to careseeking and when it fails to trigger an empathic response.
 

Course References:

1. McCluskey, U. (2005) To be Met as a Person: The dynamics of attachment in professional encounters. London: Karnac Books
2. Solomon, M.F., Siegel, D. J. (2003) Healing Trauma: Attachment, Mind, Body and Brain. Norton.
Heard, D., Lake, B. and McCluskey, U. (In press) 3. Attachment therapy with adolescents and adults: Theory and practice post Bowlby. London: Karnac Books.