Foreword, Charles H. Zeanah, Jr.
I. Attachment in Early Caregiving Relationships
1. Hidden in Plain Sight: The Critical Importance of Secure
Attachment
2. The Circle of Security: Understanding a Child’s Needs for a Safe
Haven and a Secure Base for Exploration
3. Being-With: Meeting the Child’s Needs through Relationship
4. Limited Circles: Insecurity and the Power of Adaptation
5. Shark Music: How State of Mind Shapes Caregiving
6. Completing the Circle
II. The Circle of Security Intervention
7. Observing the Relationship
8. The Interactional Assessment: Differential Diagnosis and
Identification of the Linchpin Struggle
9. Understanding State of Mind and Defensive Processes through Core
Sensitivities
10. The Parent Perception Assessment: Using the Circle of Security
Interview to Enhance Treatment Efficacy
11. Treatment Principles and Planning
12. The Circle of Security Intervention Protocol
III. Case Examples
13. Laura and Ashley
14. Ana and Sam
15. Shelly and Jacob
Bert Powell, MA, began his clinical work as an outpatient family
therapist in a community mental health center, where he helped a
broad range of families find and use unacknowledged strengths to
address their problems. Mr. Powell is certified in psychoanalytic
psychotherapy by The Masterson Institute in New York City. He is
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Counseling
Psychology at Gonzaga University and serves as an International
Advisor to the editorial board of the Journal of Attachment and
Human Development. Since 1985, he has had a shared clinical
practice in Spokane, Washington, with Kent Hoffman and Glen Cooper.
Much of their work has focused on the creation and dissemination of
the Circle of Security, for which each has received the Washington
Governor’s Award for Innovation in Child Abuse Prevention and the
New York Attachment Consortium's Bowlby–Ainsworth Award, among
other honors. They are coauthors of The Circle of Security
Intervention (for mental health professionals) and Raising a Secure
Child: How Circle of Security Parenting Can Help You Nurture Your
Child's Attachment, Emotional Resilience, and Freedom to Explore
(for parents).
Glen Cooper, MA, has worked as a psychotherapist with individuals
and families in both agency and private practice settings since the
1970s. He has extensive training in family systems, object
relations, attachment theory, and infant mental health assessment.
Mr. Cooper also works as a treatment foster parent and long-time
Head Start consultant. Since 1985, he has had a shared clinical
practice in Spokane, Washington, with Kent Hoffman and Bert Powell.
Much of their work has focused on the creation and dissemination of
the Circle of Security, for which each has received the Washington
Governor’s Award for Innovation in Child Abuse Prevention and the
New York Attachment Consortium's Bowlby–Ainsworth Award, among
other honors. They are coauthors of The Circle of Security
Intervention (for mental health professionals) and Raising a Secure
Child: How Circle of Security Parenting Can Help You Nurture Your
Child's Attachment, Emotional Resilience, and Freedom to Explore
(for parents).
Kent Hoffman, RelD, has been a psychotherapist since 1972.
Certified in psychoanalytic psychotherapy by The Masterson
Institute in New York City, he has worked with prison and homeless
populations as well as adults seeking psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
His primary focus since the 1990s has been working with and
designing treatment interventions for street-dependent teens with
young children. The underlying theme of his life work can be found
in a TEDx talk titled "Infinite Worth." Since 1985, Dr. Hoffman has
had a shared clinical practice in Spokane, Washington, with Glen
Cooper and Bert Powell. Together, they have created and
disseminated the Circle of Security, for which each has received
the Washington Governor’s Award for Innovation in Child Abuse
Prevention and the New York Attachment Consortium's
Bowlby–Ainsworth Award, among other honors. They are coauthors of
The Circle of Security Intervention (for mental health
professionals) and Raising a Secure Child: How Circle of Security
Parenting Can Help You Nurture Your Child's Attachment, Emotional
Resilience, and Freedom to Explore (for parents).
Bob Marvin, PhD, served as principal investigator on the original
COS study and participated in the development of COS. He is
Director of the Mary Ainsworth Attachment Clinic in
Charlottesville, Virginia. With Bert Powell, Glenn Cooper, and Kent
Hoffman, Dr. Marvin is a corecipient of the Bowlby–Ainsworth Award,
presented by the New York Attachment Consortium, for developing and
implementing COS.
"Brilliant, creative, and transformative are words that don't fully
capture the true power of this approach. The authors have woven
attachment theory into a research-based, innovative intervention
that helps infants and their parents move toward security and a
life of resilience and well-being. Soak in the wisdom of these
masters and you'll be forever grateful--I certainly am. The book
provides an intricate yet practical therapeutic exploration infused
with the dedication and insights of its authors."--Daniel J.
Siegel, MD, Clinical Professor, UCLA School of Medicine; Executive
Director, Mindsight Institute; author of Brainstorm: The Power and
Purpose of the Teenage Brain
"What a beautiful book! Insightful, compassionate, emotionally
moving, crystal clear, eminently useful--this book offers the best
combination of excellent science, deep clinical experience, and
coherent guidance for therapists that I have ever encountered. A
'must read' for anyone who wishes to understand and promote
effective parenting."--Phillip R. Shaver, PhD, Distinguished
Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of California,
Davis"In this important book, the authors provide a masterful
translation of complex concepts into an approach to enhancing
attachments that makes intuitive sense and is supported by
effectiveness research. The sensitive use of video enables parents
to see themselves in a new light and gain awareness of how they
enact their own early experiences in raising their children. COS
frees the parent to respond to the child's needs for protection and
support in ways that build trust and promote self-confidence. The
gems of wisdom coupled with practical intervention strategies are a
gift for any clinician seeking to enhance parenting and prevent
child maltreatment."--Alicia F. Lieberman, PhD, Irving B. Harris
Endowed Chair in Infant Mental Health and Professor, Department of
Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco"COS is solidly
based on attachment theory and research. With a surprising
combination of simplicity, clinical relevance, and academic rigor,
this book effectively teaches the reader what children need for
secure attachment and clarifies what might stand in the way of
parents being able to respond to these needs. For clinicians and
students alike, the book brings to life what is viewed, both
nationally and internationally, as the cutting edge of early
parent-child intervention programs."--Jude Cassidy, PhD,
Distinguished Scholar-Teacher and Professor of Psychology,
University of Maryland, College Park
"In my view, the Circle of Security (COS) is an approach that has
changed the game….This intervention translates attachment research
more meaningfully and more directly than anything we have seen
before."--from the Foreword by Charles H. Zeanah, Jr., MD,
Department of Psychiatry, Tulane University School of Medicine
-“The summary of attachment theory presented through this new
framework is insightful and accessible. The discussion of the
intervention itself and case studies make this book a must read….
Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty
and professionals; general readers.”--Choice Reviews, 4/1/2014
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