Attachment-Based Clinical Work with Children and Adolescents

Download or read book Attachment-Based Clinical Work with Children and Adolescents written by Joanna Ellen Bettmann and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-09 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attachment-Based Social Work with Children and Adolescents is a wide-ranging look at attachment theory and research, its application to youth populations, and its natural fit with the social work profession. This book covers the applicability of attachment theory to the profession’s various domains that include human behavior, practice, policy, research, and social work education. In particular, it addresses the broad spectrum of clinical social work, including practice in a variety of public and private settings and with a number of diverse populations. The book highlights the contribution of the social work profession to the development of attachment theory and research.