Trauma, Attachment and Family Permanence

Fear Can Stop You Loving

Edited by Caroline Archer
Foreword by Daniel A. Hughes

Paperback: £19.99 / $32.95

2003, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 336pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-021-8, BIC 2: JKSB1 JHBK

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Foreword. Daniel A. Hughes. Introduction: A Tapestry of Colours. Caroline Archer, Family Futures Consortium, London Part 1. State of Play: Current Theory and Practice. 1. Adoption and Permanence Today: A Discussion. Adrian Briggs, Family Futures Consortium, London. 2. The `Coherent Narrative': Realism, Resources and Responsibility in Family Permanence. Elsie Price. 3. Setting up the Loom: Attachment Theory Revisited. Alan Burnell, Family Futures Consortium, London with Caroline Archer. 4. Weft and Warp: Developmental Impact of Trauma and Implications for Healing. Caroline Archer. 5. Clinical Concepts and Caregiving Contexts: A Consultant's Perspective. Jeanne Magagna, Principal Child Psychotherapist, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children, London. 6. `A Hard Day's Night': A Parent's Perspective. Lucy Greenmile. Part 2: State of the Art: Theory into Practice. Jenny and Marty's Story Jay Vaughan, Family Futures Consortium, London. 7. Assessment: A Multi-disciplinary Approach. Alan Burnell. 8. Rationale for the Intensive Programme. Jay Vaughan. 9. The Drama of Adoption Jay Vaughan. 10. The Drama Unfolds. Jay Vaughan. 11. Contact as Therapy. Alan Burnell. 12. Holding the Fort. Christine Gordon, Family Futures Consortium, London. 13. Hands on Help. Christine Gordon. 14. Difficulty with Learning or Learning to be Difficult? Griselda Kellie-Smith, Family Futures Consortium, London. Part 3: State, Community and Family: The Future. 15. Weaving Together the Threads: Families with Futures. Caroline Archer. References. Index.

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Author information

• Caroline Archer

Subject areas

• Working with Children and Families
• Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords

• adoption,
• attachment,
• child protection,
• child psychology,
• children,
• families,
• fostering,
• parenting,
• social care,
• social work,
• trauma

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