Connecting with Kids through Stories

Using Narratives to Facilitate Attachment in Adopted Children

2nd edition

Denise B. Lacher, Todd Nichols, Melissa Nichols and Joanne C. May

Paperback: £15.99 / $24.95

2011, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp
ISBN: 978-1-84905-869-8, BIC 2: JKSF VFVK JMC

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Foreword. Acknowledgements Legacy of an Adopted Child. Introduction. 1. The Internal Working Model. 2. Putting the Pieces Together: Discovering the Child's Model. 3. Narratives that Bond, Heal and Teach. 4. Parental Attunement and Regulation. 5. Claiming Narratives. 6. Trauma Narratives. 7. Developmental Narratives. 8. Successful Child Narratives. 9. Stories, Stories and More Stories. 10. Conclusion. Appendix A. EMDR. Appendix B. Story Construction Guide. References. Resources and Recommended Reading. Index.

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Author information

• Denise B. Lacher
• Todd Nichols
• Melissa Nichols
• Joanne C. May

Subject areas

• Parenting
• Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords

• adolescence,
• adoption,
• arts therapies,
• attachment,
• child development,
• child psychology,
• children,
• communication,
• counselling,
• creativity,
• educational psychology,
• emotions,
• expressive therapies,
• families,
• fostering,
• looked after children,
• parenting,
• play therapy,
• psychology,
• psychotherapy,
• residential care,
• resilience,
• safeguarding children,
• self esteem,
• social care,
• social skills,
• social stories,
• social work,
• storymaking,
• supervision,
• teenagers,
• trauma