Attachment & Psychopathology

2-dages kursus i København med Patricia Crittenden

Dato, tid og sted:
Den 7. + 8.  marts 2012, kl. 9.00-16.00 i København (endnu ikke fastlagt præcist hvor)*

*Ved færre end 25 deltager flyttes kurset til Toftemosegaard i Skibby.

Pris:
Kr. 3.975 ekskl. moms, men inkl. fuld forplejning (morgenmad, frokostbuffet m. drikkevarer, eftermiddagskaffe m. kage + isvand)

Bemærk at nuværende og tidligere studerende på en af Toftemosegaards efteruddannelser får 20 % i rabat.

Mulighed for rabat ved flere tilmeldinger fra samme arbejdsplads/forvaltning: 4-10 tilmeldinger 15 % rabat, 11-25 tilmeldinger 25 % i rabat og endelige 26-? deltagere 35 % i rabat.

NB. Kurset afholdes kun, hvis der er mindst 20 deltagere.

Tilmelding:                                                                                                                                              Tilmelding kan ske via vores elektroniske tilmeldingsformular eller ved at printe en tilmeldingsformular og sende eller faxe den.

Tilmeldingsfristen er den 1. marts 2012

Underviser:

Patricia M. Crittenden studied under Mary. D. Ainsworth from 1978 until 1983, when she received her Ph.D. as a psychologist in the Social Ecology and Development Program at the University of Virginia.

In addition to Mary Ainsworth's constant guidance and support, her psychology master's thesis, on the CARE-Index, was developed in consultation with John Bowlby and her family systems research, on patterns of family functioning in maltreating families, was accomplished with guidance from E. Mavis Hetherington. She also holds a Master's Degree in Special Education, with specializations in mental retardation and emotional disturbance (University of Virginia, 1969.)

Career highlights

Dr. Patricia Crittenden has served on the Faculties of Psychology at the Universities of Virginia and Miami and held visiting professorships at the Universities of Helsinki (Finland) and Bologna (Italy) as well as San Diego State University (USA) and Edith Cowan University (Australia).

In 1992 she received a Senior Post-doctoral Fellowship, with a focus on child sexual abuse and the development of individual differences in human sexuality, at the Family Research Laboratory, University of New Hampshire. In 1993-4 she was awarded the Beverley Professorship at the Clark Institute of Psychiatry (Canada).

In the last two decades, Dr. Patricia Crittenden has worked cross-culturally as a developmental psychopathologist developing the Dynamic-Maturational Model (DMM) of attachment and adaptation, along with a developmentally attuned, life-span set of procedures for assessing self-protective strategies. DMM-based theory and empirical research authored by Dr. Patricia Crittenden have been widely published as books, chapters in books, and empirical articles in developmental and clinical journals.

In 2004, Dr. Patricia Crittenden received a career achievement award for "Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Child and Family Development" from the European Family Therapy Association in Berlin.

Currently, Dr. Patricia Crittenden's work is focused on preventive and culture-sensitive applications of the DMM to mental health treatment, child protection, and criminal rehabilitation

Emne og indhold:

This course introduces the Dynamic-Maturational Model (DMM) of attachment and adaptation and ties it to risk assessment and treatment. The DMM differs from the usual ABC plus "disorganization" model of attachment by (1) focusing on differences within the risk group, (2) highlighting a strengths approach to working with parents and children at risk, and (3) presuming that maturation and development increase individuals' potential for adaptation.

The course describes an array of patterns of attachment relationships and strategies for self-protection. The course focuses on development from infancy to adulthood (including old age). It emphasizes the process of adaptation and those developmental pathways that carry risk for psychopathology. At each age, the approaches to prevention and treatment are considered.

The model used is Crittenden's Dynamic-Maturational Model of attachment and adaptation, (DMM), an expansion of the Bowlby-Ainsworth model to ages beyond infancy. The DMM is particularly relevant to individuals who are in at-risk situations, have been exposed to danger, display disturbed or maladaptive behavior, or are diagnosed as having a psychiatric disorder. The course is also relevant to longitudinal approaches to attachment, to the development of emotional and behavioral disorder, and to cross-generational issues. A particular emphasis in the course is cultural influences on the distribution of the patterns.

The course is structured developmentally and consists of lecture with slides, videotapes, and interview transcripts to demonstrate the patterns and principles of development. A set of readings and exercises, tied to each day's material, are offered. In addition, an introduction is given to each of the DMM assessments of pattern of attachment.

These include:

  • the CARE-Index (infancy from birth to 24 months)
  • the Ainsworth Strange Situation (11-15 months)
  • the Preschool Assessment of Attachment (21 months - 5 years)
  • the School-age Assessment of Attachment (6-13 years)
  • Family Drawings (4-13 years)
  • Transition to Adulthood Attachment Interview (16-25 years)
  • and the Adult Attachment Interview (25 years and older).

 


Med venlig hilsen
Flemming Christiansen
Leder af Toftemosegaard

©2011 Toftemosegaard - Center for udvikling og Forandring | Manderupvej 3 | 4050 Skibby | Tlf. 47 52 83 60 | Webdesign: Alphasite