Attachment and Bonding:

The Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect

 

One day training (6 hours)

As a child protection professional, this training will enhance the skills and knowledge you need every day to understand and recognize attachment issues in abused children. The most important skill of being human is developing the capacity to form and maintain relationships. In this training you will learn about the adverse and often permanent consequences that occur as a result of developmental interruptions related to abuse and neglect that occur within the first three years of a child's life. The child's ability to trust and attach to other people is damaged.  Attachment to primary caregivers and others may be non-existent, inappropriate, or negative. This training will better prepare you to make timely referrals for diagnosis and counseling as well as support the placement stability needed to prevent future attachment breaks for our most precious resource.
During this training participants will:

• Define attachment
• Identify factors leading to attachment difficulties 
• Recognize signs of poor attachment and adverse effects
• Learn to use “Cycle of Attachment” with children and families to facilitate healthy attachment

 

For more information contact Beverly Crockett at 813-974-9007, or via e-mail at imPACT@fmhi.usf.edu.