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NP0016: The Great Attachment Debate

In recent years, Attachment Theory, with its emphasis on early bonding, connection, and relationship, has exerted a strong influence on the practice of psychotherapy. This 6-part interview series will bring together leading experts within our field for a lively debate about the scientific foundations of Attachment Theory and its clinical implications.

Alan SroufeJerome KaganDan SiegelDavid SchnarchSusan JohnsonAllan SchoreEd Tronick
Alan Sroufe, Jerome Kagan, Dan Siegel, David Schnarch, Susan Johnson, Allan Schore, and Ed Tronick. Host: Rich Simon
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March 20, 27; April 3, 10, 17, 24; May 1

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Explore The Full Range Of Attachment Issues
With The Field's Leading Experts

Alan Sroufe Session 1 - Tuesday, March 20
The Case for Attachment Theory
Discover how John Bowlby's work influenced Attachment Theory, what the links are between attachment style and psychopathology, and why Attachment Theory is important to clinical practice. With Alan Sroufe, Ph.D.
Jerome Kagan Session 2 - Tuesday, March 27
Are We Too Attached to Attachment Theory?

Explore the "questionable" methodology and evidence behind Attachment Theory and decide for yourself whether temperament or attachment is more developmentally significant. With Jerome Kagan, Ph.D.
Dan Siegel Session 3 - Tuesday, April 3
Attachment Theory in Action

Learn the practical applications of Attachment Theory and discover how attunement can enhance brain integration and self-regulation. With Dan Siegel, M.D.
David Schnarch

Session 4 - Tuesday, April 10
The Perils of Attachment-Based Therapy

Find out why Attachment Theory keeps clients functioning as needy children and how to use confrontation as a therapeutic strategy. With David Schnarch, Ph.D.

Susan Johnson Session 5 - Tuesday, April 17
Attachment Patterns in Couples Relationships

Discover how to use Attachment Theory to work effectively with clients' emotional reactivity, while deepening your emotional presence. With Susan Johnson, Ed.D.
Allan Schore Session 6 - Tuesday, April 24
Attachment Theory and the Future of Therapy

Learn why moving from insight to affect regulation is important and how to help clients develop a body-based relational unconscious. With Allan Schore, Ph.D.
Ed Tronick Bonus Session - Tuesday, May 1
What Therapists Should Know About Human Development

Explore Open Systems Dynamics--the concept that both the attachment bond and the repair of the attachment bond are central to emotional and mental health.
With Ed Tronick, Ph.D.


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Just Added! Lively Dialogue With Jerome Kagan
and Dan Siegel!

Attachment: A Continuing Debate
With Jerome Kagan, Ph.D., and Dan Siegel, M.D.

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From our virtual conference, State of the Art 2011, watch this lively dialogue about the relevance of Attachment Theory to clinical practice which was sparked by the impromptu, in-person exchange Kagan and Siegel began at the 2010 Networker Symposium

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6 dynamic sessions with recognized experts!
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Streaming-video webcasts that make learning come alive!
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Our Presenters Are Leaders In The Field

Alan Sroufe, Ph.D., is the William Harris Professor of Child Psychology in the Institute of Child Development and adjunct professor of psychiatry at the University of Minnesota. His books include The Development of the Person: The Minnesota Study of Risk and Adaptation from Birth to Adulthood.

Jerome Kagan, Ph.D., has conducted groundbreaking research on inborn temperament, personality, and the interaction of biology and psychology. His books include Temperamental Thread: How Genes, Culture, Time and Luck Make Us Who We Are, Galen’s Prophecy, and An Argument for Mind.

Dan Siegel, M.D., is a clinical professor at the UCLA School of Medicine, codirector of the Mindful Awareness Research Center, executive director of the Mindsight Institute, and the founding editor of the Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology. His books include The Developing Mind; Mindsight; and The Mindful Therapist.

David Schnarch, Ph.D., is the director of the Crucible Institute in Colorado. His books include Intimacy & Desire: Awaken the Passion in Your Relationship and Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love & Intimacy Alive in Emotionally Committed Relationships.

Susan Johnson, Ed.D., who helped develop Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, is the director of the Ottawa Couple and Family Institute and of the International Center for Excellence in EFT. Her latest book is Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love.

Allan Schore, Ph.D. is on the clinical faculty at the UCLA School of Medicine and the UCLA Center for Culture, Brain, and Development. He’s the author of Affect Regulation and the Origin of the Self, Affect Dysregulation and Disorders of the Self, and Affect Regulation and the Repair of the Self, and editor of the Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology.

Ed Tronick, Ph.D., at the University of Massachusetts Boston, is an internationally recognized researcher and teacher known for his work on the development of infants and young children, parenting, and infant-parent mental health. He developed the Still-Face paradigm, which has become a standard means of studying development. He’s coauthored and authored more than 150 scientific papers and chapters.

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