Discover Open Systems Dynamics, the concept that both the attachment bond and the repair of the attachment bond are essential to emotional and mental health, with Ed Tronick, renowned Harvard development researcher. Tronick, who developed the Still-Face paradigm, which has become a standard means of studying human development, will discuss how infants make meaning, the mutual regulation model, and how failed reparations affect mental life.

After the session, please reflect on this presentation as well as the series as a whole. Take just a few minutes to engage in the Comment Board and let us know what you think. Do you have any specific questions about this session for the presenter or your peers? How did all of these perspectives lend themselves to your understanding of how Attachment Theory is—or isn’t—clinically relevant?

We invite you to share your thoughts, questions, and revelations, as well as including your name and hometown with your comments. If you have any technical questions, please feel free to contact support@psychotherapynetworker.org. Thanks for your participation.

Are we too attached to attachment theory? In this session with leading child psychologist Jerome Kagan, you’ll get the opportunity to explore the methodology and evidence behind Attachment Theory. Then, you’ll be able to decide whether you think the research shows that temperament or attachment is more significant to human development.

After hearing Kagan talk about the research and theories, please take a few minutes to engage in the Comment Board. Let us know what you think. What did you learn from this session that was new? What was most striking about this session for you? What questions do you have? We invite you to include your name and hometown along with your comment. If you ever have any technical questions, contact support@psychotherapynetworker.org.

Thank you for your participation in our New Perspectives on Practice Series, “The Great Attachment Debate.” These six sessions will cover a wide range of viewpoints on attachment theory and research and how the role of attachment theory in the consulting room. For our Bonus Session, “What Therapists Should Know about Human Development,” development researcher Ed Tronick will join us to discuss development, attachment, and psychotherapy.

After listening, please take a few minutes to comment about what’s most interesting to you so far throughout this webinar series, what stood out to you the most after Ed Tronick’s Bonus Session, and to ask any questions you may have. We invite you to include your name and hometown to continue creating a sense of community and to read and respond to others’ comments and questions.