Trauma Through the Lens of Attachment Theory

Learning objectives:

• Understand the basic concepts of attachment theory and learn the two major classification models of normative and distressed attachment.

 • Learn how social perception and responses are influenced by attachment dynamics, and how this relates to the experience of traumatic stress.

• Learn approaches to working with traumatized persons using strategies informed by attachment concepts.

NASW/ CT Approved for 3.0 Cultural Competency Credits

(Social Work, LMFT, LPC and Licensed Psychologists)

NASW/CT Members: $45 ~ Non-Members: $55 ~ Students: $15

Cultural Competency Considerations: Social workers serve people whose lives expose them to chronically stressful conditions including poverty, adverse social determinants of health, discrimination, and social injustices. Attachment dynamics play out in multiple ways across these domains. Understanding these dynamics can improve a social worker’s ability to effectively intervene with clients who come from dissimilar backgrounds.

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