Lessons from the Field: Attachment Series
Workshop #4

WORKSHOP TITLE:
Attachment: Intervention/Treatment Models (Event Flyer - PDF)

PRESENTER: 
Anne Gearity, PhD, LICSW

PANEL of PROGRAM REPRESENTATIVES: 
Denise Lacher, MA, LP
Krista Nelson, LICSW, LMFT
Deena McMahon, LICSW
Tom Steinmetz, MA

DATE: 
April 25 , 2007

LOCATION: 
Hubert H. Humphrey Center
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Campus

VIDEO HOST SITES: 
The workshop was video streamed live to host sites in Greater Minnesota. Click here for a list of host sites.

CONTENT:
The final workshop in the attachment series focused on the critical elements of intervention and repair in attachment work.  The workshop included exploration of multiple tools of attachment therapy via presentation of promising practices from representative residential, day treatment, family focused and in-home models of intervention.  The workshop featured Dr. Anne Gearity, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Washburn Child Guidance Center Consultant, who is well known for her expertise in the field of attachment and application of attachment theory in program implementation, in collaboration with a panel of practitioners representing varied program implementation models.  The panel of practitioners included:  Denise Lacher, Family Attachment counseling Center; Krista Nelson, Wilder Foundation Center for Children with Reactive Attachment Disorder; Deena McMahon, Therapeutic Services Agency; and Tom Steinmetz, Washburn Child Guidance Center. 

GOAL:
To provide mental health and human services professionals, educators and parents with an understanding of the promising practices which can be derived from the attachment research and theory and how it can be applied in working with children and families in intervention and treatment settings in the community.

OBJECTIVES:
This workshop provided attendees with the ability to:

1. Understand how attachment disruptions morph into developmental obstacles for children as they grow out of infancy

2. Understand the implications of attachment disruptions as these patterns intersect with other mental health concerns in children as they grow older

3. Describe what attachment repair means and identify the critical elements of interventions that support attachment repair

4. Understand and be able to apply methods for addressing symptoms of attachment deficits through attachment-focused interventions