Reassessing Attachment Theory in Child Welfare

by Trish Walsh, Matthew Gibson, David Wastell, et al.

This book offers an analysis of the limitations of child attachment theory as the basis for decision-making in child welfare practice, examining controversies related to increasing diagnoses of 'attachment disorder' and the use of attachment specific therapies for children in care. It calls for a new pedagogy of relational welfare that is more considerate of migrant families, refugees, adoptive and surrogate children and families in poverty.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1447336917
• ISBN13: 9781447336914
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"