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Synthesizing the latest theory, research, and practices related to supporting early attachments, this volume provides a unique window into the major treatment and prevention approaches available today. Chapters address the theoretical and empirical bases of attachment interventions; explore the effects of attachment-related trauma and how they can be ameliorated; and describe a range of exemplary programs operating at the individual, family, and community levels. Throughout, the authors consider cross-cutting issues such as the core components of effective services and appropriate outcome measures for attachment interventions. Also discussed are policy implications, including how programs to enhance early child-caregiver relationships fit into broader health, social service, and early education systems.
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ENHANCING EARLY ATTACHMENTS Duke Series in Child Development and Public Policy Kenneth A. Dodge and Martha Putallaz, Editors Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, and Violence among Girls: A Developmental Perspective Martha Putallaz and Karen L. Bierman, Editors Enhancing Early Attachments: Theory, Research, Intervention, and Policy Lisa J. Berlin, Yair Ziv, Lisa Amaya-Jackson, and Mark T. Greenberg, Editors Enhancing Early Attachments Theory, Research, Intervention, and Policy Edited by LISA J. BERLIN YAIR ZIV LISA AMAYA-JACKSON MARK T. GREENBERG THE GUILFORD PRESS N EW YORK L ONDON © 2005 The Guilford Press A Division of Guilford Publications, Inc. 72 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012 www.guilford.com All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher. Printed in the United States of America This book is printed on acid-free paper. Last digit is print number: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Enhancing early attachments : theory, research, intervention, and policy / edited by Lisa J. Berlin ... [et al.]. p. cm. — (Duke series in child development and public policy) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-57230-996-2 (hardcover) 1. Infants—Development. 2. Infant psychology. 3. Attachment behavior. 4. Developmental psychobiology. I. Berlin, Lisa J. II. Series. RJ134.E53 2005 155.42′2—dc22 2004029339 To our children—Dana, Hannah, Katie, Martin, Ryan, Samantha, and Shira About the Editors About the Editors Lisa J. Berlin, PhD, is a Research Scientist at the Center for Child and Family Policy at Duke University. Her work focuses on early development and programs and policies for young children and their families; she is especially concerned with child abuse prevention. Dr. Berlin served as a member of the national evaluation team for the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project, a multisite, longitudinal, randomized evaluation of approximately 3,000 low-income families. Currently she is directing two studies, with funding from the National Institute of Mental Health, addressing the intergenerational transmission of problematic parenting. Dr. Berlin is also an investigator with the Durham Family Initiative, a multidisciplinary, communitywide child abuse prevention initiative in Durham, North Carolina. Yair Ziv, PhD, is a Senior Study Director at Westat, an independent research corporation located in Rockville, Maryland. He has conducted research on attachment-based early intervention and on parent–child relationships in infancy, childhood, and adolescence. Dr. Ziv’s research program focuses on cognitive models of self and others and the mechanisms through which