Attachment Theory for Social Work Practice

by David Howe

Overview

The quality of early social relationships has a deep bearing on our psychological and social development; adversity in childhood can lead to adult relationships that may be difficult and distressing. This book addresses the needs of social workers in understanding and assessing the nature and origins of such disturbed social relationships. Taking a comprehensive and wide-ranging look at the theories emerging in and around attachment theory, it provides a sophisticated but accessible base from which social workers can make sensitive assessments and develop humane practices.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333625620
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	07/05/1995
Edition description:	1995
Pages:	246
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.58(d)

About the Author

David Howe OBE is currently an Emeritus Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. His research and writing interests span social work theory, relationship-based work, emotional intelligence, attachment theory, and child abuse and neglect. To date, he has written eighteen books, many of them regarded as best-sellers.
David Howe OBE is currently an Emeritus Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. His research and writing interests span social work theory, relationship-based work, emotional intelligence, attachment theory, and child abuse and neglect. To date, he has written eighteen books, many of them regarded as best-sellers.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Social Work and Social Relationships
Becoming a Social Being
The Development of Social Understanding
Attachment Theory and Social Relationships
The Organisation of Experience
Ainsworth's Attachment Classification System
Disturbed Social Relationships
Relationships With Parents and Family
Relationships With Peers
Relationships With Self
Relationships With Society
Relationships With Partners
Relationships With Children
Resilience and the Development of Protective Mechanisms
Assessment
Responses
Bibliography
Name Index
Subject Index.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

This book is recommended not just to those working in the field of child protection and family therapy, but also to those interested in promoting positive health and well-being for children and their carers.' - Kay French, Community Practitioner

'David Howe has identified a major gap in the literature... A substantial book, which explores attachment in the wider context of developmental psychology and especially the development of the infant's social relationships. Despite its avowed practice focus, it is well researched and scholarly, and provides a comprehensive synthesis of a complex and developing field.' - Child Psychology and Psychiatry