Regarding Ann Hale's question about the AAI

[Chip Chimera]

OK I'm joining in.  I've been lurking for quite awhile. I have recently
started a practice doctorate which will hopefully integrate family therapy,
attachment and psychodrama. These emails are really helpful to me.  I am a
family therapist and also a psychodramatist. 

 

As Clark said, Paul Holmes and I have also trained with Pat Crittenden.  In
2000 I did the AAI training in the Mary Main ABCD model. It was helpful and
revolutionized the way I work with families.  However the DMM has brought so
much more.  The DMM has no 'disorganised' category (only a very small
segment in infancy). The model shows how attachment strategies actually do
become highly organised as development progresses. It is, as others have
pointed out, immensely helpful in targeting effective interventions. 

 

I am currently studying her school age assessment of attachment.  It is
enormously helpful in working with families where it is all played out in
front of you if your eyes are tuned in to see it. 

 

It is so interesting to think that there are such a number of us discovering
the same things and working on the integration of them.  I am also much
taken by Dan Siegal, as well as Allan Schore who has been in the UK for two
2 day workshops in recent years.  I think the present moment work of Daniel
Stern is also absolutely spot on for our work in psychodrama. Family therapy
is getting interested in the philosophy of embodiment.  I'm looking at
overlap.  

 

My doctorate will be on how family therapists use action and what theories
and ideas are influencing them in the moment. 

 

Enough.  I have a number of PDF copies of Pat Crittenden's articles if you
are interested. Incidentally, Rudi Dallos, who wrote the book on Attachment
Narrative Therapy is Crittenden trained too. 

 

Sorry this is long.  I do best with sound bites! 

Warm regards, Chip Chimera

 

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On Behalf Of clark baim
Sent: 08 April 2009 19:59
To: annehale at swva.net; list at grouptalkweb.org
Subject: RE: Regarding Ann Hale's question about the AAI

 

 
To provide a little more on the question of attachment and psychodrama, I
would recommend the work of Dan Hughes. He is a very highly regarded trainer
on attachment issues in relation to adoption and fostering (and child care
in general). More info at:
http://www.familyfutures.co.uk/services/training/dan-hughes.html
 
Ann, did I see somewhere on listserve that you have started a Facebook group
for people interested in attachment and Morenean theory? I would be
interested to join such a conversation.
 
Best regards
 
Clark Baim, UK
 

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