Kim S. Golding - Nurturing Attachments Training Resource: Running Parenting Groups for Adoptive Parents and Foster or Kinship Carers--With Downloadable Materials

Nurturing
Attachments
Training
Resource

Running Parenting Groups
for Adoptive Parents and
Foster or Kinship Carers

Kim S. Golding

Jessica Kingsley Publishers
London and Philadelphia

Contents

Contents of material online

Module One: Attachment Theory and Therapeutic Parenting

Session One: Introduction to Attachment Theory

Reflection Diary 1.1.1.

Handout 1.1.1. Why Are Attachments Important?

Handout 1.1.2. Attachment Theory

Handout 1.1.3. Attachment through Childhood

Session Two: Introduction to Patterns of Attachment and the Organised Patterns

Activity Sheet 1.2.1. Pen Portraits

Activity Sheet 1.2.2. Case Studies

Reflection Diary 1.2.1.

Handout 1.2.1. Summary of Attachment Theory

Handout 1.2.2. Patterns of Attachment

Handout 1.2.3. Patterns of Attachment

Handout 1.2.4. Secure Attachment

Handout 1.2.5. Ambivalent Attachment

Handout 1.2.6. Avoidant Attachment

Session Three: The Disorganised Pattern of Attachment and Developmental Trauma

Activity Sheet 1.3.1. Case Studies

Reflection Diary 1.3.1.

Handout 1.3.1. Disorganised Attachment

Handout 1.3.2. Comparing Avoidant and Ambivalent Strategies

Handout 1.3.3. Attachment and Internal Working Model

Handout 1.3.4. Relationship between Attachment and Developmental Trauma

Handout 1.3.5. Core Difficulties for Traumatised Children

Session Four: Parenting and Attachment Patterns

Activity Sheet 1.4.1. Safe Place Visualisation

Reflection Diary 1.4.1.

Handout 1.4.1. Making a Home that Provides Safety

Handout 1.4.2. Parenting Children Related to Attachment Patterns

Handout 1.4.3. Understanding Shame

Handout 1.4.4. Parenting Children Experiencing Shame

Handout 1.4.5. Managing Sudden Inexplicable Negative Behaviour

Session Five: Emotional Regulation, Mentalisation and Developing Mind-mindedness

Activity Sheet 1.5.1. Case Studies

Activity Sheet 1.5.2. ParentInfant Dialogues

Activity Sheet 1.5.3. Writing a Mind-minded Narrative

Activity Sheet 1.5.4. Mindfulness Breathing Exercise

Reflection Diary 1.5.1.

Handout 1.5.1. Attachment and Intersubjective Relationships

Handout 1.5.2. Developing Mentalisation

Handout 1.5.3. Mind-minded Parenting, Supported by Mindfulness and PACE

Session Six: Therapeutic Parenting

Activity Sheet 1.6.1. Case Study

Reflection Diary 1.6.1.

Reflection Diary 1.6.2.

Handout 1.6.1. The Impact of Parenting on Development

Handout 1.6.2. Therapeutic Parenting

Handout 1.6.3. Parenting Cycles

Module Two: The House Model of Parenting Providing a Secure Base

Session One: Creating a Secure Base

Activity Sheet 2.1.1. Kathryns Story

Reflection Diary 2.1.1.

Handout 2.1.1. The House Model of Parenting

Handout 2.1.2. Attachment Theory

Handout 2.1.3. Providing a Secure Base

Handout 2.1.4. PACE

Handout 2.1.5. Relationship-based Play

Session Two: Empathy and Support from the Secure Base

Activity Sheet 2.2.1. Writing a Mind-minded Narrative

Activity Sheet 2.2.2. Exploring Mind-mindedness

Activity Sheet 2.2.3. Story: Edward and William

Reflection Diary 2.2.1.

Handout 2.2.1. PACE.

Handout 2.2.2. Helping Children to Manage Emotional Experience

Handout 2.2.3. Empathy

Session Three: Using Attunement to Increase Empathy

Activity Sheet 2.3.1. Exploring Your Parenting through the Lens of Your Attachment History

Reflection Diary 2.3.1.

Handout 2.3.1. Attunement and Empathy

Handout 2.3.2. Parenting for Security

Handout 2.3.3. Thinking and Feeling

Session Four: Protecting the Family Atmosphere

Activity Sheet 2.4.1. Exploring Family Atmospheres

Reflection Diary 2.4.1.

Handout 2.4.1. Creating a Family Atmosphere

Session Five: Creating a Feeling of Belonging for the Child

Activity Sheet 2.5.1. Case Scenario

Activity Sheet 2.5.2. Volcano Sheet One

Activity Sheet 2.5.3. Volcano Sheet Two

Reflection Diary 2.5.1.

Handout 2.5.1. Helping Children to Belong

Handout 2.5.2. Helping Children with Explosive Behaviour

Session Six: Looking after Yourself

Activity Sheet 2.6.1. Stress Thermometer Exercise

Activity Sheet 2.6.2. Making Changes

Activity Sheet 2.6.3. The Ten Commandments Exercise

Activity Sheet 2.6.4. Relaxation Exercises

Activity Sheet 2.6.5. Poem

Reflection Diary 2.6.1.

Reflection Diary 2.6.2.

Handout 2.6.1. Maintain Inner Calm and Confidence

Handout 2.6.2. Brain-based Parenting

Handout 2.6.3. Blocked Care

Handout 2.6.4. Am I Coping?

Handout 2.6.5. Stress Thermometer

Module Three: The House Model of Parenting Building Relationships and Managing Behaviour

Session One: Helping the Child with Relationships

Activity Sheet 3.1.1. Exploring Relationships

Reflection Diary 3.1.1.

Handout 3.1.1. Enjoying and Feeling Part of the Family

Handout 3.1.2. Helping Children with Peer Relationships

Handout 3.1.3. Helping Children with School

Handout 3.1.4. An Inclusive School to Support Pupils with Attachment Insecurities

Session Two: Parenting with PACE

Activity Sheet 3.2.1. Narrative Case Study

Activity Sheet 3.2.2. PACE and non-PACE Dialogue

Activity Sheet 3.2.3. PACE Role-play

Activity Sheet 3.2.4. Therapeutic Story

Reflection Diary 3.2.1.

Handout 3.2.1. Parenting with Pace

Handout 3.2.2. Building Relationships with Stories

Reading List 3.2.1. Stories for Children

Session Three: Providing Structure and Supervision

Activity Sheet 3.3.1. Locus of Control

Activity Sheet 3.3.2. Locus of Control Scoring

Reflection Diary 3.3.1.

Handout 3.3.1. Maturity and Immaturity

Handout 3.3.2. Structure and Supervision

Session Four: Managing Confrontation and Coercive Interactions

Activity Sheet 3.4.1. Narrative Case Study

Activity Sheet 3.4.2. Case Study: Sarah

Reflection Diary 3.4.1.

Handout 3.4.1. Coercive Pattern of Interactions

Handout 3.4.2. Lying and Stealing

Session Five: Managing Behaviour whilst Maintaining a Secure Base

Activity Sheet 3.5.1. Role-play

Activity Sheet 3.5.2. Thoughts, Feelings and Behaviour Exercise

Activity Sheet 3.5.3. Scenarios to Think About Choices and Logical Consequences

Activity Sheet 3.5.4. Case Study: Bobby

Reflection Diary. 3.5.1.

Handout 3.5.1. Thinking, Feeling and Behaving

Handout 3.5.2. Discipline: Choices and Consequences

Handout 3.5.3. Self-harm and Young People

Handout 3.5.4. Helping Young People Who Self-harm

Handout 3.5.5. Managing Risk of Suicide

Session Six: Managing Behaviours with PACE

Activity Sheet 3.6.1. Behaviour Management Scenarios

Activity Sheet 3.6.2. Discussion of Behaviour Management Scenarios

Activity Sheet 3.6.3. Case Example: Kayleighs Emotional Breakdown at School

Activity Sheet 3.6.4. A Mind-Minded Description of Kayleighs Morning

Reflection Diary 3.6.1.

Handout 3.6.1. Behavioural Management

Handout 3.6.2. The House Model of Parenting and Therapeutic Parenting

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Introduction

The Nurturing Attachments Training Resource describes a group work programme designed to provide support and guidance to adoptive parents and the range of parents and carers of children who have experienced trauma and attachment difficulties. It includes theoretical content, process notes and a range of activities supported by photocopiable reflective diary sheets, activity sheets and handouts.