Music Therapy and Attachment | #9

Today, Kristin digs into attachment. What does attachment mean? Where did the attachment theory come from and why is it so important? We take a look at the topic of attachment and end with some practical strategies we can implement in our therapy sessions, classrooms and homes.

Goals for this episode: 

1. Introduce and define attachment

2. Learn the historical foundations of the attachment theory

3. Identify and define different attachment patterns (secure & insecure)

4. Look at the importance of secure attachment 

5. Overview of strategies to support secure attachment in children.

Attachment is a bond (or connection) we develop in early childhood with our primary caregiver (or caregivers) that is the basis/foundation for later development. 

Patterns of Attachment: 

1. Secure Attachment

2. Ambivalent

3. Avoidant

4. Disorganized

Hierarchy of Development: 

1. Attachment (foundation)

2. Self-regulation

3. Affiliation

4. Awareness

5. Tolerance

6. Respect

Neurosequential Model 3 Rs: 

1. Regulate

2. Relate

3. Reason

Emotional Coaching Steps:

1. Tune In

2. Connect

3. Accept and Listen

4. Reflect

5. Problem Solving/Choices/Setting Limits

Resources: 

Attachment Theory Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjOowWxOXCg

Contributions of Attachment Theory and Research: A Framework for Future Research, 

Translation, and Policy - Dev Psychopathol. 2013 Nov; 25(4 0 2): 1415–1434.

Bowlby, J. (1969). Attachment and loss: Volume 1. Attachment. New York: Basic Books. 

Patterns of Attachment - A Psychological Study of the Strange Situation - pdf Intro

Early Years Study 2: Putting Science into Action - McCain, Mustard & Shanker

ReGain Article: What Types of Attachment are Healthy and Unhealthy?

Infant-parent attachment: Definition, types, antecedents, measurement and outcome - Paediatr Child Health. 2004 Oct; 9(8): 541–545.

What is Attachment Theory Article

What is Attachment Theory? Bowlby’s 4 Stages Explained

Review of Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics

Attachment (Psychology Today) Article

Bowlby, J. (1944). Forty-four juvenile thieves: their characters and home-life. The International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 25, 19–53

Crittenden, P.(1999) 'Danger and development: the organisation of self-protective strategies' in Atypical Attachment in Infancy and Early Childhood Among Children at Developmental Risk ed. Joan I. Vondra & Douglas Barnett, Oxford: Blackwell pp. 145–171

Solomon, J., George, C. & De Jong, A. (1995) Children classified as controlling at age six: Evidence of disorganized representational strategies and aggression at home and at school. Development and Psychopathology 7: 447–447.

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