Coaching Parents of Vulnerable Infants: The Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up Approach

This is the authoritative presentation of Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up (ABC), the widely disseminated, evidence-based home-visiting intervention for parents of infants who have experienced adversity, such as homelessness, neglect, or institutional care. Vivid case examples--including one that runs throughout the book--illustrate the importance of responsive parenting for helping children develop secure attachments and key regulatory capacities. Over the course of 10 coaching sessions incorporating extensive in-the-moment comments and video feedback, ABC enhances parents' ability to follow their children’s lead, nurture when children are distressed, and avoid frightening behaviors. In a readable, accessible style, chapters describe adaptations for different populations (high-risk birth parents, foster parents, parents who have adopted internationally, and parents of toddlers) and provide guidelines for training and implementation.

• ISBN: 9781462539499
• Editorial: GUILFORD PRESS
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 266
• Fecha Publicación: 03/05/2019
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
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