Downloads - ebooks
Bonding, Attachment & Separation ebook
This 30 page ebook provides an overview of the bonding and attachment process, and looks at the effects that can occur when this process is disrupted. Drawing from findings in prenatal and birth psychology, attachment theory and neuro-physiology this ebook will be a source of insight and information for parents and professionals alike.
Subjects covered:
- Prenatal and birth bonding
- A brief history of attachment
- The first and second year attachment cycles
- Attachment behaviour
- The internal working model
- Insecure attachment
- Adoption
- Attachment disorders
- The neuro-biology of attachment
Cost - £10
The link below will take you to a paypal page where you can use a credit/debit card to purchase the ebook.
Once purchased, a pdf of the ebook will be emailed to you.
Future publications in this series will include the following:
Bonding & Attachment Series
Therapeutic Parenting Strategies
To include – the importance of self-reflection, parenting styles, listening skills, eliminating control battles, natural and imposed consequences, effective communication strategies.
Prenatal Series
The Early Prenate
To include – the conscious prenate, the prenatal stages of conception, implantation and discovery, the importance of being wanted, prenatal psychology, assessing early prenatal trauma.
Umbilical Affect
To include – placentation and the development of the umbilical cord, the effects of maternal stress, toxicity and emotional states during pregnancy, assessing umbilical affect.
Birth Series
The Birth Journey
To include – the babies view of the birth journey, historical and cultural overviews of birth and birth trauma, the four stages of birth, perinatal psychology, prematurity, first breath, cranial and somatic imprinting, assessing levels of birth trauma
Obstetrical Interventions – friend or foe?
To include - the physical and psycho-emotional effects of obstetrical interventions such as forceps, ventouse, pain-relief medication, induction drugs and caesarean sections.
Neurodevelopmental Series
Sensory Development
To include – development of the main sensory systems, integrated functioning of vestibular, auditory, visual, tactile and proprioceptive systems, the effects of early trauma and sensory integration disorders, the effects of sensory imbalances on children and adults, assessing sensory imbalances.
Motor Development
To include – motor developmental milestones in the first year, primitive and postural reflexes, the importance of segmentation, lateralisation and directionality, the effects of early trauma on motor development, the importance of crawling