Attachment and Mental Health
Description
Attachment theory is a theory of how we develop a social mind, and has been called a Psychological ‘ immune system’ against the challenges of relationships in adulthood. In this talk, Dr Gwen Adshead will discuss how early childhood attachments develop in the context of early experiences, both good and bad. She will discuss concepts of attachment security and insecurity, and also attachment disorganisation and its relationship with personality dysfunction, and the sense of self and narrative identity. She will discuss links with complex trauma, and conclude with clinical implications for therapists of all kinds.
This workshop is suitable for mental health professionals including clinical and counselling psychologists, counsellors, social workers, mental health nurses and CBT practitioners.
It will contribute 6 hours Continuing Professional Development.
Dr. Gwen Adshead is Consultant Forensic psychiatrist and psychotherapist. She has worked as a therapist in secure settings for over 20 years, in prisons and secure hospitals.
Gwen is a group therapist and also trained in mindfulness based cognitive therapy. She has run therapeutic groups for men and women with severe personality disorders who have committed offences against other people. She has also worked in two trauma clinics with refugees and survivors of acts of violence. Gwen holds a master’s degree in medical law and ethics from Kings University London and has a long standing interest in psychiatric ethics; especially in relation to psychotherapy and forensic psychiatry. She has published over 100 books, book chapters and papers, and her book for a general audience called ‘The Devil You know’ (written with Eileen Horne) was published by Faber in 2021.
Price:
£120.00 + VAT
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