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Are Camp and Attachment Relevant Anymore?

I trust that everyone had a great Thanksgiving break. Over my break, I ran across a web site that caught my attention. It was the web site for the American Camp Association. Here’s a blurb from the “About” page over at the ACA web site: The American Camp Association (formerly known as the American Camping Association) […]

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UPDATE – Dr. Doug Teti’s Research Group Reacts to “Bough Breaks” Video

In my post of August 24th, 2010, I mentioned a LiveScience.com article profiling the work of Doug Teti. The LiveScience article states that the study profiled (by Dr. Teti) was “the first to use multiple video cameras in the infants’ and parents’ bedrooms to capture parent-infant interactions at night.” In my August post I pointed out […]

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Dr. Ippen-Ghosh on Attachment, Culture, and Trauma (Part I)

On October 26th, 2010, I had the pleasure of attending a workshop by Dr. Chandra Ippen-Ghosh on Understanding How Attachment, Culture, and Trauma Shape Engagement and Service Provision. Ippen-Ghosh is the Associate Research Director of the Child Trauma Research Program at the University of California, San Francisco and the Early Trauma Treatment Network. She’s also […]

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Why Does Attachment Theory Have Such Low Self-Esteem?

Q – Why don’t we have better theoretical and clinical models with which to understand and treat low self-esteem issues? A – Before I try to tackle this question, a bit of a history lesson is in order here. The clinical model already exists. It has existed for over 50 years now. And it’s not […]

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FHL Foundation Makes Fall 2010 Grants

The following grants were approved by the board of the FHL Foundation at their annual meeting, October 7th, 2010: Albuquerque Academy—$6,125 in support of their experiential education program Cambridge Health Alliance—$25,000 in support of a fMRI study to look at the neurobiological underpinnings of disorganized attachment (Dr. Karlen Lyons-Ruth—lead investigator) Now I Lay Me Down […]

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