| Attachment theory has been a useful framework for understanding and supporting the relationships in substitute care. Professionals are faced with making daily decisions in the "best interests" of clients. This training will examine some of the core tenets of attachment theory and these principles will then be used to help in ethical decision making. We will explore ethical practices in the human services field and how attachment theory may offer principles to support ethical decision making. Emphasis in this training will be on identifying and implementing a consistent set of standards for practice, supported by attachment theory. Case studies and discussion will be part of the learning process.
Participants of this workshop will gain a grasp of the attachment concepts of a secure base, internal working model, and proximity seeking. They will review important ethical concepts in the human services field, including but not limited to, confidentiality, dual relationships, informed consent, reporting of abuse, sexual abuse, power and authority. And, they will be able to identify supporting connections between the principal concepts of attachment theory and ethical decision making.
Mark DeYoung, PhD, LMFT is a family therapist and trainer who has worked with at-risk youth and their families for 16 years. He has served as an administrator in two different foster care programs in Texas and has been in private practice as a family therapist for the past six years. His doctorate in Child Development focused on research with attachment in the foster care environment. Mark has journeyed with children through many challenges and adventures, including rafting rivers, rescuing children on cliffs, and helping a few parents and children love each other just a little bit more.
Cost $45
.3 CEUs / 3 Training Hours |
This two-workshop series is directed toward parents of children pre-birth to age 6. It provides parents with specific, tangible skills to use and a mind-set that allows you to be present with your children, meet their needs, develop a loving relationship from your infant's first day, and set developmentally appropriate limits and boundaries. It is empowering to both parents and children. Taking this class when your children are infants gives you a way of thinking about parenting and your role as a parent who can raise children from a very young age who can think and problem-solve. Reminder: This is a two-workshop series.
Cost: $30 (includes parent handbook and a light lunch)
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November 6 & 13
In this two-workshop series, participants will learn a philosophy of raising and teaching children which allows adults to be happier, empowered, and more skilled in the interactions with children. Love allows children to grow through their mistakes. Logic allows children to live with the consequences of their choices. Love and Logic is a way of working with children that puts parents and teachers back in control, teaches children to be responsible, and prepares young people to live in the real world, with its many choices and consequences. Reminder: This is a two-workshop series.
Cost: $30 (includes parent handbook and a light lunch) |
