Enhancing Attachment and Bonding for Children Moving Towards/Having Achieved Permanence through Adoption and Guardianship 

Module 3 focuses on the heart of child welfare practice, understanding the process of forming attachments and the impact of poor nurture, separations, and abrupt moves on that process. Lessons emphasize the importance of early relationships and experiences; the continuum of attachment styles; what professionals can do to promote attachment; skills and techniques to provide attachment-based casework with children and youth; strategies for working with parents and mental health professionals to promote felt safety and secure attachment; and evidence-informed attachment-based therapies.