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Foundations of Attachment Observations with Adults

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SKU
BC-FAOA
Learn about assessing attachment in teens and adults, with case examples.
$325.00

Key facts

Course category
The Bouverie Centre
Options
Option 1 Tuesday, 18 November 2025 9:30am - 4:30pm (AEDT)In Person (Melbourne)
Duration
1 day, 6 CPD hours
Prerequisite/s
There are no prerequisites for this short course
Certification
Certificate of Completion

In Person options are delivered at The Bouverie Centre in Brunswick, VIC.

If any of the above workshop dates don't work for you, we encourage you to register your Expression of Interest on our website here to be contacted when new dates are published.

Overview

This workshop takes you through narrative, projective and questionnaire methods for assessing teen and adult attachment, with case examples. Validated methods for including attachment in clinical assessments are described and practiced, and interventions to support dyadic attachment security in families are detailed.

Prof. Jenn McIntosh shares ideas for clinical application of the Gold Standards Frameworks including the Strange Situation, the Adult Attachment Interview and scales designed for clinicians to observe and monitor the progress of attachment relationships.

Workshop style

This is full day interactive workshop. Art and science of attachment observation across the life-course is described and practiced in large and small groups. There is an opportunity for questions about the application to diverse contexts and populations.

What will you learn?

You will be exposed to Gold Standard observational and narrative methods that are invaluable assets in any clinical tool kit, when supporting relational security as a shared goal.

Relevant audience

Practitioners from a diverse spectrum of service contexts across the life-course, involved in supporting relational health between parents/carers and infants, children, and teens, and between adult family members.

Familiarity with foundational attachment concepts is an advantage but not a pre-requisite.

Contact The Bouverie Centre

If you have any questions about this course, or are curious about our other courses and workshops, please get in touch at bouverie.training@latrobe.edu.au, thank you.

You can browse our list of professional development courses and workshops here and see what is coming up on our calendar here.

Terms & Conditions

We recommend that, before your purchase, you review The Bouverie Centre's Terms & Conditions on registration and payment, discounts, cancellations (including transfer of registration, refunds, and credit notes), privacy and data collection, and intellectual property here.

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