When children from insecure backgrounds become adolescents, the challenges they experience themselves and present for those around them can get a lot harder to sort out, before the teenager can fully integrate into society. These adolescents can quickly acquire 'bad kid' or 'anti-social' labels. They may form attachments by joining gangs, but in doing so, further alienate themselves from other more constructive options on offer.The contributors to this much needed book have all worked successfully on the front line with teenagers whose ability to make healthy relationships, or to find learning exciting or even possible, has been severely compromised by their past experiences of trauma, neglect and abuse. Each expert practitioner offers practical strategies, underpinned by attachment theory and their own extensive experience, to enable teachers, psychologists, therapists and social workers to reach out to young people in new ways, establishing genuine connection and real possibilities for learning and hope.

*Steady seller, now thoroughly updated: features a new section on inpatient treatment and new research. *Attachment psychotherapy continues to be a hot topic. *Appeals to both clinicians and developmental specialists. *Skillful balance of theoretical and clinical material.

Organized around extended case illustrations -- and grounded in cutting-edge theory and research -- this highly regarded book shows how an attachment perspective can inform psychotherapeutic practice with patients of all ages. Karl Heinz Brisch explores the links between early experiences of separation, loss, and trauma and a range of psychological, behavioral, and psychosomatic problems. He demonstrates the basic techniques of attachment-based assessment and intervention, emphasizing the healing power of the therapeutic relationship. With a primary focus on treating infants and young children and their caregivers, the book discusses applications of attachment-based psychotherapy over the entire life course. New to This Edition *Incorporates advances in research on neurobiology, genetics, and psychotraumatology. *Expanded with a section on inpatient treatment for traumatized children, including in-depth cases. *Describes two promising prevention programs for expectant couples, families, and young children. *The latest knowledge on disorganized attachment, attachment disorders, and assessments.