Trauma & Attachment Theory.

Catalog description

This course provides an in-depth coverage of attachment theory and the relationship between childhood trauma and types of attachment and the predictive role of childhood trauma on types of attachment. Specifically, the course examines the theoretical perspectives of attachment and evidence-based trauma correlations between early loss or absence of consistent caregiving. Early negative childhood experiences such as emotional, physical or sexual abuse and various forms of neglect are examined as primary types of early childhood experiences that create vulnerability to trauma and childhood developmental disorders that extend well into adulthood. Prerequisite(s): SOWK 728 Co-Requisite(s): SOWK 736 , 737 & 738.