LEARN HOW TO
Understand Attachment Patterns
Get essential, practical information about the nature of attachment, its development during early childhood, and how it affects later development and personal and relational well-being.
LEARN HOW TO
Identify Attachment Patterns
Understand why it is clinically beneficial for therapists to recognise if a client or patient has an attachment disturbance. You will learn methods for identifying the various attachment patterns.
LEARN HOW TO
Treat Attachment Insecurity
Receive detailed, practical guidance for learning and practicing Integrative Attachment Therapy. IAT builds upon and goes beyond current attachment-focused treatments.
Why Integrative Attachment Therapy?
Integrative Attachment Therapy combines the best aspects of several therapeutic approaches to resolve attachment insecurity and to promote healthy and secure attachment relationships.
This approach recognises that there is no single "one-size-fits-all" therapy that can address the complex and multifaceted nature of attachment disturbances and their effects. Skill with IAT helps the clinician tailor the treatment to the patient and avoid trying to fit the patient to a therapy method.
Features of IAT Level 1
This work is truly integrative. I initially thought of this course as a review and reinforcement of material that I have learned thus far, but it is proving to be so much more, adding depth and breadth to the understanding of attachment theory and the approaches to treatment. Thank you!
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Kerry
Level 1 Participant
I’m overjoyed to have completed Level 1 and look forward to Levels 2 and 3. I feel strongly that I can be a skilful clinician and a creative asset to this work. I am excited to meet other clinicians working in this field in this way. It’s been an honour so far.
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Daniel
Level 1 Participant
Just finished up with Module 1 and my mind is buzzing with all the great angles and approaches around past, present and future healing modalities. I am grateful to be a part of it and to connect with this community. David, your presentation is wonderful. And the dialogue between David and Nigel is uplifting and hopeful. Much appreciated.
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Kelly
Level 1 Participant
I want to thank you David, Nigel and Traill for assembling such a thorough, comprehensive and accessible online training. One truly does get the sense that it is the 'state of the art' and i am privileged and honored to be continuing to build and refine my skills and understanding of this work. I anticipate the roll out of the next levels and am committed to this work!"
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Zack
Level 1 Participant
A very rich and rewarding first module in so many ways. Like others, I appreciate the openness and the overview of the various contributors and modalities in the field. Very exited to learn more and deepen my practice.
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Tom
Level 1 Participant
I just finished Module One, and I’m so excited to learn more about IAT in the upcoming modules. I’m fascinated by the idea of combining top-down and bottom-up approaches to create an integrated therapy to heal attachment disturbances in adults. Many thanks for creating this course!
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Tahereh
Level 1 Participant
This training has been so enlightening and has informed the therapy with my clients so deeply.
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Jill
Level 1 Participant
The 12 Modules of IAT Level 1
1. Introduction and Overview
2: The History and Understanding of Attachment
3. The Development of Attachment
4. The Forms, Phenomena, and Causes of Attachment Patterns
5. Assessment of Attachment in Adults
6. The Three Pillars Model of Integrative Attachment Therapy
7. Pillar 1: Enhancement of Collaborative Ability and Skill
8. Pillar 2: Developing Metacognitive Abilities
9. Pillar 3: Using Mental Imagery to Create Secure Models of Attachment
10. Tailoring the Three Pillars of IAT to Each Attachment Subtype
11. Synthesis of the Three Pillars for an Integrated Treatment Plan
12. Completion of IAT Level 1 and Next Steps
Meet your instructors
USA
Dr David Elliott
A leading authority in attachment repair, David is a clinical psychologist who teaches internationally on attachment, personality psychology, and psychotherapy, including at the International School for Psychotherapy, Counselling and Group Leadership in St. Petersburg and the Psychosynthesis Academy in Stockholm.
AUSTRALIA
Nigel Denning
Nigel is a Counselling Psychologist and Director of Integrative Psychology and Medicine in Melbourne, Australia, and has a rich history of advancing education in psychology. Nigel has studied and collaborated with renowned figures in psychology worldwide, including Dan Siegel, John and Julie Gottman, and Alan Schore.
AUSTRALIA
Dr Traill Dowie
Dr. Traill Dowie is a philosopher, academic, psychotherapist, martial artist and minister of religion. He holds PhDs in Philosophy and Psychiatry. He's an Associate Professor at Ikon Institute, devising psychotherapy training programs. Additionally, he's a research fellow at La Trobe University and a certified clinician with MAPS.
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