Attachment Theory

Incorporating key concepts from Attachment Theory, My Family enables practitioners to help parents explore and reflect on the functioning of their relationship(s) with their child/ren.

By focusing on the 'Disruptive Risks' within and surrounding parent-child relationships, the My Family assessment and supporting tools encourage practitioners to formulate recommendations that help increase emotional attunement, empathy, and safety within relationships.

Unlike other safeguarding assessments, My Family focuses on providing parents with educational support that helps them understand the ideas and concepts that are being used to inform their assessment.

Why is Attachment Theory important?

"If relationships are where things developmentally go wrong, then relationships are where they are most likely to be put right."

David Howe