Managing Attachment Disorder
•Identify the key behaviours, including:
•intense control battles
•manipulation
•obvious lies
•hypervigilance
•food issues
•fascinations
•A complete structure for working with pupils with attachment disorder
•A practical toolkit for effective intervention
Tom Pyne
Tom trained as a primary school teacher and has worked at leadership level in BESD special schooling for 15 years. As Strategic Director of Catchpoint Adoptive Family Support, he has been involved in research and working with a range of attachment and trauma disorders for many years and throughout all age groups. Tom’s training is praised for being enabling, practical and supportive.
An overview of attachment theory
Identify the key triggers and difficulties faced
Examine the links with new trauma and brain research
Establish the importance of the key adult
Review the latest government initiatives:
- Disability Discrimination Act
- Inclusion Development Programme
- SEAL
A complete structure for effective intervention
Identify how attachment disorder is commonly revealed
Implement key strategies for how to respond
Develop teaching techniques to differentiate learning
Set clear targets to monitor and track progress
Establish a process for working with pupils, staff and parents
A practical toolkit
Planning tools for observation and assessment
Learning and behaviour models
Practical engagement techniques
Top tactics to reassure and calm pupils
Useful resources and classroom activities
Consistently provide outstanding support
Facilitate the emotional development of pupils
Raise achievement of students on the attachment disorder spectrum
Embed a widespread positive approach towards the disorder
FREE TEMPLATE for ‘Reflective Teamwork’: A 15-minute structure for teachers and teaching assistants to implement immediately
Masters Accredited
You can enrol on a MA in Education using this course as your first CPD module (worth twenty MA points). To enrol simply call us on FREEPHONE 0808 160 5 160 and request an application form.
INSET
Managing Attachment Disorder, along with all our courses, can be arranged for in-school training (INSET).
For each course we recommend trainer(s), but when arranging your INSET day, you can choose. For more information, contact our INSET department.
Tom Pyne
Tom trained as a primary school teacher and has worked at leadership level in BESD special schooling for 15 years. As Strategic Director of Catchpoint Adoptive Family Support, he has been involved in research and working with a range of attachment and trauma disorders for many years and throughout all age groups. Tom’s training is praised for being enabling, practical and supportive.