“One of the biggest current challenges of attachment theory is to test its universality claims outside of the (urban) Western world, not just sporadically, but consistently.” (Mesman 2021)
‘Robustness’ might be described as the ability to embrace greater complexity in the face of intractable either-or stalemates. Indeed, more recent approaches across both developmental biology and cultural anthropology—traditional opponents in the nature-culture, discover-construct skirmishes—have begun a more fruitful engagement. An example would seem to be the emerging for Attachment Theory and some sectors within Cultural Anthropology; they are seeking to combine attachment predispositions with greater ecological and contextual variability.
This one-hour webinar will offer a taste of the current state of empirical investigation of the caregiving sensitivity construct. On the one hand, this ‘mechanism’ has demonstrated causal efficacy in interventions with young children. On the other hand, such study has only provided a moderate potion of the attachment story. Equally, it remains predominately focussed on Western Middle Class nuclear family. So, what else might contribute to early security? Recent research in non-traditional settings would appear to be identifying patterns and forms of sensitivity in different family/community caregiving configurations as well as with previously less recognised contextual/ environmental influences.
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Video: Attachment Theory & Multiculturalism
PPT Slides: Attachment Theory & Multiculturalism
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Dr Kevin Keith is a counsellor, psychotherapist, supervisor and academic. He has been a therapist for nearly 15 years. He completed his PhD in 2017 at the University of Sydney focusing on theoretical questions around the status of post-infancy preschool developments within Attachment Theory. His academic interests also include emotions research, philosophy of science and the empirical status of longer-term psychotherapy. He also provides professional development to colleagues across several professions. He has been working in the field of mental health since 2005, including 10 years work in the community health sector. Kevin has been teaching counselling In Sydney since 2007.
