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Disorganised attachment, child maltreatment and the role of teachers. Professor David Shemmings OBE PhD University of Kent UK Visiting Professor of Child Protection Research Royal Holloway University of London co-Director of the ADAM Project and co-Director of the - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Disorganised attachment, child maltreatment and the role of teachers
Disorganised attachment, child maltreatment and the role of teachers
Professor David Shemmings OBE PhDUniversity of Kent UK
Visiting Professor of Child Protection Research Royal Holloway University of London
co-Director of the ADAM Project and co-Director of the University of Kent’s online Child Protection Centre
Director of the West London Advanced Child Protection Pathway
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DISORGANISED ATTACHMENT An irresolvable paradox wherein the haven of safety is at once the source of alarm (Main and Hesse, 1990)But, remember, it is temporary and fleeting
ADAM Project members Lewisham (x6) Tower Hamlets (x3) Croydon (x3) Merton (x2) Enfield – all teams, all staff Hounslow (x2) Essex (x6) SW Essex NHS PIMH Surrey NHS Bromley (x3) Camden (x5) Surrey NHS (x9) Barnet x10) Brent (x3) Havering (x2) Hammersmith and Fulham (x3)
Richmond (x4) Bedford (x3) Caldecott, Kent (x3) Stoke Surrey (x7) Stockholm (x2) Dusseldorf (MoD x 2) Cyprus (MoD x 2) Southwark (x2) Nottingham Coventry Manchester St Michael’s, London (x5) Medway (x7) Belfast (NIGALA) Newham (x2)
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importance of ‘base rate’ in risk assessment
Mental ill-health 27% in SCRs
But 25% in Gen Pop
Substance misuse 44% in SCRs
But 34% in Gen Pop (9% drug; 25% alcohol)
Domestic Abuse 34% from SCRs
But 24% in Gen Pop
Linkages, mechanisms, pathways
disconnected parenting
extremely insensitive parenting
disorganised attachment behaviour (there may be
sub-divisions)
unresolved loss and trauma
low mentalising capacity
dissociation /PTSD
(Other – e.g. one-off extreme violence, family suicide/homicide)
DRD4 7+ polymorphism, MAO-A, 5HTT … and other influences?
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Impulsivity , low distress tolerance, low consequence
appraisal
enhanced communication skills
Needed for assessment, help and support … but also to share concerns
Intelligent kindness Unsentimental compassion Non-directive – i.e.‘gentle’ - curiosity