25 Aug Psychoanalytical Theories and Attachment Theory
Psychoanalytical Theories and Attachment Theory
Resources
Readings
- Turner, F. J. (Ed.). (2017). Social work treatment: Interlocking theoretical approaches (6th ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
o Chapter 1: Attachment Theory and Social Work Treatment (pp. 1–22)
o Chapter 25: The Psychoanalytic System of Ideas (pp. 398–410) - Foley, M., Nash, M., & Munford, R. (2009). Bringing practice into theory: Reflective practice and attachment theory. Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work Review, 21(1/2), p39–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.11157/anzswj-vol21iss1-2id318
Psychoanalytical Theories and Attachment Theory
- Auld, F., Hyman, M., & Rudzinski, D. (2005). How is therapy with women different? In Resolution and inner conflict: An introduction to psychoanalytic therapy (pp. 217–236). Washington DC: American Psychological Association.
- National Association of Social Workers. (2008). Code of ethics of the National Association of Social Workers. Retrieved from https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Ethics/Code-of- Ethics/Code-of-Ethics-English
- Worksheet: Dissecting a Theory and Its Application to a Case Study (Word document)
- Theory Into Practice: Four Social Work Case Studies (PDF document)
Media
- Sommers-Flanagan, J., & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2014). Counseling and psychotherapy theories in context and practice [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.psychotherapy.net.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/stream/w aldenu/video?vid=277
This week, watch the “Psychoanalytic Approaches” segment by clicking the applicable link under the “Chapters” tab.
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Week 3
Psychoanalytical Theories and Attachment Theory
Assignment
Application of Attachment Theory to a Case Study
By Day 7
Submit a 1- to 2-page case write-up that addresses the following:
- Summarize the assumptions of attachment theory in 2 to 3
sentences. - Identify the problem in your chosen case study to be worked
on from an attachment theory perspective. - Explain how attachment theory defines and explains the cause
of the problem in one to two sentences. - Develop two assessment questions that are guided by
attachment theory that you would ask the client to understand
how the stress or distress is affecting the client. - Discuss two interventions to address the problem. Remember,
the theory should be driving the interventions. In other words, you would not identify systematic desensitization since this is not an intervention guided by attachment theory. - Formulate one self-reflective question that is influenced by attachment theory that you can ask yourself to gain greater empathy for what the client is experiencing.
- Explain which outcomes you could measure to evaluate client progress based theory.
Be sure to: - Identify and correctly reference the case study you have
chosen. - Use literature to support your claims.
- Use APA formatting and style.
o Remember to double-space your paper.
Assignment: Application of Attachment Theory to a Case Study
As you have read, theory guides the conceptualization of the client’s problem and how social workers assess and intervene relative to the problem. However, theory can also shape the self-reflective questions social workers ask themselves. Clients often come to social workers under stress or distress. This then affects how the social worker responds and thus the client-social worker relationship. As a result, Foley, Nash, and Munford (2009) employed attachment theory as a “lens in which to view the reflective process itself and to gain greater understanding and empathy for what each social worker within each unique social work-client relationship can access of that relationship for reflection” (pp. 44).
This week, you will apply attachment theory to the case study you chose in Week 2. In other words, your theoretical orientation—or lens—is attachment theory as you analyze the case study.
To prepare:
- Review the same case study you selected from last week’s Assignment. (Remember, you will be using this same case study throughout the entire course). Use the “Dissecting a Theory and Its Application to a Case Study”
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