Can behaviour during immunisation be used to identify attachment patterns? A feasibility study

<b>Background</b> Infant attachment is a strong predictor of mental health, and current measures involve placing children into a stressful situation in order to observe how the child uses their primary caregiver to assuage their distress.<p></p> <b>Objectives</b> This study aimed to explore observational correlates of attachment patterns during immunisation.<p></p> <b>Participants and setting</b> 18 parent–child pairs were included in the study. They were all recruited through a single general medical practice.<p></p> <b>Methods</b> Infant immunisation videos were observed and coded for parenting behaviours as well as pain promoting and pain reducing strategies. Results were compared between different attachment groups, as measured with the Manchester Child Attachment Story Task. <p></p> <b>Results</b> Parents of securely attached children scored higher on positive Mellow Parenting Observational System behaviours, but not at a statistically significant level. Parents of securely attached children were also significantly more likely to engage in pain reducing behaviours (p <0.01) than parents of insecurely attached children.<p></p> <b>Conclusions</b> Robust composite measures for attachment informative behaviours in the immunisation situation should be developed and tested in a fully powered study

Disorganized Attachment in Infancy: A Review of the Phenomenon and Its Implications for Clinicians and Policy-Makers

Disorganized/Disoriented (D) attachment has seen widespread interest from policy makers, practitioners, and clinicians in recent years. However, some of this interest seems to have been based on some false assumptions that (1) attachment measures can be used as definitive assessments of the individual in forensic/child protection settings and that disorganized attachment (2) reliably indicates child maltreatment, (3) is a strong predictor of pathology, and (4) represents a fixed or static trait of the child, impervious to development or help. This paper summarizes the evidence showing that these four assumptions are false and misleading. The paper reviews what is known about disorganized infant attachment and clarifies the implications of the classification for clinical and welfare practice with children. In particular, the difference between disorganized attachment and attachment disorder is examined, and a strong case is made for the value of attachment theory for supportive work with families and for the development and evaluation of evidence-based caregiving interventions

What can the adult attachment interview contribute to the assessment of attachment disorders and difficulties in adolescence? : a pilot study

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Inclusive Growth in Greater Manchester 2020 and Beyond: Taking Stock and Looking Forward

This report takes stock of the progress that has been made in Greater Manchester (GM) towards inclusive growth, in the period since 2016 when inclusive growth started to become a prominent objective for UK cities. We review developments in policy and practice, principally those of the Mayor and GM Combined Authority (GMCA), but also of local authorities, businesses and organisations in the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector. We ask whether what has been done is sufficient and if not, what else could be done. We learn from case studies from around the UK and abroad