LibGuides: MFT-8101 v7: Week 7 Resources

Week 7 Resources

Emotionally focused therapy
Milton H. Erickson Foundation (Producer). (2013). Emotionally focused therapy: Creating secure bonds [Video file].
Sue Johnson provides an overview of Emotionally Focused Therapy.
The origins of attachment theory: John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth.
Bretherton, I. (1992). The origins of attachment theory: John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth. Developmental Psychology, 28(5), 759-775.
Bowlby and Ainsworth’s work on attachment theory is explored along with some ideas on the future of this theory.
Adult attachment assessments
Farook, M. & Abreu, R. (2017). Adult attachment assessments. In J. Carlson & S. Dermer (Eds.), The Sage encyclopedia of marriage, family, and...
Adult attachment along with the Adult Attachment Scale, Interview, and Current Relationship Interview are explored.
An attachment primer for couple therapists: Research and clinical implications
Seedall, R. B., & Wampler, K. S. (2013). An attachment primer for couple therapists: Research and clinical implications. Journal of Marital and...
This resource provides ideas for researchers to conduct clinically relevant, attachment-oriented process research.
Adult attachment.
Truzzi, A., Cataldo, I. & Esposito, G. (2018). Adult attachment. In M. Bornstein (Ed.), The Sage encyclopedia of lifespan human development...
Topics such as the importance of attachment, development, and function of the attachment system, physiological meaning of attachment arediscussed.
ICEEFT Website
This is the website for the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy.
Browse Emotionally Focused Therapy, and read the “summary article.”