[Dr. Art]

Dear lady,

There are a number of differences between your field and mental health. First, all well-trained mental health clinicians have recieved training in a variety of areas. People who work with children usually specialize in that as part of their Master's or Ph.D. work. The post graduate training to do attachment based therapy is usually about two weeks, followed by supervision and continued training. But no one can do attachment-based treatment without at least a min of that. Just in the same way that one cannot be a social worker without a two-year MSW...but obvioulsy, someone with five years experience and training beyond the MSW will probably be more competant.

It sounds to me like Richard B is quite uninformed. Attachment Theory as been around for over fifty years and is THE theory used in the the child develoment field.

The evidence is clear that traditional forms of treatment are ineffective for children with Reactive Attachment Disorder. Family therapy, play therapies, etc just don't work. You can find research on this on my website and you can find a bibliography that lists publications in the peer reviewed lit. My article is in the process of being reviewed for publication in a peer-reviewed professional publication.

Regards