ATTACh,
a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, was founded in 1989 by leaders
in the children's mental health field to address critical family
and social needs related to attachment and bonding. ATTACh is
an advocate for clinical education, training, research, and standards
for safe and ethical practice.
ATTACh
also promotes accurate diagnostic classifications in the mental
health field, generates public policy discussions and offers family
support.
Membership
in ATTACh is open to any therapist, parent or individual interested
in attachment issues.
To implement our goals and objectives and to afford cutting edge
information to all who are interested we co-sponsor an annual
conference on attachment and bonding. Featuring a host of
multi-disciplinary experts who reflect a wide range of
approaches, the conference is a valuable resource to both
professionals and parents.
Conference Focus:
The 18th
Annual ATTACh Conference will highlight the developmental
effects of early trauma, abuse and neglect on the capacity to
form healthy attachments. Emphasis will be placed on the impact
of trauma on foster and adopted children and their ability to
form healthy relationships. This conference will provide
participants with a range of innovative research, assessment and
treatment.
The
Conference will be divided into parent and professional tracks
at introductory, intermediate and advanced levels. Conference
features include:
Wednesday, October 4 – Pre-Conference Institute
featuring: Daniel Hughes, Ph.D. (6 hours), Karyn Purvis, Ph.D.
& David Cross, Ph.D. (6 hours), Kenneth Miller, LCSW & Priscilla
Misner, LCSW (6 hours), Mary Lou Edgar, LCSW (3 hours), Guy
Bauman, LISW (3 hours), Keith Kuboyama, LCSW (3 hours), and
Nancy Thomas (3 hours)
Thursday, October 5 – Keynote Daniel Siegel, MD
– Psychiatrist, pioneer of Interpersonal Neurobiology, author of
The Developing Mind, & co-author of Parenting from the
Inside Out.
Saturday,
October 7 – Keynotes Michael Trout, MA,
Founder and Director of Infant-Parent Institute and
Lori Thomas, BA,
foster and adoptive mother, founder and president of Hope Village.
Both are co-authors of The
Jonathon Letters: One Family's Use Of Support as They Took In,
and Fell In Love With, a Troubled Child.
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Additional Workshops
October
5 – 7
include many renowned speakers, authors and specialists in
attachment therapy and parenting.
Target Audience:
Parents,
psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health clinicians, social
workers, child welfare professionals, adoption & foster care
agency staff and administrators, educators, administrators,
advocates, juvenile justice personnel and researchers.
Conference Brochure:
The
full conference brochure, listing all individual workshops, is
now available
online. If you would like to receive a hard copy of the brochure
in early July, please send your request along with your name and
address to
questions@attach.org.
Hotel:
The
conference will be held at the Sheraton Westport Chalet in St.
Louis. There is a block of rooms reserved for attendees at the
Westport Chalet
at a cost of $115.00 per night. Please call 314-878-1500 before
September 2nd to reserve your room and don’t forget to tell them
you need the ATTACh rate! There is complimentary transportation
to and from St. Louis’ Lambert Airport and free parking is
available.
Conference Fees:
Member Rate
Non-Member Rate
Pre-Conference Institute 10/4
$ 120 $ 170
Three Day Conference 10/5 – 10/7
$ 375
$ 425
Two Days Only
$
280
$ 330
One Day Only
$
165
$ 215
A
discounted rate of $300 (3-day attendance) will be applied to a
partner of a member paying a full fee or subsequent employee of
a member organization once one full fee is paid. A $25 late fee
is charged for those who register after 9/18/06.
18th
Annual ATTACh Conference