Child-Parent Psychotherapy

Abstract

building qualities of mutuality, reciprocity, communication, and understanding/empathy. CPP fosters security of attachment, the reestablishment of the caregiver as a source of protection and safety, and caregiver-child mutually constructed meanings as opposed to individually held misperceptions about self and other. Additional goals are child cognitive growth, positive conflict-resolution skills, and accurate reality testing. Traumatic Bereavement in an effort to help more people understand how babies, toddlers, and pre-schoolers respond to loss and ways to support them. Rich clinical vignettes illustrate manifestations of traumatic bereavement and intervention strategies.