Daniel Hughes, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and author who developed Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy. He lives in Annville, Pennsylvania. Kim S. Golding, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, author, and DDP consultant and trainer. She lives in Worcestershire, England. Julie Hudson is a chartered clinical psychologist in private practice and lives Bath, England.
[A] new way to understand what relational trauma is, how it
fractures a child's sense of safety and trust, and most important,
how to restore the essential connection and attachment needed to
begin the process of healing. It is a book that should be required
reading for all clinicians.-- "Psych Central"
DDP has rightly established itself as a hugely influential
therapeutic model for working with trauma. Pioneered by Dan Hughes'
inimitable trailblazing ability to synthesize rich longstanding
clinical expertise with the latest developmental science, this
excellent book beautifully illustrates DDP in action. It
successfully interweaves fine-grained case examples with
neurobiology, attachment and trauma theory, alongside careful
explanations, leaving the reader in no doubt about the
effectiveness of this model, and equally importantly, explaining
exactly why it works so well. This book is a credit to the authors
and the field, and practitioners from the most experienced to those
brand new to DDP or trauma work will find huge benefit in
it.--Graham Music, PhD, Consultant Psychotherapist, Tavitock
Centre, London, author of Nurturing Natures
This book is a major gift to all the courageous therapists who hope
to heal children and their families who have suffered relational
trauma. The book provides clear and detailed explanations of the
various aspects of the Dyadic Developmental approach. Each section
is followed by vivid clinical examples which movingly demonstrate
how Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, and Empathy can create a
sense of safety and trust that allows parents and children to
connect with each other and form secure and loving
relationships.--Phyllis Booth, MA, Co-Founder of Theraplay,
Clinical Director Emerita of The Theraplay Institute
This book is a must-read for anyone living or working with a young
person who has suffered developmental trauma. In a deeply moving
way, the reader is taken by the hand, into a wealth of fascinating
underlying theory and case studies which explore how to engage
young people who have been catastrophically hurt by adults in their
lives. I am sure that the book will also become a seminal text for
anyone studying Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, which is so
effective in promoting change in the most defended of young
people.--Margot Sunderland, D.Psych, D. Litt. (Hons), MA, Bed, Dip
GPTI, Director in Education and Training, The Centre for Child
Mental Health London, Co-Director of Trauma Informed Schools UK
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