The experience of one EP in the Family Court System David Wasilewski Chartered Psychologist The context of the Family Courts system Your role and duties as an expert witness Non adversarial system ID: 639877
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ATTACHMENT AND COURT WORK AS AN EP
The experience of one EP in the Family Court System
David Wasilewski – Chartered PsychologistSlide2
The context of the Family Courts system
Your role and duties as an expert witness
Non adversarial system (?!?)The instructionTimescales and processPayment and your recording
The EP as Expert WitnessSlide3
Secure/insecure and terminology Disorganised/chaotic/anxious attachment
Attachment disorders and labelling
The blame gameInteractionism? Parental alienation and attachmentNo sitting on the fenceEthics and responsibility
Attachment and the CourtSlide4
Attachment in School
Insecure Attachment Styles
Child’s Presentation
Beliefs about Adults
Classroom Behaviour
Ambivalent
Anxious
Low Self Esteem
Unreliable
Insensitive
Unpredictable
Attention seeking
Adult dependent
Relationship rather than curriculum
Avoidant
Self Reliant
Resistive towards Adults
Rejecting
Overly Intrusive
Selfish
Motives
May engage with tasks but reject if experiences difficulty
Disorganised
Traumatised
Abused
Frightening
Unavailable
Abusive
Preoccupied, poor concentration, poor relationshipsSlide5
Observation of ContactSlide6
Absence of separation anxiety, lacks fear of strangers, poor social boundary awareness
Disinterest or rejection of others, particularly adults or authority figures
Self esteem, self efficacy, ability to accommodate to others and deal with negative emotionsOver stimulation of anxiety, fight/flight response
Other Observations Slide7
Secure Attachment
Insecure and Ambivalent
Insecure and Avoidant
Separation Anxiety
Distress when mother leaves
Intense distress when mother leaves
No sign of distress when mother leaves
Stranger Anxiety
Avoidant of stranger when alone. Fine when mother present
Highly avoidant of stranger at all times. Shows real fear
No fear of stranger, whether mother present or not
Reunion Behaviour
Positive and happy when mother returns
Child may approach mother but resists contactChild disinterested in reuniting with motherOther BehaviourUses mother as safe base to explore fromShows more distress and less explorationMother and stranger able to comfort child equally
Using the Strange SituationSlide8
Manchester Child Attachment StoryStory Stems
Play based assessment
Bene Anthony Test of Family RelationsChild Attachment InterviewBoxall ProfilesQuestioning of carers and professionals
Behaviour and Narrative CodingSlide9
Observation in a variety of settingsProximity seeking
Co-operative play
Shared momentsStory stemsWhat they say about each otherDifferences apart vs togetherDifferences with other children apart vs together
Attachment between ChildrenSlide10
Structure of the reportThe language you use
Your opinion is the most important thing
No fence sitting!Willingness to explain and be challengedThe day in courtFollow up workWhy I stopped doing court work
What my experience gave me
The ReportSlide11
Questions/Discussion