Music therapy and the Circle of Security

Are you looking for a way to assess parent-child interaction in your work with families?

Are you interested in how you can foster secure attachment relationships in your sessions?

Then you are in the right place!

Join Dr Alison Stewart for this introduction to the Circle of Security (CoS) parenting program.

Dr Stewart provides an easy to follow but detailed description of how we can use the Circle framework to promote attachment and positive interactions between parents and children. The Circle of Security program is aimed at parents who wish to be emotionally available to their child and has much to offer music therapists working with families.

In this tutorial a detailed overview of the CoS framework is provided, followed by a discussion of the key concepts and how they are enacted within the Circle. Case examples are provided so that you can clearly see where there are disruptions to the parent/child relationship and how they can be addressed within a music therapy program.

Dr Stewart explains how you can use the CoS framework to assess parent/child interaction in your sessions and how to adapt music therapy interventions to address issues.

The tutorial finishes with bonus content options to deepen and extend your understanding of CoS (and earn extra CMTE/CPD credits) as well as extra resources if you wish to take this learning further.