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Is the T CI a va lid me thod

• f a sse ssing a tta c hme nt?

Compar ing the T CI to the PAA.

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• Hopkins (UK)

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Study Aim

• T
• te st the va lidity o f a ne w

a sse ssme nt o f a tta c hme nt (T CI ) b y c o mpa ring it a g a inst the we ll va lida te d Pre -sc ho o l a sse ssme nt o f a tta c hme nt (PAA)

the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt

Intr

• duc tion
• I

n c linic a l pra c tic e , a sse ssme nts o f pre sc ho o le r's a tta c hme nt to the ir pa re nts/ c a re g ive rs a re mo re o fte n tha n no t b a se d o n sc ie ntific a lly unre lia b le info rma tio n suc h a s the a sse sso r’ s intuitio n.

the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt

Why was a ne w pr

• c e dur

e ne e de d?

• Pre sc ho o l a sse ssme nt o f Atta c hme nt

(PAA) is e xpe nsive to a dministe r (time , pe rso nne l a nd ve nue ) & the re fo re ra re ly use d.

• T

CI c a n b e unde rta ke n a nywhe re &

• nly ta ke s five minute s to a dministe r, so

if va lida te d, ha s the po te ntia l to b e a n impo rta nt c o ntrib utio n to the to o l b o x

• f pra c titio ne rs.

the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt

Why was a ne w T

• ddle r

CARE

• Inde x ne e de d?
• Adding a frustra tio n ta sk to the o ld

T

• ddle r CARE
• I

nde x (3 minute pla y inte ra c tio n) to ma ke the ne w T CI (5 minute pro c e dure - ma de up o f 3 minute s pla y, 1 minute frustra tio n & 1 minute re pa ir) ha s intro duc e d stre ss to a pro c e dure tha t wa s pre vio usly lo w stre ss a nd the re fo re o f limite d utility.

the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt

Instr uc tions for the par e nt

• Yo u sho uld b e g in b y pla ying with yo ur c hild a s yo u usua lly

wo uld. T he n whe n yo u he a r the c a me ra pe rso n c o ug h, try to frustra te yo ur c hild. I f he is inte re ste d in a to y, yo u mig ht ta ke it a wa y. Yo u mig ht sa y tha t the pla y is o ve r, b ut no t

• ffe r a nything e lse to do . I

f yo u a re pla ying a g a me , yo u mig ht b re a k the rule s. I f he ne e ds he lp, yo u mig ht re fuse to g ive it. Yo u sho uld do so me thing tha t is unc o o pe ra tive a nd frustra te s him.

• Afte r a minute , the c a me ra pe rso n will c o ug h a g a in a nd

yo u c a n re turn to pla y in a wa y tha t ma ke s yo ur c hild c o mfo rta b le a g a in.

• Yo u c a n re turn to pla y so o ne r if yo u wa nt to .
• So to summa rize , it is pla y, frustra te , re pa ir a nd pla y.

the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt

Bonus advantage ?

• T

he a dditio n o f the frustra tio n ta sk ma y ha ve g re a te r re le va nc e to the a g e g ro up b e c a use the fo c us is o n pa re nt-c hild hie ra rc hy & a utho rity ra the r tha n se pa ra tio n

the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt

Me thod

• Ove r c o urse o f 3

ye a rs, 31 pa rtic ipa nts we re re c ruite d fro m a sta te run nurse ry in a re a o f hig h de pra va tio n a nd ne e d.

• T

CI a dministe re d in ho me visit ;

• PAA unde rta ke n

in ’ la b o ra to ry’ (Childre n’ s Ce ntre )

the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt

Coding and Classific ation

Data c olle c tion

• Almo st c o mple te
• SSP c o urse

pa rtic ipa nts a c tive ly se e king risk sta tus pa rtic ipa nts to a dd into sa mple

Coding

• Pa rtia lly

c o mple te

• Se pa ra te g ro ups
• f re lia b le c o de rs

a re c o ding b o th pro c e dure s re a dy fo r a na lysis

the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt

Pr

• je c t plan

Coding and c lassific ation

• T
• b e

c o mple te d e a rly Summe r 2018

Analysis & Wr iting

• Ana lysis will

sta rt a s so o n a s da ta a va ila b le

• Pa pe r to b e

writte n up b y la te Summe r 2018

the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt

DMM gain fr

• m the pr
• je c t
• I

f va lida te d, the T CI (a nd its unde rlying DMM the o ry) is like ly to b e c o me wide ly use d within c hild pro te c tio n a nd re se a rc h.

• T

his will e nha nc e the visib ility o f the DMM a s a the o ry o f re le va nc e fo r c linic a l pra c tic e .

the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt

Additional DMM gain fr

• m the

pr

• je c t
• T

he L

• c a l Autho rity who

c o lla b o ra te d o n the pro je c t is a do pting the DMM a s its the o ry fo r pra c tic e .

• F

urthe r pro je c ts a re pla nne d a s a dire c t re sult o f the c o lla b o ra tio n whic h will ho pe fully c o ntrib ute to the g ro wing b o dy o f DMM re se a rc h

the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt

F e e dbac k fr

• m the r

e se ar c h te am

• All o f the re se a rc h te a m spo ke o f

b e ne fitting thro ug h the ir pa rtic ipa tio n in the pro je c t.

• Vie wing the pro c e dure s in pro je c t

me e ting s a llo we d nurse ry sta ff to g a in a ‘ diffe re nt b e tte r info rme d unde rsta nding ’ o f ke y c hildre n.

• Childre n the y ha d pre vio usly wo rrie d

a b o ut b e c a me le ss wo rriso me a nd c hildre n the y ha dn’ t b e e n wo rrie d a b o ut b e c a me wo rriso me …

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