Name of Model
Circle of Security Parenting Enrichment Program.
Introduction
The impact of the family system – especially parenting – is understood to leave long lasting impressions on children. From being a child’s teacher, mentor, and protector, parents serve in many roles for their children. To optimally prepare for success, parents look for strategies and interventions to assist them in promoting individual and family resiliency. Various studies have found that parent-training courses often aid in decreasing parent stress and increasing perceived competency in ability (Neece et al., 2012; Meirsschaut et al., 2010). Others have described how parents feel more capable in handing difficult parenting challenges when exposed to workshops or direct interventions rather than personal research (Keen et al., 2010). One well-known, evidence-based parenting intervention is called Circle of Security.
Circle of Security Parenting Enrichment Program is an evidence-based parenting intervention...
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
References
Ainsworth, M. D. S., Blehar, M. C., Waters, E., & Wall, S. (1978). Patterns of attachment: Psychological study of the Strange Situation. Hillsdale: Erlbaum.
Bowlby, J. (1969) 1982. Attachment and loss, Vol. 1: Attachment. New York: Basic Books.
Fardoulys, C., & Coyne, J. (2016). Circle of security intervention for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 37, 572–584. https://doi.org/10.1002/anzf.1193.
Hoffman, K. T., Marvin, R. S., Cooper, G., & Powell, B. (2006). Changing toddlers’ and preschoolers’ attachment classifications: The circle of security intervention. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 74(6), 1017–1026. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.74.6.1017.
Horton, E., & Murray, C. (2015). A quantitative exploratory evaluation of the circle of security-parenting program with mothers in residential substance-abuse treatment. Infant Mental Health Journal, 320–336. https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.21514.
Huber, A., McMahon, C., & Sweller, N. (2016). Improved parental emotional functioning after circle of security 20-week parent-child relationship intervention. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 25, 2526–2540. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-016-0426-5.
Keen, D., Couzens, D., Muspratt, S., & Rodger, S. (2010). The effects of parent-focused intervention for children with a recent diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder on parenting stress and competence. Research in Autism spectrum disorders, 4, 229–241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2009.09.009.
Lindquist, T. G., & Watkins, K. L. (2014). Modern approaches to modern challenges: A review of widely used parenting programs. The Journal of Individual Psychology, 70(2), 148–165. https://doi.org/10.1353/jip.2014.0013.
Marvin, R., Cooper, G., Hoffman, K., & Powell, B. (2002). The circle of security project: Attachment-based intervention with caregiver-pre-school child dyads. Attachment and Human Development, 4(1), 107–124. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616730210131635.
Meirsschaut, M., Roeyers, H., & Warreyn, P. (2010). Parenting in families with a child with autism spectrum disorder and a typically developing child: Mother’s experiences and cognitions. Research in Autism spectrum disorders, 4(4), 661–669. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2010.01.002.
Mercer, J. (2015). Examining circle of security: A review of research and theory. Research on Social Work Practice, 25(3), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731514536620.
Neece, C. L., Green, S. A., & Baker, B. L. (2012). Parenting stress and child behavior problems: A transactional relationship across time. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 117(1), 48–66. https://doi.org/10.1352/1944-7558-117.1.48.
Pazzagli, C., Laghezza, L., Manaresi, F., Mazzeschi, C., & Powell, B. (2014). The circle of security parenting and parental conflict: A single case study. Frontiers in Psychology, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00887.
Ramsauer, B., Lotzin, A., Muhlhan, C., Romer, G., Nolte, T., Fonagy, P., & Powell, B. (2014). A randomized controlled trial comparing circle of security intervention and treatment as usual as interventions to increase attachment security in infants of mentally ill others: study protocol. BMC Psychiatry, 1–11. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/14/24.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Section Editor information
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2018 Springer International Publishing AG
About this entry
Cite this entry
Peterson, J.A., Ledbetter, C., Thomas, J. (2018). Circle of Security Parenting Enrichment Program. In: Lebow, J., Chambers, A., Breunlin, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15877-8_907-1
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15877-8_907-1
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-15877-8
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-15877-8
eBook Packages: Springer Reference Behavioral Science and PsychologyReference Module Humanities and Social SciencesReference Module Business, Economics and Social Sciences