Safety, Danger, and Protection in the Family and Community

This book provides an analysis of the meaning of safety and security across the contexts of community and public life, throughout the life span, and within a therapeutic framework.

Autorentext

Szymon Chrzstowski, PhD, is a lecturer at Warsaw University and has an independent psychotherapy practice. He specialises in attachment narrative therapy and his research focuses on safety/security as an everyday experience. He resides in Poland and Portugal.

Arlene Vetere, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and systemic psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer. She is Professor Emeritus of family therapy and systemic practice at VID Specialized University, Oslo, Norway. She resides in the UK.

Inhalt

Part 1: Safety and security in the world 1. The need for safety and security 2. Looking for a safe Self in a dangerous world. The place of psychotherapists: citizens - observers - beacons 3. When home becomes a threat. Polish experience of homo-, bi- and transphobia 4. Living with climate change and environmental crisis. Between climate anxiety and new collective narratives 5. Ecocultural context of attachment security, sense of safety, and trust Part 2: Safety and security in the community context 6. I am still scattered: Attachment security and belonging after forced migration 7. We will keep you safe: Reflections on caring relationships in children's residential homes 8. Safety and danger in an intensive care context: Psychological and systemic approaches to staff support during the COVID-19 pandemic (and beyond) 9. Safety and security in psychotherapy practice and supervision 10. Spirituality A meaningful philosophy of life and a lifeline in times of crises Part 3: Safety and security in a couple & family context 11. Caregiver Roles in Children's Threat and Safety Learning: Neuroscientific Evidence and Real-World Implications 12. 'Beyond Sensitivity': Understanding caregiving compromises in adverse contexts using the Meaning of the Child Interview 13. Safety in the home-school system with relation to autism: The SwiS approach 14. 'and nothing but the Truth' 15. Second Phase Parenting: Attachment and parenting adult children 16. Polyamorous relationships: Inspirations in the search for new ways of understanding safety and security 17. Dying, death and bereavement