BCD404 - Attachment Across the Lifespan

Subject Title
Attachment Across the Lifespan

Subject Description
Theories of attachment focus on the nature of social and emotional adult-child relationships and how they develop. Literature on attachment enables students to examine how attachment affects development, what effect caregiving (both in home and out of home) has on attachment and how early attachments affect relationships in later life. Observations in diverse settings will enable students to identify and describe behaviours associated with different patterns of attachment. Students will examine how attachment can be nurtured and optimized between caregiver and child. In addition, an examination of the criticisms of attachment theory will be scrutinized and alternate relational constructs discussed.
 

Credit Status
BCD404 is a required subject in the Honours Bachelor of Child Development degree.

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject the student will be able to:

Upon successful completion of this subject, the student will be able to:
 

1. Compare different caregiving styles and their potential social, emotional and cognitive outcomes from infancy through to adulthood.
2. Recognize the implications that supportive interactions have on brain development and its correlates - emotion regulation, and social competence throughout the lifespan.
3. Evaluate the key findings of relational research and explain its ramifications on child development and care in a variety of contexts..
4. Critically compare diverse relational constructs and their cultural implications on the dimensions of caregiver-child relationships across cultures and generations..
5. Create a relational caregiver-child profile based on authentic and evidence-based data to support chldren's well-being in a variety of settings.

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