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This chapter begins with a description of an evidenced-based attachment-focused video intervention for caregivers and babies called Chances for Children that was originally developed for adolescent mothers and their babies. It addresses the theoretical underpinnings of this intervention. The next section describes how this intervention has been introduced in a New York City community mental health center. Three case vignettes illustrate the implementation of this intervention with high-risk dyads. Clinical and training implications are discussed.
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Friedman, D. et al. (2013). Becoming BabyWatchers: An Attachment-Based Video Intervention in a Community Mental Health Center. In: Bettmann, J., Demetri Friedman, D. (eds) Attachment-Based Clinical Work with Children and Adolescents. Essential Clinical Social Work Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4848-8_5
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