IDATT™ – Individualized Developmental Attachment Trauma Therapy
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Child & family therapy tailored to each child and their family from an individualized family systems perspective.
We do not believe in a one-size-fits-all approach to helping adopted children and their families. No two children are alike, so why should one therapy method be right for every child? In our IDATT™ child and family therapy, we spend time getting to know your child and your family. We use this information as the basis for the treatment plan designed specifically for you.
We believe that the role of faith, prayer, and God’s power is vital to the psychological healing process. Please visit our Psychology and Faith page for a more detailed explanation of our approach to integrating psychology and faith. Dr. Patti M. Zordich has found that families experience the most progress when they choose to engage in the IDATT™ Model described below. After seeing their child go from extreme behavioral acting out to healthy, typical relationships at home and school, one parent said, “Without God and Dr. Patti, we would never have made it!” Our program for adopted children and their families consists of three levels based on the stages of healthy child development. Read on for a description of each stage, along with its therapeutic components and expected outcomes. Each level of treatment is approximately six months in duration.
(All services are reimbursable by private insurance plans, as long as they accept out-of-network services, and Medicaid and NC Health Choice.)
Level I – Trust/Hope
Treatment in this level addresses the early developmental needs characterized by the child development stage titled Trust vs. Mistrust. The ultimate accomplishment for this developmental stage is a sense of trust and hope.Therapeutic Components
- Initial Core Assessment includes interview with parents, developmental history, relational history, review of documents, brief psychological testing, and child interview/play assessment.
- Treatment Plan Session with parents to review outcomes of Initial Core Assessment and Treatment Recommendations. This is a collaborative session.
- Weekly Parent Sessions focus on attachment trauma healing, affect regulation development, parent psycho-education, and understanding the role of parents’ own attachment experiences.
- Weekly Individual Child Sessions to process and begin healing attachment trauma and possible dissociative tendencies through play, art, sandtray, and talk therapies.
- Evaluation including psychological testing to determine progress and eligibility for our Level 2 Program: Autonomy: Courage and Will
Typical Therapeutic Outcomes
- Less temper outbursts and/or aggression
- Decreased intensity of emotion
- Parents feel less overwhelmed
- Parents feel they have a better understanding of their child
- Parents feel more of a sense of hope
Level 2 – Autonomy: Courage and Will
Treatment in this level addresses the early developmental needs characterized by the child development stage titled Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt. The ultimate accomplishments for this developmental stage is a sense of courage, will, and an emerging positive self image.Therapeutic Components
- Monthly Parent Sessions focus on attachment trauma healing, affect regulation development and spiritual development, parent psychoeducation, understanding role of parents’ own attachment experiences and marital stress.
- Weekly Individual Child Sessions focus on deeper processing of attachment trauma and any dissociative tendencies, more directly addressing abandonment and biological family fantasies and teaching coping and communication skills.
- Post-Evaluation to determine eligibility for Level 3: Initiative & Industry: Purpose.
Typical Therapeutic Outcomes
- Minimal aggression
- Child’s expression of emotion is more regulated and effective
- Child is growing in responsibility and compliance
- Parents feel more confident and hopeful
- Parents feel they have a better understanding of their child
- Parents feel more competent less stressed
Level 3 – Initiative & Industry: Purpose
Treatment in this level addresses the developmental needs characterized by the next two child development stages titled Initiative vs. Guilt and Industry vs. Inferiority. The ultimate accomplishments for this developmental stage are a sense of competence and positive self image.Therapeutic Components
- Bi-Monthly Parent Sessions focusing on application of early relational trauma, attachment, and temperament ideas to child and family’s every day activities and interactions. Also parent psychoeducation, continued processing of parents’ own attachment experiences, caring for marriage.
- Weekly Individual Child Sessions to more deeply process and heal attachment trauma and any dissociative tendencies through play, art, sandtray, and talk therapies, and to more directly heal abandonment and biological family fantasies.
- Post-Evaluation
Typical Therapeutic Outcomes
- No aggression
- Expression of emotion is regulated and effective most of the time
- Child is more responsible and compliant
- Child and parent are growing in awareness of trauma triggers and coping skills
- Child has positive relationships with family and peers
- Parents feel more confident and hopeful
- Parents feel they know their child better and enjoy their relationship
Pre-Adoption Consultations and Parent-Child Attachment Assessments™ also available.
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