About Circle of Security Modern research into child development has increasingly focused on the role of the attachment relationships in children’s lives. These attachment relationships, particularly with parents, but also with other caregivers, have a profound effect on children’s capacity to relate to themselves and others, and to learn and grow according to their full potential. The Circle of Security is a user-friendly model of attachment - it demonstrates the way in which children look to their parents and other caregivers for support as they move from their needs for safety and security to their needs for exploration and mastery throughout the day. Helping caregivers to see children’s behaviour through the lens of the relationship has proved a powerful tool in psychotherapeutic work with parents of young children and infants, and in educating parents and caregivers. The model is easy for all people to understand, and is therefore very useful with hard-to-reach high risk groups. It can be used as a gateway into the child’s emotional world, allowing parents/ teachers/ other caregivers to support the child in learning new ways to manage difficult feelings and find alternatives to problematic behaviours. About Glen Cooper Glen Cooper, along with his colleagues Kent Hoffman, Bert Powell and Robert Marvin is one of the originators of the Circle of Security Project. Glen has extensive training in Family Therapy, Object Relations theory, and for the past 16 years he has been studying and consulting with internationally recognised authorities in the field of infant attachment and human development. He has worked as a teacher and director of a non-profit preschool for low-income children, a therapist for sexually abused children, and for many years he has served as a mental health consultant for Spokane Head Start. Glen has been supervising and supporting the introduction of Circle of Security-informed interventions in both the mental health and childcare settings within Australia. Workshops The next Perth COS Parenting DVD workshop is scheduled for 2013. This 4 day workshop will give participants the opportunity to learn how to present the material to parents. Registration is open for One-day, Two-day and Eight-day workshops in March 2012. Details are on this website. Contact attachmenttraining@gmail.com Conference Organiser: Kevin Firkins ph. 08 9383 4310 mailto:attachmenttraining@gmail.comshapeimage_4_link_0

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Glen Cooper

Bert Powell

Kent Hoffman

Bert Powell, Glen Cooper and Kent Hoffman travel to Australia regularly to provide training in the Circle of Security approach for people working with parents. At this site, you can learn about training in Perth, Western Australia.