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Training secondary school teachers on early attachment trauma and adolescent brain development: impact on empathy

Little, S. and Maunder, R. (2022) Training secondary school teachers on early attachment trauma and adolescent brain development: impact on empathy. Educational Studies. 48(4), pp. 508-512. 0305-5698.

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Abstract:
This small-scale study investigated the impact of training teachers on early attachment and adolescent neuroscience. The aim was to assess change in empathy pre and post training. Forty secondary school teachers in England completed the Empathy Components Questionnaire before and after Attachment Awareness training, showing small but non-significant changes in empathy post-training. Qualitative interviews with four staff showed a positive response to the training, and changes to teachers’ cognitive appraisal of pupils’ challenging behaviour. However, barriers to implementation were identified with some negative reactions from staff. This provides an avenue for future research exploring how Attachment Awareness training can be implemented in schools to improve outcomes for adolescents.
Uncontrolled Keywords:
Early attachment trauma, Adolescent brain development, Teacher empathy, Education
Creators:
Little, S. and Maunder, R.
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:
Faculties > Faculty of Health & Society > Psychology
Research Centres > Centre for Psychology and Social Sciences
Date:
4 July 2022
Date Type:
Publication
Page Range:
pp. 508-512
Journal or Publication Title:
Educational Studies
Volume:
48
Number:
4
Number of Pages:
5
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1080/03055698.2020.1782847
ISSN:
0305-5698
Status:
Published / Disseminated
Refereed:
Yes
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