Attachment shapes how children relate, regulate, and respond to caregivers from birth through adolescence, and those patterns carry real weight in evaluation and assessment. This webinar walks through how attachment develops at each stage, what secure and insecure patterns look like in practice, and how disruption shows up in a child's behavior and relationships. Participants will learn to recognize attachment patterns across developmental stages, distinguish normal variation from concerning disruption, and translate what they observe into clear, defensible findings. Whether you assess children directly or rely on attachment concepts in your work, you will leave with a practical framework for understanding the parent-child bond and articulating what it means.
Learning Objectives
Objective 1: Describe the developmental progression of attachment from infancy through adolescence.Describe the developmental progression of attachment from infancy through adolescence.
Objective 2: Differentiate between secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorganized attachment patterns.
Objective 3: Explain how attachment disruption presents in a child's behavior and caregiver relationships.
Objective 4: Translate observed attachment patterns into clear, defensible evaluation findings.
Presenter
Carrie Landis, LCSW
Carrie Landis, LCSW, is the Founder and Executive Director of Riverside Family Support, Inc., where she provides forensic and clinical services to children, adolescents, and families affected by maltreatment, foster care, and adoption. She is an Advanced Forensic Social Worker through the National Organization of Forensic Social Work, a Nationally Certified Custody Evaluator through the Professional Academy of Custody Evaluators, and a Certified Family Reunification Specialist. She conducts court-ordered parental capacity and comprehensive evaluations and has provided expert testimony in cases referred by Virginia Department of Social Services, with recognized expertise in child development, parenting, reunification, foster care, and child abuse and neglect.
Carrie is an adjunct professor at James Madison University, where she teaches Parent and Child Relationships Over a Lifespan, and she is a Doctor of Social Work candidate at Tulane University. She serves as an ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Forensic Social Work and Traumatology. Her recent presentations include "Showing Up: The Quiet Power of Attachment Repair in Social Work" for the National Association of Social Workers and "Parental Capacity Evaluations and Their Crucial Role" for the National Organization of Forensic Social Work. Attachment, child development, and trauma-informed care are central to both her clinical practice and her teaching.
Cost
$20 for NBFE members (i.e., CFMHEs and CFMHE applicants/candidates) and, for members of our partnering organizations please see Professional Partners for current listing)
$40 for Non-members
Continuing Education Information
ACEP No. 6189
Florida CE Broker Tracking No. 20-1383666
CE Broker Provider No. 50-15823
The National Board of Forensic Evaluators (NBFE) has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6189. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. NBFE is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. NBFE is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. NBFE maintains responsibility for this program and its content. NBFE is recognized and endorsed by the American Mental Health Counselors Association.
This workshop has been approved for 1.0 general hours, with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, & Mental Health Counseling and the Florida Board of Psychology, CE Broker Tracking # 20-1383666 (CE Broker Provider #50-15823).
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