S03-09: Therapeutic interventions for high risk population during perinatal and infanthood period: parental psychopathology, immigration, networking and models of intervention.
Room:
Room 13
Topic:
Community based therapy
Type of presentation:
Symposium
Duration:
90 Minutes
11:00 am
Therapeutic interventions for high risk population during perinatal and infanthood period: parental psychopathology, immigration, networking and models of intervention.
In this symposium, we address the question of the impact of psychosocial difficulties, exile and culture on family mental health during the perinatal period. Three new therapeutic models of intervention are presented to cope with these issues. An ethnopsychoanalytical and family system setting enables screening for immigrant parents-to-be and assists them in mobilising their resources. A mother-toddler group will be presented to improve affect regulation and attachment as well as mother-child bonding in very low functioning families. Finally, we present an application of the Bick-Tavistock method of closely observing babies, developed for infants suffering from severe emotional, attachment and relational distress.