What is Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy?

A brief answer by Dr. Arthur Becker-Weidman:

There are many misconceptions and fictions about treatments for trauma-attachment disordered children.  Is treatment dangerous and deadly?  Is it a miracle cure?   What, exactly, is Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy?  First, some truths.   Affective Developmental Psychotherapy and other attachment therapies are the only form of treatment that is effective with trauma-attachment disordered children.  It is the only “evidence-based” treatment, meaning that there has been research published in peer-reviewed journals.

In an on-going follow-up study we found that 1.3 years after treatment ended, there were statistically significant reductions in aggressive, delinquent, avoidant, and other symptoms.  Affective Developmental Psychotherapy is primarily an experiential-based treatment, designed to facilitate experiences of safety and security so that a secure attachment may grow.  Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, an attachment-based therapy, as with any specialized treatment, must be provided by a competent, well-trained, licensed professional.  Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, an attachment-based therapy is a family-focused treatment.

Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, an attachment-based therapy, is the name for an approach and a set of principals that have proven to be effective in helping trauma-attachment disordered children heal; that is, develop healthy, trusting, and secure relationships with caregivers. Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, an attachment-based therapy is based on five central principals. These principals are based on the causes and courses of disorders of attachment.