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Peer Review

Contextualizing Attachment Theory and Practice

Reviewed:
Jan 2, 2023 by Health Sciences
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Ratings

Overall Rating: 4.8 stars
Content Quality: 5.0 stars
Effectiveness: 4.8 stars
Ease of Use: 4.8 stars
Overview:

This program is the first of two webinars focusing on attachment theory and practice. It will give an overview with special attention to the potential uses of attachment theory for parents and family members in the advocacy community. Annmarie's experience as a professor and couples' therapist combines theory and practice with numerous stories of the application of attachment theory.

Type of Material:

Presentation

Recommended Uses:
  • Educational material for class, e.g., lecture, presentation, discussion or clinical application
  • Individual or course resource
  • This could be used as a continuing education.
Technical Requirements:
  • This is a 58 minute video presentation from a 2011 webinar, uploaded into youtube.com
Identify Major Learning Goals:

The learner will be able to:

  • Discuss attachment theory
  • Describe the role of attachment styles
  • Explain chronic stress as danger
  • Show an understanding of ones own behavior
Target Student Population:
  • Professional, undergrad or graduate psychiatric course education
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
  • Basic computer skills.
  • The material is well explained, so no background knowledge is needed.
  • General and developmental psychology would be useful but not necessary.

Content Quality

Rating:
Strengths:
  • The theory has been used since 1958. 
  • The content is valid/accurate/reliable
  • The examples in the presentation depict reality
  • The content is complete about attachment theory
  • The site does not contain extra links

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

Rating:
Strengths:
  • The material incorporates the usefulness of the concepts
  • Concepts are presented clearly with examples
  • The slide presentation is standard, but easy to understand
  • It is engaging because everyone can see oneself in the concepts
  • It has closed captioning for those who like to read vs. hear
  • Visual support offers added clarity and appeal
  • Presentation builds on previous content in this area of work
Concerns:
  • Measurements of learning effectiveness not included
  • Lacks of variety of methods, other than Q&A at the end

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

Rating:
Strengths:
  • PowerPoint is a familiar learning tool for students
  • The material is on YouTube, so it is easy for students to access
  • It is self-contained
  • The presentation is clear and new terms are defined as needed
  • There are no plug-ins or major bugs
  • The YouTube site is in working order and easy to navigate
  • The slide presentation aligns well with the presentation and goals  
  • Delivery is clear and well done  
  • Easy to use. Link in working order and can be viewed on a major browser
Concerns:
  • It does not provide feedback to assess learning
Other Issues and Comments:

The material is at least 11 years old. However, it is explaining a theory which is still relevant.

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