Attachment-Based Milieus for Healing Child and Adolescent Developmental Trauma

In Attachment-Based Milieus, John Stewart shares his original and practical approach to utilize relationship based approaches to healing. In a clear and well-written way, he provides us with the tools to leverage our Paleolithic tribal instincts in the service of plasticity and positive change – Louis Cozolino PhD, Professor of Psychology, Pepperdine UniversityJohn Stewart has given us a gift. This book expands our use of attachment theory and provides a road map for institutions to travel on towards more secure base milieu care. – Guy Diamond, Director, Center for Family Intervention Science, Drexel University, Professor Emeritus, University of PennsylvaniaJohn Stewart’s new work is an excellent endeavor to describe the complex qualities that are central in developing and maintaining a milieu that provides young people with the relationships that they need to begin to trust. – From the foreword by Dan Hughes, psychologist and founder of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy

John Stewart is a psychologist with 35 years’ experience. He is Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Tufts School of Medicine, Boston MA.