An exploration of attachment theory as an information concept to the therapeutic relationship in osteopathy.
Item
- Title
- An exploration of attachment theory as an information concept to the therapeutic relationship in osteopathy.
- Author(s)
- Tagney, J
- Abstract
- Introducdon : Although the significance of the therapeutic relationship is highlighted in the General Osteopathic Council's (GOsC) _Standard 2000' document and in the forthcoming _Osteopathic Practice Standards' for September 2012 There is little mention in the osteopathic teaching curriculum or literature of the therapeutic relationship. This review charted the history and research through healthcare literature of the therapeutic relationship and examined the relevance to the osteopathic practitioner. The developmental perspective of attachment theory as a blueprint for subsequent relationships was then explored as an informative concept for the understanding of the therapeutic relationship. The _neuroscience of human relationships' was examined in light of research using technological advances in imaging and the current theories regarding how the brain forms the mind and how early attachment experience can affect the ability to make relationships. Method: Electronic searches were carried out via the University of Greenwich, student portal databases (see below). Hand searching for texts mentioned in relevant articles reference lists and searching historic and seminal texts not available online, through library catalogues at the European School of Osteopathy (ESO) and Maidstone Reference Library, Kent was also undertaken, as the origins of the topics of review span a considerable time frame. Data bases -), namely CINAHL (via the EBSCO Research Database interface) PubMed, PsychLit, Elsevier Science Direct, Medline, and Google Scholar, Key words - using Boolean logic were: - _therapeutic relationship' AND/OR osteopathy AND/OR manual therapy. _patient/practitioner relationship 'AND/OR health care. _Attachment theory' AND/OR therapeutic relationship. _attachment style' AND/OR _health behaviour'. Neuroscience AND/OR attachment. Discussion. The review found that the term _therapeutic relationship' was first used by Sigmund Freud in the late 18008. The tenn could then be traced to spread though healthcare from nursing and medicine into the complimentary therapies. With the spread of usage, the tenn became surrounded by proposed _frameworks', _sub-roles' and models, pertaining to the specific discipline of the practitioner and tools were piloted and validated to measure the quality of the relationship. Amidst all of the literature, there appeared to be widespread agreement that the therapeutic relationship is important as a determinant for successful outcome, with only a sparse amount of literature, few models and no validated tools of measurement being found within osteopathy Attachment theory was explored as an informative concept to the therapeutic relationship, tracing the development of the theory from the 19405 to present day research within health care. Attachment theory suggests that our earliest care-giver relationships lay blueprints for all subsequent relationships. The neuroscientific evidence for the basis of attachment theory was also explored; including the recent knowledge brought by the advancing technology of imaging techniques.
- presented at
- European School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2012
- Date Submitted
- 22.1.2013 16:23:35
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 15242
- Inst-Identifier
- 1229
- Keywords
- Osteopathy, Osteopathic education.
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Tagney, J, “An exploration of attachment theory as an information concept to the therapeutic relationship in osteopathy.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 2, 2024, https://www.osteopathicresearch.com/s/orw/item/823