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Welcome to Scottish Attachment In Action

Scottish Attachment In Action (SAIA) is a multi-professional group committed to promoting better experiences of attachment in the Scottish population and effecting positive changes in social policy, education and mental health. 

We believe that altering the existing understanding of and attitudes towards attachment is essential for improving Scotland’s current record on poor health and socially destructive behaviours.
 
Our website is constantly being updated so please check back for information on a regular basis.
 

NEWS - Updated on 21st November 2013

  • SAIA Annual Conference in Glasgow - Still time to Book!        Friday 6th December at the Hilton Grosvenor, Glasgow - More details and information about how to book online now available on the Events page
  • Problem booking? Please contact: [email protected] or call: 0141 444 8528/ 8529 if you require help with your booking.
  • Membership 2013 - 2014 If you have not yet joined or updated your membership for 2013 - 2014, please check the membership info page. Discounts are available at events for all members. Organisational membership is also available.
  • Policy Document - The SAIA Policy Document has just been updated. Please go to Policies.
  • Dan Hughes  Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy Training Level 1 January 2014’ please go to the  Events page for details and flyer. (More information about Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy is also available further down this page.)
  • Twitter - You can now follow us on Twitter:- @saiaorg 
  • Network Seminar Handouts can be found on a dedicated page in the Events section. Click Here
 
RESOURCES

Insight, written by Judy Furnivall, SIRCC, on behalf of Scottish Attachment in Action, examines attachment-informed practice with looked after children and young people 
www.iriss.org.uk/resources/attachment-informed-practice-looked-after-children-and-young-people  


Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy is an approach that is gaining momentum in Scotland as an effective intervention for children and young people who are adopted, are in foster care or in residential care, children who have often experienced abuse, neglect or trauma in their early years. Dan Hughes - the developer of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy - is a regular visitor to Scotland. During a four day workshop organised by Grant Consultancy and Training and Ballikinrain in Glasgow in September 2012,  Edwina Grant, Co-founder of Scottish Attachment In Action, talked to Dan about creating an attitude of PACE - playful, accepting, curious, and empathic - which is central to Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy – and also about Blocked Care.

 

IRISS.fm, out internet radio channel: http://irissfm.iriss.org.uk/episode/015

 
OTHER RECORDINGS
  • Recordings from the 2010 and 2011 Annual Conferences are available at:-
http://www.iriss.org.uk/podcast/album/Scottish+attachment+in+action  and http://www.iriss.org.uk/saia-2011

  • Recordings from the recent SAIA Network Seminar on March 16th "Birth family contact - continuity or contamination?" are now available at:-

http://www.iriss.org.uk/category/audio-collection/scottish-attachment-action

  • Powerpoints and handouts from the 2010 and 2011 SAIA Annual conferences can be found by visiting the Annual conference page
 
  •  Video interviews from the 2010 SAIA Annual conference are now available at:-