Treatment for Reactive attachment Disorder

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 Treatment 

Treatment for reactive attachment disorder( RAD)  focuses on repairing and/or creating emotionally healthy family bonds. It aims to strengthen relationships between children and their caregivers in a way that can later help the child to develop other healthy relationships in their lives.  

When it comes to treating RAD it is beneficial for both child and caregiver to be present during the treatments. ( Child Mind Institute, n.d,). Treatment may include things such as Psychotherapy/Counseling, Family therapy, Social Skills Intervention, special education, and parenting skill classes. 

 Psychotherapy/counselling is a mental health provider that works with children and their caregivers in many different ways, in some cases, it can be one-on-one with jus the child and other time it just the caregiver and other times it will take both caregiver and child at the same time, this will help build skills and reduce problematic patterns of behaviour.

 Family therapy is another way that one might choose to go about helping a child who is dealing with RAD.T Family therapy involves the child working together with the primary caregiver to develop the ways to interact in a  healthy way, which they can practice at home and in their everyday lives to further rebuild the bond between child and caregiver. 

Social skill intervention is another type of therapy that can be used to manage or treat RAD. This type of therapy teaches the child how to interact more appropriately with other children especially those who are in the same age range as the child with RAD, caregivers often can also get involved and help the child to use the skills they have learned. 

Parenting skill classes are more for the caregiver of the child who has been diagnosed with RAD. In these sessions, the caregivers may learn more effective ways of managing their child's challenges and symptoms of RAD. This type of therapy can be more beneficial as managing and disciplining a child with RAD can be hard at times for the caregiver. (Clevland Clinic, 2018). 

Sadly there is no magical cure for RAD. RAD is an acquired disorder and it happens during the critical periods of brain development, there is no medication or medical treatment that is able to "cure" the disease but there are things that the child and caregiver can do to help with the symptoms of RAD. They may have good days where the child is interacting but they may also have days where RAD  is more prominent.