Welcome to Attachment After Adversity: Building Resilience through Relationships!

For most children and youth outside of parental care or with a history of maltreatment, adversity has been a regular part of life.

As individuals dedicated to serving at-risk children and families, we can learn how to build resilience – or the ability to overcome obstacles – through relationships.

Best-Available Research

Access the best-available research and practices as you deepen your knowledge of attachment after adversity to better inform care for vulnerable children.

On-Demand, Self-Paced Format

Access content and complete the course at a time that is most convenient for you!

CAFO Certificate of Completion

Earn a CAFO Certificate of Completion by which CAFO stands behind your commitment to learn, grow in, and apply best practices and wisdom-guided.

Course Curriculum


  Introduction
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  Vulnerable Children: the Consequence of Early Adversity
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  Resilience: How We Overcome Obstacles
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  Secure Attachment as a Core Component of Resilience
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  The Development of Attachment
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  7 Action Steps to Building Resilience through Relationships
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  Case Study
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  Congratulations!
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