ABSTRACT
In all cases, the very reasons Child-centred Attachment Therapy (CcAT) became involved was because some or all of the factors were prevalent–the older the child, and the longer he had been in the "care" system, the more hurt and angry he was likely to be. Indeed, the "child protection" element integral to attachment work suggested that CcAT could be used very effectively in "therapeutic assessments", by helping struggling families to safely contain children who might otherwise have to be removed from them because of Social Services' concerns. The children's play was also very meaningful. Often they spontaneously began to reveal little nuggets of their untapped inner selves, as sad and not-so-sad memories surfaced in sometimes silent play. The souls of even outwardly tough children seemed to be touched in such play through their unconscious knowing.
