Family Relations Institute

The Family Relations Institute (FRI) applies the Dynamic-Maturational Model of Attachment and Adaptation (DMM) to service delivery, including assessment, psychotherapy, early intervention, social work, the health services, and the courts. The conceptual approach is a dynamic-maturational perspective on change and continuity in developmental pathways, particularly those that are associated with risk for dysfunction or psychopathology. The primary activities of FRI are: Courses in attachment theory Creation and testing of developmentally and culturally sensitive DMM assessments of attachment Training in the application of DMM assessments (in several languages and in a variety of cultures) Research Coding for others’ research