Handbook of Attachment-Based Interventions

About Howard SteeleMiriam Steele

Howard Steele PhD is Professor and Chair of the Clinical Psychology Faculty and Co-Director of the Center for Attachment Research at The New School for Social Research. Dr. Steele is senior and founding editor of the journal Attachment and Human Development and founding and past president of the Society for Emotion and Attachment Studies. He has published more than 100 journal articles and book chapters many in collaboration with Miriam Steele in the areas of attachment theory and research intergenerational patterns of attachment mourning in response to trauma and loss and attachment-based interventions to prevent child maltreatment and promote secure organized attachments. With Miriam Steele and Anne Murphy Dr. Steele has pioneered the development of Group Attachment-Based Intervention (GABI©) aimed at preventing child maltreatment and promoting attachment security. He is a recipient of the 2017 BowlbyAinsworth Award from the Center for Mental Health Promotion which cited his contributions as a scientist editor and clinical innovator. Miriam Steele PhD is Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of the Center for Attachment Research at The New School for Social Research. She trained as a psychoanalyst at the Anna Freud Centre. Her work aims to bridge the world of psychoanalytic thinking and clinical practice with contemporary research in child development. She initiated the London ParentChild Project a major longitudinal study of intergenerational patterns of attachment that gave rise to the concept of reflective functioning. She has published more than 100 journal articles and book chapters many in collaboration with Howard Steele. With Howard Steele and Anne Murphy Dr. Steele has pioneered the development of Group Attachment-Based Intervention (GABI©) aimed at preventing child maltreatment and promoting attachment security. She is a recipient of the 2017 BowlbyAinsworth Award from the Center for Mental Health Promotion which cited her innovative longitudinal studies and translational research on attachment and mental representation.