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Observatieschalen voor emotionele beschikbaarheid.

Een instrument voor onderzoeks- en klinische praktijk

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De ‘Observatieschalen voor emotionele beschikbaarheid’, ontwikkeld door Biringen, Robinson en Emde, zijn een instrument dat zijn nut bewijst op het raakvlak van onderzoeks- en klinische praktijk. Vanuit klinisch oogpunt kan dit instrument een rol spelen bij de diagnostische evaluatie van de kwaliteit van de ouder-kindrelatie. Het kan hulp bieden bij de inschatting van de nood aan therapeutische begeleiding in risicosituaties of in geval van een hulpvraag. Het kan anderzijds, door herevaluatie en groepsvergelijking, van betekenis zijn in het onderzoek naar de resultaten van interventie op dit niveau.

In het onderhavige artikel wordt dit observatie-instrument gesitueerd: aan bod komen de schalen, de conceptualisering en een overzicht van recente onderzoeksresultaten die met deze schalen verkregen zijn. Tot slot volgt een voorbeeld van de klinische relevantie van het instrument.

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Notes

  1. Met het woord ‘ouder’ of ‘moeder’ verwijs ik steeds naar de primaire verzorgende figuur. In de realiteit is dit de moeder of de vader, maar het kan evenzeer gaan over de onthaal-, pleeg- en adoptiemoeder of de kinderverzorgster in de kinderopvang.

  2. De kinderdagverblijven waarnaar Aviezer, Sagi en Koren-Karie (2003) verwijzen, verschillen kwalitatief het meest van andere opvangvormen. Het gaat om groepsopvang, waarbij er weinig continuïteit is in de relatie tussen verzorgster en kind en er vrij veel kinderen aan elke verzorgster toegewezen zijn. Dit onderzoek doet met andere woorden geen uitspraken over kinderopvang in het algemeen, maar over een specifieke vorm ervan.

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‘Emotional availability scales’: a clinical and research instrument for observation

The ‘Emotional availability scales’ have been developed by Biringen, Robinson and Emde. They offer us an instrument on the interface between clinical practice and research. The scales can contribute to the assessment of the quality of the parent-infant interaction and of the need of therapeutic intervention. They can also contribute to outcome research. In this article, we describe the scales of this instrument, its conceptualization, and a review of recent research and therapeutic possibilities.

nicole vliegen is klinisch psycholoog, seksuoloog en psychoanalytisch kindertherapeut. Ze is als onderzoeker verbonden aan het Centrum kinderpsychotherapie van de K.U. Leuven. Ze is bestuurslid en voormalig voorzitter van de Vlaamse vereniging voor psychoanalytische therapie en lid van de Belgische school voor psychoanalyse.

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Vliegen, N. Observatieschalen voor emotionele beschikbaarheid.. PSIE 31, 3–16 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03062119

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