Research

Further description of the development of the two primary COS models and the research backing them can be found in this chapter first released in 2018 (login required to view).

For those interested in a listing (which we update every 6 months) of all publications (peer-reviewed studies or descriptive papers as well as book chapters), check out our bibliography.

Both Circle of Security-Intensive and COSP have been listed by various evidence-based review listings at the level of Promising Practice. The following link leads to a Guidebook of parenting programs reviewed by the Early Intervention Foundation in the UK.

The Early Intervention Foundation review (listed above) rated COSP at the lowest cost level for implementation, in part because our COSP training (delivered in-person or online) is all that is required to become a Registered COSP Facilitator. There is also cost/benefit data available from the Washington State Institute for Public Policy (US).

For a listing of interventions promoting children’s social and emotional development in primary care (including parenting interventions) reviewed by the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality in the USA.

Circle of Security Parenting has also been listed in the database of research-based parenting curricula compiled by the Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center and Head Start in the USA.

Circle of Security Parenting is increasingly being used to help early learning providers from many backgrounds to promote social and emotional development in the childcare or classroom setting. For more on this approach and the research supporting it, check out our COSP Classroom Approach.

If you are interested in conducting research on any of the COS models or have questions about research on the COS models, please contact our Research Liaison, Neil Boris, MD.