Gregory C. Keck, PhD was the founder and director of the Attachment and Bonding Center of Ohio, which specializes in the treatment of children and adolescents who have experienced developmental interruptions due to their early traumatic history. He was certified as a Diplomate and Fellow by the American Board of Medical Psychotherapy and was a Diplomate in Professional Psychotherapy. In 2012, he was given the Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Association of Social Workers, Region 2, and was also honored with the Statewide Lifetime Achievement Award by the Ohio Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. He is the co-author of Adopting the Hurt Child and Parenting the Hurt Child, and author of Parenting Adopted Adolescents.
L. (Elle) Gianforte is an award-winning writer, collaborative author, ghostwriter, and developmental editor. She writes books in a diversity of arenas, including lifestyle, self-help, fashion, design, memoir, food, and adoption. Her extensive experience in the adoption arena includes serving on the board of directors of ATTACh, the Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children, for two years. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Kean University in New Jersey and attended the School of Visual Arts in New York. She is the adoptive mother of two sons.
Gregory C. Keck, PhD was the founder and director of the Attachment and Bonding Center of Ohio. He served on the board of the Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children (ATTACh) for nine years and was president of the organization for two years. In the spring of 2012, he was given the Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Association of Social Workers, Region 2, and in November 2012, he was honored with the Statewide Lifetime Achievement Award by the Ohio Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. He was the co-author of Adopting the Hurt Child and Parenting the Hurt Child, and was the author of Parenting Adopted Adolescents. Dr. Keck passed away on January 23, 2015.
L. (Elle) Gianforte is an award-winning writer, collaborative author, ghostwriter, and developmental editor. She writes books in a diversity of arenas, including lifestyle, self-help, fashion, design, memoir, food, and adoption. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Kean University in New Jersey and attended the School of Visual Arts in New York.