Essential Research Findings in Child and Adolescent Counselling and Psychotherapy
First Edition
Edited by:
- Nick Midgley - University College London, UK
- Jacqueline Hayes - University of Roehampton, UK
- Mick Cooper - University of Roehampton, UK
April 2017 | 216 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
What can child and adolescent counselors and therapists learn from research? What evidence is there for the effectiveness of different therapies and techniques? How can developmental or neuroscience research inform or inspire therapeutic work with young people?
Essential Research Findings in Child and Adolescent Counselling and Psychotherapy provides the answers to these questions and more. Leading experts in the field take you through the latest research findings in child and adolescent therapy, discussing how each is relevant to the work of practitioners. Today, both therapists and trainees need to be aware of, and engage with, research findings. This book presents, accessibly, the current best knowledge and its implications for practice.
Essential Research Findings in Child and Adolescent Counselling and Psychotherapy provides the answers to these questions and more. Leading experts in the field take you through the latest research findings in child and adolescent therapy, discussing how each is relevant to the work of practitioners. Today, both therapists and trainees need to be aware of, and engage with, research findings. This book presents, accessibly, the current best knowledge and its implications for practice.
Nick Midgley, Jacqueline Hayes and Mick Cooper
Introduction: What can child therapists learn from research?
Ann Hagell and Barbara Maughan
Epidemiology: Are mental health problems in children and young people really a big issue?
Graham Music
Neurobiology, attachment and trauma: The development of mental health problems in children and young people
Terry Hanley and Julia Noble
Therapy outcomes: Is child therapy effective?
Peter Fonagy, Liz Allison and Alana Ryan
Therapy outcomes: What works for whom?
Jacqueline Hayes
What leads to change? I. Common factors in child therapy
Jacqueline Hayes and Clare Brunst
What leads to change? II. Therapeutic techniques and practices with children and young people
Nick Midgley, Jacqueline Hayes and Mick Cooper
Conclusion
Evidence based book that is useful for both students and practitioners.
Institute of Health & Society, Worcester University
January 4, 2019
A really useful addition to the Essential Research Findings series. It both collates and critiques the evidence and stimulates debate and further research.
Centre for Lifelong Learning, Warwick University
May 16, 2018
A very comprehensive account of professional practice and reflective practice. Very useful for Access to Social Science students intending to study psychology, sociology or mental health in Higher Education. Very useful and easy to read.
Access to Higher Education, Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
April 29, 2018