Therapy with Children is a vital resource for any practitioner navigating the legal minefield of working with children & young people. Prioritising the needs of the child as the client the authors explore the legal & professional
Dimensions of working therapeutically with children. This long-awaited second edition responds to significant shifts in policy & the revised text in addition addresses:
- the importance of confidentiality in establishing a working alliance & maintaining a secure environment for therapy with children
- the conflicting pressures faced by therapists concerning issues of parental involvement & children at risk
- changes in light of the Children Act 2004 Mental Health Act 2007 & the Axon case
- changes in the organisation of child protection
- increased provision of therapeutic services for children particularly in school settings & the growing numbers of counsellors working with children
- the relevance of psychoanalysis in development of child-focused therapy as well as reference to other therapeutic approaches to child therapy
- the urgent case for developing 'confidential spaces' within therapeutic services for children & young people. Illustrated with vivid case examples Therapy with Children provides stimulating reading & is an excellent source of reference for all psychotherapists & counsellors working with children. The issues here will also be of direct relevance to youth workers teachers social workers & health professionals.