Pt. I. Theory and practice approaches. Child development and attachment / Divine Charura -- Child and young person centred approach / Graham Bright -- Psychodynamic approaches to counselling children and young people / Sue Kegerreis and Nick Midgley -- Cognitive-behavioural therapy / Paul Stallard -- Gestalt / Belinda Harris -- Becoming an integrative practitioner / Niki Cooper and Kelli Swain-Cowper -- Play therapy / Lisa Gordon-Clark -- Other creative approaches / Barbara Smith ... [et al.] -- pt. II. Counselling practices and processes. Referrals and indications for therapy / Ani de la Prida and Wendy Hay -- Preparations for therapy : beginnings / Edith Bell and David Stewart -- Therapeutic alliance and counselling process / Sue Pattison and Sandra Bell (with acknowledgment to Mark Prever) -- Therapeutic skills / Claire Harrison-Breed (with acknowledgements to Sally Ingram and Maggie Robson) -- Supervision / Penny Leake, Ann Beynon and Jenny Biancardi -- Group work / Ros Sewell, Peter Pearce and Gwen Proud -- Endings / Dee C. Ray -- Evaluating counselling / Katie McArthur and Mick Cooper -- pt. III. Practice Issues. Law and policy / Peter Jenkins -- Ethics / Peter Jenkins -- Inclusion: working with difference / Divine Charura, Tom McAndrew and Sue Pattison -- Bereavement / Maggie Robson -- Depression and anxiety : common challenges for children and young people / Jennifer Baggerly -- Self-harm and suicide / Sum Yu Pansy Yue and Dennis Ougrin -- Sexual, physical and emotional abuse / Beverley Turner-Daly -- Eating disorders / Rebecca Kirkbride -- Counselling children and young people with mental issness: a relational approach / Paul Nicholson, Divine Charura and Brian Charlesworth -- pt. IV. Practice settings. Health and social care services / Barbara Smith, Sue Pattison and Cathy Bell -- School and education settings / Peter Pearce, Ros Sewell and Karen Cromarty.

This landmark handbook brings together the fundamentals of counselling children and young people, across theory, research, skills and practice. It addresses what every successful trainee or practitioner needs to know in a way that is comprehensive, accessible and jargon-free.

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