Working With Child and Adolescent Mental Health: The Central Role of - Language and Communicatio

In children, mental health challenges and communication differences often combine in complex and inter-related ways. This practical book makes the case that communication should be a top consideration when we think about mental health. It is essential reading for SLTs, psychologists, mental health practitioners, educators, and social workers.

List of contents

Acknowledgements
List of Tables
Introduction
Chapter 1: The central role of language and communication
Chapter 2: Ways of thinking about mental health and communication
Chapter 3: Practitioner competencies
Chapter 4: Learning from experience
Chapter 5: Considering social communication in children and young people
Chapter 6: Responding to social communication needs
Chapter 7: Changing contexts and cultures
Index

About the author

Susan McCool is a speech and language therapist whose career has combined clinical practice, university education, advising and consulting, research, and writing. She has extensive clinical experience with children who have complex profiles, in a wide range of settings. Susan has contributed to the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists as an adviser in autism, and as a reviewer of its webpages on social, emotional, and mental health. She was involved in developing the curriculum guidelines for speech and language therapy courses in UK universities and is currently a Principal Teaching Fellow at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

Summary

In children, mental health challenges and communication differences often combine in complex and inter-related ways. This practical book makes the case that communication should be a top consideration when we think about mental health. It is essential reading for SLTs, psychologists, mental health practitioners, educators, and social workers.

Product details

• Authors: Susan McCool
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2023
• EAN: 9781032192819
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3219281-9
• No. of pages: 236
• Series: Working With
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Humanities, art, music > Education > Special education; HEALTH & FITNESS / General, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General, MEDICAL / Mental Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, EDUCATION / Special Education / General, EDUCATION / Special Education / Learning Disabilities, MEDICAL / Audiology & Speech Pathology, Family & health, Psychotherapy, Mental health services, Teaching of students with learning difficulties, Teaching of students with different educational needs, Speech and language disorders and therapy, Speech & language disorders & therapy, Family and health