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This book introduces the key features of adolescence and explores the characteristics which therapists face working with this age group.
List of contents
Wilson, Foreword.
French, Klein, Introduction.
Part I: The Context. Kegerreis, Working with Adolescents.
Dover, The Impact of Early Attachment Patterns on Adolescent Development.
Gould, Keeping the School in Mind: An Example of a Therapy Service Contributing to the Wellbeing of the Whole School.
Klein, The Impact of Social Media on Young People.
French, Lund, Engaging Adolescents in the School Setting.
Doran, French, Beginning and Ending Sessions in School-Based Therapy: Reflecting on Assessment and Evaluation Processes
. Part 2: Common Themes. Putzu-Williams, Understanding Anger.
French, Working with Clients Drawn to Self-Harm.
Evans, The Bereaved Adolescent.
Ojumu, The Pupil at Risk of Exclusion.
Berg, The Impact of Internal and External Authority Figures in Adolescence.
French, Relationships, Sex and Sexuality.
Klein, The Nuances of Difference in the Therapeutic Relationship.
Craig, Bullying: The Real and the Virtual Encounter.
Trevatt, Understanding Peer Relations in Adolescence - Group or Gang?
Cottis, Working in Schools with Teenagers on the Autistic Spectrum.
Jones, Working with Year 7 Pupils.
Part 3: Using Creative Approaches and Applied Therapies. Richards, Applied Drama Therapy Techniques.
French, Art Therapy Informed Practices.
Waldburg, Adopting a Systemic Framework.
About the author
Lyn French is an art therapist, counsellor and psychoanalytic psychotherapist. As the Director of A Space for Creative Learning and Support, Hackney, East London, she supervises trainee and qualified therapists and manages school-based services. She is also on the staff of the MSc in Counselling and Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents at Birkbeck, University of London.
Reva Klein is a psychodynamic counsellor and psychoanalytic psychotherapist supervising emerging and established counsellors working in London schools. She also sees parents/carers and teachers for consultations in school and has a private practice. She has written extensively on children's mental health issues.
Summary
This book introduces the key features of adolescence and explores the characteristics which therapists face working with this age group.
