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by Rebecca Kirkbride (Author)
This book provides a highly accessible, skills focused entry point to the interventions, techniques, strategies, and core knowledge you need to work with children and young people.
Divided into four parts, it covers:
- Core Knowledge: Understanding Development from 0-18 years
- Key Skills: The Therapeutic Process
- Key Skills: Interventions, Techniques & Strategies
- Key Considerations: Contexts & Client Groups
Its bite sized entries include suggested additional resources to help you explore the topic further, and throughout the book you will find case studies and exercises to aid your understanding.
This book is ideal for mental health and therapy trainees and practitioners who need a foundation in working with children and young people.
Author Biography
Rebecca Kirkbride is a BACP senior accredited psychotherapeutic counsellor, clinical supervisor, author and trainer. She has been practising as a therapist for 20 years and since 2018 has been convener of a new MA in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy for Children, Adolescents and Families at The University of Roehampton. Rebecca is author of books, chapters and articles on the subject of counselling for children and adolescents and has facilitated CPD trainings for BACP, among others.
Rebecca lives in Brighton with her family and two noisy rescue cockatiels, Stitch and Pearl.
