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An Introduction to Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Contributor(s): Burton, Maddie (Author), Pavord, Erica (Author), Williams, Briony (Author)
ISBN: 144624945X     ISBN-13: 9781446249451
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
OUR PRICE:   $52.47  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2014
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BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Nursing - Psychiatric & Mental Health
- Medical | Mental Health
Dewey: 362.2
LCCN: 2014933386
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.6" W x 9.4" (1.45 lbs) 248 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
Anyone who works within children and adolescent mental health services will tell you what a challenging and complex world it is. To help prepare you, the authors have produced a clear introduction to child and adolescent mental health that takes you step-by-step on a journey through the subject. Beginning with the foundations, the book explores the common mental health concepts and influences that you can expect to encounter examining topics like the difference between emotional and mental health issues and how mental health problems develop. It then moves on to explore the vital skills that you will need to develop like effective communication and basic counselling skills, and introduces some of the common interventions like Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Psychodynamic theory and Family work.

Written by a multi-disciplinary team of passionate and experienced experts, the book strikes an effective balance between introducing the relevant theory and showing how this can be applied in the real world. It is an essential starting point to the subject of child and adolescent mental health and suitable for any students planning to support this group.

Contributor Bio(s): Burton, Maddie: -

Madeleine Burton is a Registered Mental Health Nurse and for several years worked in both inpatient and community CAMHS. Maddie is currently Senior Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Mental Health at the University of Worcester. Maddie continues to maintain close links with CAMHS practice and works with schools from a CAMH perspective. She holds membership of the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health and the Association for Infant Mental Health. Maddie's research interests include suicide and self-harm in children and young people, infant, maternal and parental mental health.