At the top of the (clay) mountain Journals Published 30 Jun 2016 Julie Griffin continues her series on different media in the therapy room – here, she focuses on clay therapy with young people. BACP Children and Young People, June 2016
When parenting isn’t to blame Journals Published 30 Jun 2016 Rachal Zara Wilson explains some neuroscience behind the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and offers some guidance for therapists to use with parents in addition to any medication that may have been prescribed for the child. BACP Children and Young People, June 2016
Just playing? Journals Published 31 Dec 2016 Ilaria Calussi reflects on a sudden crisis of confidence in play therapy before realising anew – and reassuringly for us all – that a therapist is doing so much more than ‘just playing’. BACP Children and Young People, December 2016
Telling secrets to protect children? Journals Published 31 Dec 2016 Mandatory reporting is again being considered, despite children’s services leaders rejecting the idea as unworkable. Peter Jenkins reports on how we got to this point, and the possible implications. BACP Children and Young People, December 2016
Admitting the T word Journals Published 31 Dec 2016 Open article: Jeanine Connor addresses difference in the form of sexuality and gender, including transgender, and invites us to work out how we will welcome all such diversity into our counselling rooms. BACP Children and Young People, December 2016
From the chair: Food for thought Journals Published 31 Mar 2017 In her regular column Cathy Bell, Chair of BACP CYP, reflects on some experiences from 2016. BACP Children and Young People, March 2017
Encountering the young person as expert Journals Published 30 Jun 2017 Emma Tickle describes and illustrates how categorising clients can get in the way of being a person-centred practitioner. BACP Children and Young People, June 2017
Getting active: addressing the challenge of adolescent depression Journals Published 30 Jun 2017 Elizabeth McCauley, Gretchen Gudmundsen and Kelly Schloredt describe how Behavioural Activation offers an alternative approach to helping young people who are depressed. BACP Children and Young People, June 2017
Reflecting on... afterwards Journals Published 30 Jun 2017 In her regular column, Jeanine Connor reflects on holding the therapeutic boundary. BACP Children and Young People, June 2017
To love or to solve? Journals Published 30 Jun 2017 Jim Pye thinks about the difference between making enduring relationships and trying to solve diagnosed problems in school. BACP Children and Young People, June 2017