Recovery from trauma not management of behaviour Journals Published 30 Sep 2018 Open article: We interview Betsy de Thierry – author, trainer, founder of the multisite Trauma Recovery Centre (TRC), and Therapeutic Mentoring Rooms in schools. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2018
In conversation with… Eleanor Patrick Journals Published 30 Jun 2019 Immediate past editor Eleanor Patrick shares some fascinating insights with new editor Jeanine Connor, garnered over 12 years at the helm of this journal. BACP Children, Young People and Families, June 2019
Working for positive outcomes Journals Published 31 Mar 2010 Multi-agency support is a challenge that pays dividends to all stakeholders when the joint investment is made with mutual respect and commitment. Sarah Catchpole explains. Counselling Children and Young People, March 2010
Sticky bubbles, stats and Snap Journals Published 30 Sep 2013 Open article: Strategies for safely exploring the territory of self-harming clients formed the topic of a workshop led by Edith Bell at the recent CYP conference in London. BACP Children and Young People, September 2013
School counselling, mandatory reporting and Daniel Pelka some thoughts Journals Published 31 Dec 2013 Open article: Peter Jenkins deliberates on the questions of confidential counselling in schools and the proposed ‘Pelka’s Law’ – mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse. Would this have prevented the latest tragic outcome? BACP Children and Young People, December 2013
Lessons from Wales Journals Published 31 Dec 2011 The Welsh Government is in the process of making the provision of counselling to all secondary school children a statutory responsibility for local authorities, assuring significant benefits for young people in Wales. Therapy Today, December 2011
Child protection and the case for a ‘confidential space’ in therapy Journals Published 31 Mar 2010 Peter Jenkins argues that rushing into a one-step disclosure process that triggers a whole system into action is not necessarily in the interests of the young person, and may even worsen the situation. Counselling Children and Young People, March 2010
On not being weird Journals Published 30 Jun 2015 The Government wants counselling to be available in all schools. But what sort of counsellors will we be? Esoteric and secretive, or open and inclusive? Nick Luxmoore offers a lucid rationale for the latter. BACP Children and Young People, June 2015
Useful conversations with children Journals Published 31 Mar 2012 Judith Milner and Jackie Bateman, authors of 'Working with Children and Teenagers Using Solution Focused Approaches', explain how being open to the meaning of the child’s communication enables young clients to have solution focused conversations that help them achieve their potential. BACP Children and Young People, March 2012
Training: A beginner’s competence Journals Published 30 Aug 2022 ... "with NHS resources under colossal strain, thresholds for referrals are getting ever higher, leading to greater pressure on placement agencies to use trainees for more difficult cases." Regular column from Sue Kegerreis. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2022