This book explores the growing interest in and demand for relational mental health support for young people, parents, families and communities. Relational approaches place an emphasis on authentic and mutual connections; the therapist is not an aloof 'expert', but an engaged human being who is an active part of the process, and who draws on subjective experiences and passions in the service of the client. Through eighteen contributed chapters and four short case studies, Working Relationally with Young People explores the theory, practice and delivery of Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) and its relational mindset in youth mental health and wellbeing, and makes the case for prioritising a relational way of working across all services and support for young people - whether they be within children and young people's mental health, or in other contexts such as education, social care or youth work.

About the Author
Nick Barnes is a psychiatrist with Highland CAMHS who specialises in work with young people. He is also a Cognitive Analytic Therapist and Honorary Associate Professor at University College London. After twenty years of CAMHS work, supported by a quarter century of youth sector involvement, Nick has a keen interest in finding a broader offer for children, young people and families to enable them address emotional and mental health difficulties. Lee Crothers is a psychotherapist who directs In Dialogue, a Melbourne-based therapy centre that uses CAT and a relational framework to offer services, education and evidence-based therapeutic interventions. Lee has over twenty years of clinical experience and was one of the first clinicians in Australia to become an accredited CAT practitioner. She is Chair of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Cognitive Analytic Therapy (ANZACAT).


Book Information
ISBN 9781803883120
Author Nick Barnes
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd
Publisher Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd
Weight(grams) 900g