Dougal Shaw for the BBC reports : “The school playground can be a lonely place for a child if they haven’t got anyone to play with. But a special type of bench is helping pupils make friends and get people talking…
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The BBC reports (January 2018) on a study from England’s children’s commissioner: “Schools should play a bigger role in preparing children for social media’s emotional demands as they move from primary to secondary school, England’s children’s commissioner says. Anne Longfield said she…
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Emily-Jane Clark, writing in the Metro: “‘My brain won’t let me sleep,’ wept my six-year-old daughter as she cried inconsolably in my arms last night. Since starting Year Two in September, my normally happy little girl has become tired, emotional,…
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What can child and adolescent counsellors and therapists learn from research? What evidence is there for the effectiveness of different therapies and techniques? How can developmental or neuroscience research inform or inspire therapeutic work with young people? Edited by Nick…
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“I used to think that counselling was an inappropriate intervention for children… but I have changed my mind” Fiona Ballantine Dykes was previously Head of Qualifications at CPCAB (Counselling & Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body). She has written a short opinion-piece –…
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The mental health of children is a rising area of concern and one which schools are trying to combat. The BBC’s Emma Jane Kirby reports from south London about a scheme that involves teaching primary schoolchildren about mental health through…
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A demand for mental health counsellors in every secondary school in England is being considered by the government, the public health minister Nicola Blackwood has said. Schools will also be surveyed on how they currently deal with mental health issues…
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Creating Sanctuary is a book that describes a hospital-based programme to treat adults who had been abused as children and the revolutionary knowledge about trauma and adversity that the programme was based upon. It focuses on the biological, psychological, and social aspects…
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