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Critical Issues in Child and Adolescent Mental Health - by Sarah Campbell & Dinah Morley & Roger Catchpole (Paperback)

Critical Issues in Child and Adolescent Mental Health - by  Sarah Campbell & Dinah Morley & Roger Catchpole (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In this thought-provoking text, a collection of respected authors with a wealth of academic and practice experience come together to challenge some of the prevailing ideas serving as the foundation for the current child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) structure. <p/>Providing a fresh new perspective on critical issues and seeking to stimulate reflection and debate; from managers and commissioners to newly qualified practitioners and students, this book will both challenge and energise readers, spurring them on to reconsider some of the pressing CAMH issues of our time.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>In this thought-provoking text, a collection of respected authors with a wealth of academic and practice experience comes together to challenge some of the prevailing ideas serving as the foundation for the current child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) structure. <br/> <br/>Seeking to stimulate reflection and debate, the book provides a fresh new perspective on critical issues such as: <br/><br/>- The place of neuroscience in explaining mental health development in children and adolescents<br/>- The benefits of moving away from clinic-based practice, and towards an approach that reaches out into the community<br/>- The negative impact of resource pressures in CAMHS on the core therapeutic relationships between practitioners and young people. <br/> <br/><br/>From managers and commissioners to newly qualified practitioners and students, this book will both challenge and energise readers, spurring them on to reconsider some of the pressing CAMH issues of our time.<br/><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>'A fascinating read from a great range of writers with some serious experience behind them. Readers should find plenty of ideas to help them reflect on, or kick-start, ways of working in CAMH that might just put some much-needed change in motion.' a <i>Angie Hart, Professor of Child, Family & Community Health, University of Brighton, UK</i> <br>'This book challenges us to look critically at our own practice and will raise some very interesting discussions. I strongly recommend it not only to students on post-registration courses, but to those on pre-registration courses who have a desire to work in this area once qualified.' a <i>Sharon Pagett, Senior Lecturer in Mental Health, University of Central Lancashire, UK</i><br>"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Sarah Campbell is a senior lecturer and Programme Director for MSc programmes in Mental Health (CAMH and Adult) at City University London, UK. <p/>Dinah Morley is an honorary researcher at the Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry in East London, and an honorary senior lecturer at City University London, UK. <p/>Roger Catchpole, now retired, was Lead Consultant and trainer at Young Minds, the UK's leading charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people.<br>Sarah Campbell is a senior lecturer and Programme Director for MSc programmes in Mental Health (CAMH and Adult) at City University London, UK. <p/>Dinah Morley is an honorary researcher at the Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry in East London, and an honorary senior lecturer at City University London, UK. <p/>Roger Catchpole, now retired, was Lead Consultant and trainer at Young Minds, the UK's leading charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people.</p>

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