Overview

Are you looking to develop your expertise in child and adolescent mental health? This comprehensive guide is updated to help you: 1) understand the current social, political and ideological contexts of child and adolescent mental health 2) develop an understanding of child and adolescent development and mental health conditions 3) identify appropriate mental health promotion strategies and mental health interventions for working with children and adolescents 4) assess appropriate group work and communication strategies for improving the mental health of children and adolescents 5) improve knowledge and practice of child and adolescent safeguarding, rights and culture  Written by a multi-disciplinary team of passionate experts, this book introduces important theories while showing how they can be applied to real world practice. Packed with examples and activities to get you thinking and learning, it is an essential introduction for anyone interested in or working to improve child and adolescent mental health.

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Author:   Maddie Burton ,  Clive Sealey
Publisher:   Sage Publications Ltd
Imprint:   Sage Publications Ltd
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9781529603859

ISBN 10:   1529603854
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   03 November 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

An Introduction to Child and Adolescent Mental Health - Maddie Burton and Clive Sealey Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conditions - Maddie Burton and Clive Sealey Theories of Infant, Child and Adolescent Development - Maddie Burton and Clive Sealey Safeguarding Children and Young People – ‘everybody’s responsibility’ - Wendy Porter-Clark Children and Young People’s Rights and Mental Health - Clive Sealey and Maddie Burton Mental Health Promotion and Interventions with Young People and Families - Clive Sealey Effective Communication with Children, Young People and their Families - Kirsty Fraser Group Work with Children, Young People and Families - Clive Sealey Understanding the Importance of Culture when Working with Children, Young People and their Families - Clive Sealey Ideologies of Family - Clive Sealey

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Author Information

Madeleine Burton is a Registered Mental Health Nurse and for several years worked in both inpatient and community CAMHS. Maddie is currently Senior Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Mental Health at the University of Worcester. Maddie continues to maintain close links with CAMHS practice and works with schools from a CAMH perspective. She holds membership of the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health and the Association for Infant Mental Health. Maddie’s research interests include suicide and self-harm in children and young people, infant, maternal and parental mental health.

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