Working with Child and Adolescent Mental Health: The Central Role of Language and Communication

This book is a ‘must buy’ for readers because it provides:

• A compelling case for the central role of communication in the emergence and development of children’s mental health, within the context of children’s relationships and communities
• A practical focus outlining what to do to understand and promote the inter-twined areas of communication and mental health across children’s development
• Practical steps and a wealth of resources for practitioners to evaluate and build their own competence in this vital work
• Suggestions for tried-and tested ways to share knowledge and skills with others
• Ways to reconsider and redesign services for children, with communication and cohesion at their core.

• Up-to-date: reflecting recent developments in research, thinking and practice
• Informed by an integrated, in-depth understanding of both communication and psychological wellbeing
• Promotes system-wide change to enable timely, cohesive care
• Offers a practical focus