Mindful Therapeutic Care for Children

Dr Joanna North is a chartered psychologist, psychotherapist and expert witness who works in a private practice specialising in assessing children and developing their therapeutic care plans. She has over 20 years of experience working with young people with behavioural difficulties and children in care. She lives and works in the United Kingdom.

This book states on the cover that it is aimed at professionals who work with children but also parents and carers... Dr. North's style is conversational in tone which makes this a very accessible book... it is not so much a book about learning techniques; rather it is about learning another way of thinking about the work we do with the children in our care... by the end of the book I felt I had learned a lot and gained some insights which I can take directly into my practice....I would recommend it enthusiastically to professionals, parents and carers who want to understand more about themselves and the young people they work with and care for.

• Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Being Reflective and Reflexive. 3. Being Mindful. 4. Stepping Stones to Reflective Practice: Thinking Tools for Reflective Practice. 5. Why You Matter. 6. The Reflective Practice Pentagon. 7. Conclusion. Appendix. Index.