Essential Research Findings in Child and Adolescent Counselling and Psychotherapy

Mick Cooper is Professor of Counselling Psychology at the University of Roehampton, where he is Director of the Centre for Research in Social and Psychological Transformation (CREST). Mick is a chartered psychologist, a UKCP registered psychotherapist, and a Fellow of the BACP. Mick is author and editor of a range of texts on person-centred, existential and relational approaches to therapy; including Working at Relational Depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy (2005, SAGE, with Dave Mearns), Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy (2011, SAGE, with John McLeod) and Existential Therapies (2nd edn, 2017, SAGE). Mick has led a series of research studies exploring the processes and outcomes of humanistic counselling with young people. Mick is the father of four children and lives in Brighton on the south coast of England.

This book is extremely well thought-out and is a must-have for those working with children and young people.

• Introduction: What can child therapists learn from research? - Nick Midgley, Jacqueline Hayes and Mick CooperEpidemiology: Are mental health problems in children and young people really a big issue? - Ann Hagell and Barbara MaughanNeurobiology, attachment and trauma: The development of mental health problems in children and young people - Graham MusicTherapy outcomes: Is child therapy effective? - Terry Hanley and Julia NobleTherapy outcomes: What works for whom? - Peter Fonagy, Liz Allison and Alana RyanWhat leads to change? I. Common factors in child therapy - Jacqueline HayesWhat leads to change? II. Therapeutic techniques and practices with children and young people - Jacqueline Hayes and Clare BrunstConclusion - Nick Midgley, Jacqueline Hayes and Mick Cooper