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Therapeutic Assessment and Intervention in Childcare Legal Proceedings: Engaging families in successful rehabilitation book cover

1st Edition

Therapeutic Assessment and Intervention in Childcare Legal Proceedings Engaging families in successful rehabilitation

By Mike Davies Copyright 2016
184 Pages
by Routledge

182 Pages
by Routledge

182 Pages
by Routledge
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This book draws upon the author’s first-hand clinical experience as an Expert Witness in child and family legal proceedings to explore the success of psychotherapy assessments and interventions. Focusing on families who are seeking to be re-united after the removal of their children into foster care, Mike Davies discusses critical aspects of therapy which can help to identify and engage those who... Read more

Part 1: Background  Expert Witness or Psychotherapist: A Personal Development Account.  Context and Review of the Key Issues: Parents, Parenting and Child Protection in a Risk-aversive Culture.  Research Questions, Method, and Emerging Themes: A Reflexive Journey  Part 2: Families on the Edge  Five Case Studies: Examples of engagement in therapy and successful rehabilitation  Part 3: Findings and Discussion  A Working Framework: ‘No Chance, Some Chance, Every Chance’ of Engagement in Therapy and Successful Rehabilitation.  Influence of Legal/Professional Context on Parental and Professional Activity.  Critical Aspects of Therapy: The Who, How, and Where, of Creating a Therapeutic Context.  Multi-dimensional Therapeutic Work.  Conclusions.

Biography

Mike Davies is a Consultant Psychotherapist working in the UK, with expertise in child and family therapy and mental health.

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