An Introduction to Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Are you looking to develop your expertise in child and adolescent mental health? This fully revised and updated new edition will help you to:1) understand the current social, policy and ideological context of child and adolescent mental health 2) develop an understanding of child and adolescent development and mental health conditions3) identify appropriate mental health promotion strategies and mental health interventions 4) assess appropriate group work and communication strategies 5) improve knowledge and practice of children and adolescent safeguarding, rights and culture Written by a multi-disciplinary team of passionate and experienced experts, the book strikes the balance between introducing important and seminal theories and showing how these 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.