In this issue
Early onset eating disorders (free article)
CCYP interviews Dasha Nicholls about her聽recent research
Art therapy groupwork
Narelle Smith runs an expressive arts group聽for children
CBT 鈥� a second look
Linda Bean found her work changed dramatically聽in focus after completing a CBT diploma
The counsellor-coach
Can we work to a new integrated model?聽asks Carolyn Mumby
Destination PhD
Val Taylor hits a mental brick wall about how聽to word her questions
Reflecting on鈥� when to end
New columnist Jeanine Connor contemplates聽her endings
From the chair
Schools section
Setting up in a Sunderland school
by Fiona Dawson
Observation of play in a Welsh school
by Della Austin
Attachment and Gestalt work in a girls鈥櫬燘ESD school/children鈥檚 home in Southampton
by Cathie O鈥橞rien
TAMHS pilot in Gateshead
by Jill Whiteford
Extending to out-of-school provision in聽Cardiff
by Claire Tyler
Working with special needs in London
by Annie Marson
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Welcome from the editor
The other day, I saw a fabulous mountain bike in a shop window down south, and聽had to remind myself sternly that north of Newcastle you need a car and rugs. But聽it made me think. When you first see a new bicycle, your attention is riveted on the聽enticing vision. Wow 鈥� I like the look of that! Then, if you have the funds and wish to go聽ahead, you start looking at the technical aspects 鈥� seat adjustability, tyres, gears and so聽on. It鈥檚 only when you take it home and get onto it that you find the bike finally offers聽you something creative, something more than a machine to get you from one place to聽another. You can whizz, you can wheelie, you can slalom, you can鈥� anything, really.
And the connection to counselling young people is?
Well, politicians and head teachers are finally subscribing to the idea that early聽therapeutic intervention makes sense. And that鈥檚 the wow, I like that of the shop window聽vision. But then comes the reality check. And in this issue, we have very much homed in on聽the technical aspects of how to start and continue work in a variety of schools, how to deal聽with disorganised attachments, how to set up an arts group, how to acquire CBT skills to聽augment your toolbox, how we might work within an integrated model as counsellor-coach,聽and more: special needs, observation, endings, even how to crash through the mental block聽in researching. Most of this barely touches on the wonderful creativity that goes on in a聽single session. That鈥檚 post buying, when you finally own the 鈥榖ike鈥� and realise with a sense聽of awe that having space to allow inventive wheelies and back flips was the very thing聽children needed in order to heal and race on. Of course, we often venture into that territory.聽So I make no apology for the fact that this issue is more about the gears and cogs, and聽watching out for issues that may be looming, such as an early onset eating disorder.
It was post-鈥榖ike鈥�-buying creativity that was mostly my focus when I gave a keynote at聽a recent MIND conference in North Staffordshire that showcased the fabulously inventive聽attitudes within their Younger Minds offshoot. Towards the end of my speech, I mentioned聽a great book, The Tygrine Cat by Inbali Iserles, in which the young cat hero, Mati, tries聽to behave by the feline tribal values his mum taught him: Trust your instincts, Use your聽judgement, and Protect the spirit of the cat. These maxims transfer well to our work,聽keeping us boundaried and sound whilst allowing for intuition and creativity. A bit like聽knowing the rules of the road and how to mend a tyre or oil the chain, so that you can聽go out and ride for your life, without disaster. Cogs and gears on our therapy bikes are聽important 鈥� hence their inclusion here 鈥� but it will still come down to us to be creative聽and inspired as we work and play with our clients. Even on mind-numbingly cold days聽this winter.
Eleanor Patrick
Editor