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.

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