Bringing parents and families into the room when working with young people.

In this week's episode, Katrina shares her experience working with families in a school setting and in a hospital setting. Katrina has written an article looking at family therapy for child and adolescent school refusal which can be found in the show notes.  Katrina is a clinical family therapist and a full clinical member of the Australian Association of Family Therapy (AAFT).  She is an accredited mental health social worker (AMHSW) with the Australian Association of Social Workers, with more than 13 year's experience in tertiary mental health, in addition to working privately for several years. She has undertaken further training in Gottman Method Marital Therapy, Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Family Based Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa (FBT), Narrative Therapy, supervision, and more. Katrina shares some of her tips, tricks and challenges for working with families in what can be a traditionally one-on-one setting. We talk about school refusal and how we work with families and the school system to support a young person to get back into school. You talk about the importance of a good relationship between the school parents and the clinician working with that whole system. We look at the role parents can play in supporting young people through the changes they experience in adolescence. Supporting them in their journey moving from primary school to high school and how the role of parenting can change and adapt to these different stages. Katrina shares with listeners some of her tips for managing her well-being. She talks about the red flags that she's noticed in her own life that indicate maybe she's not doing so well and what she does to keep herself energised, healthy and able to do the work she loves.   https://www.katrinarichardson.com/ Family Therapy for Child and Adolescent School Refusal https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anzf.1188   Join the Inside Social Work Facebook Group Join the Inside Social Work Podcast mailing list to get your free social work career guide Visit the website for the latest info and show notes https://insidesocialwork.com/ Support the show by making a contribution https://www.paypal.me/Insidesocialwork Subscribe to the podcast    Mentioned in this episode:5 Days to Career Clarity in Social WorkReflect, plan, and take your next step with confidence. Feeling stuck or unsure about your next move? https://mailchi.mp/marievakakis/days-to-career-clarity-in-social-work 5 Days to Career Clarity in Social WorkReflect, plan, and take your next step with confidence. Feeling stuck or unsure about your next move? https://mailchi.mp/marievakakis/days-to-career-clarity-in-social-work