When young people walk through Alex Wilson’s door, they are already carrying the stigma from their long involvement in our mental health system. They know they have been called ‘Frequent Flyers’ or ‘treatment resistant’. Alex’s aim for her work with these young people is that they will feel appreciated, validated and empowered. Alex knows that this work involves risks. But Alex is not cavalier about these risks. Her rigorous approach to risk is where the conversation starts.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy:
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/cognitive-behaviour-therapy
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy:
https://www.sane.org/information-and-resources/facts-and-guides/dialectical-behaviour-therapy-dbt
Continuing Professional Development available from the AASW
CBT: https://my.aasw.asn.au/s/event-information?EventID=a2Y9g0000002KEBEA2
DBT: https://my.aasw.asn.au/s/event-information?EventID=a2Y9g0000002KEaEAM
Related articles from Australian Social Work:
YOUNG PEOPLE DESCRIBE WHAT THEY WANT FROM THEIR WORKERS:
Zuchowski I, Braidwood L, d’Emden C, Gair S, The Voices of ‘At-Risk Young People About Services They Received: A systematic literature review, Australian Social Work, vol 75 (1) 2022, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0312407X.2020.1776742
ASSESSING RISK IN YOUNG PEOPLE:
Lemon G, Stanford S, Sawyer AM Trust and the Dilemmas of Suicide Risk Assessment in Non-government Mental Health Services, Australian Social Work, vol 69 (2) 2016, 145-157
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0312407X.2015.1131843
DBT AND SOCIAL WORK
Cooper B, & Parsons J. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: A social work intervention?. Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 21(4), 83–93. https://doi.org/10.11157/anzswj-vol21iss4id264
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