JenniferTurner, Author at Resource Library - Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

The aim of mediation is to reach agreements that make things better for everyone. It is voluntary, so no one is forced to take part and you can decide how far you want to take mediation. How does mediation work? The basic types of mediation are individual meetings or joint family mediation. Stage 1...

What is psychoanalytic psychotherapy for? Sometimes people can feel overwhelmed by their emotions and this can cause problems with things like relationships and staying healthy. Psychoanalytic psychotherapy can help young people when this happens to them. A psychotherapist can help with...

Grounding is a practice that can help you pull away from flashbacks, unwanted memories, and negative or challenging emotions. These techniques may help distract you from what you are experiencing and refocus on what’s happening in the present moment. You can use grounding techniques to help create...

What is the connected persons team? The child you are looking after might have additional needs related to living in challenging circumstances before they came to you. The connected persons team can work with you on emotional and behavioural issues relating to their childhood trauma or disturbed...

Early relationships matter Early relationships influence the way that a baby’s brain develops. When parents and carers are able to tune-in and respond to their babies’ needs sensitively, in an appropriate and timely way, it lays the foundations for lifelong mental and physical health and helps...

What are SEDATT ward rounds? SEDATT stands for ‘Sheffield eating disorders assessment and treatment team’. A ‘ward round’ is the name we give a meeting where we all come together as a team of: psychiatrist (a mental health doctor) consultant paediatrician (a medical doctor)...

What is family therapy? Families can be really complicated because everyone is an individual with different ideas, thoughts, worries and strengths. Lots of things can make a family’s life more stressful and these changes can benefit from extra support. Family therapy helps families to listen to...

What is multi-family therapy Multi-family therapy is a treatment approach for anorexia developed by the Maudsley Hospital. Multi-family therapy is an intensive course for families who are already receiving single-family therapy. Multi-family therapy aims to help families rediscover their own...

What is cognitive behavioural therapy? Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) means: cognitive – how you think behavioural – your actions therapy And in CBT-E, the ‘E’ stands for ‘enhanced’. CBT-E is a talking therapy specifically for eating disorders that can help...

What is family therapy for anorexia? Family therapy for anorexia is an evidence-based intervention for patients with an anorexia nervosa diagnosis. It is an intensive outpatient therapeutic approach where parents play an active and supportive role to help restore your child or young person’s...

What is dietetics? Dietetics is the application of the science of nutrition to the human being in health and disease. This work is carried out by dietitians. Dietitians are qualified health professionals who assess, diagnose and treat dietary and nutritional difficulties. They can work with you to...