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Reconsidering adolescent subjectivity: a 'practice-near' approach to the study of adolescents, including those with severe learning disabilities
- Authors:
- BRIGGS Stephen, HINGLEY-JONES Helen
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 43(1), 2013, pp.64-80.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This article aims to explore new approaches to working with young people that are relevant to changed techno-social contexts. First, an emerging theory of adolescent development is elaborated, based on the notion of subjectivation, which takes into account new contexts and thinking about the development and experiences of young people and which is oriented towards inclusive practice. Second, appropriate practice-near methods for exploring and empirically assessing the applicability of this approach are discussed and applied through two examples: the first, more briefly discussed, is an example from social work practice with young people in a mental health setting, while the second example, based on an observational study, focuses on the relational and emotional aspects of development of severely learning-disabled young adolescents. The article concludes that the delineation of four distinct fields of subjectivation facilitates emotionally and relationally sensitive and relevant practice with young people. (Publisher abstract)
Risks and opportunities in adolescence: understanding adolescent mental health difficulties
- Author:
- BRIGGS Stephen
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 23(1), March 2009, pp.49-64.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
In order to explore the current state of knowledge regarding adolescent mental health, and relate this knowledge to practice, this paper explores three key questions: are adolescent mental health problems increasing, are adolescents dislocated by new and different contexts, and what are the levels of mental health difficulties in adolescence? The paper suggests that evidence that adolescents are 'getting worse' is not convincing, but it is clear that the contexts for adolescence have changed radically and this affects adolescent developmental processes. Adolescent mental health difficulties require a current, developmentally relevant and oriented approach to enhance effective understanding and intervention. Adults in general and professionals in particular need to be able to engage with and not take flight from the impact of adolescent emotionality.
Time-limited psychodynamic psychotherapy for adolescents and young adults
- Author:
- BRIGGS Stephen
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 24(2), June 2010, pp.181-195.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article discusses the development of a model of time-limited psychodynamic psychotherapy for adolescents and young adults developed in the context of a multidisciplinary team within the UK's National Health Service working with young people with mental health difficulties. Time-limited therapeutic approaches are increasingly deployed in contemporary mental health practice which recognises an increased role for psychological therapies. The therapeutic focus in this model is on a significant area of developmental difficulty or disturbance, to facilitate the capacity of the young person to meet developmental challenges. The developmental focus is rooted in a psychoanalytic approach to adolescent development, and connects internal, interpersonal and social worlds of young people. Thus this approach understands as psychosocial the mental health difficulties of young people in contemporary contexts. Young people are engaged in therapy through containing anxieties within a clear structure provided by the time frame and the core features of the model. Two case examples are presented and discussed of young people of different ages, both of whom were able to make therapeutic use of this therapeutic modality.
Working with the risk of suicide in young people
- Author:
- BRIGGS Stephen
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 16(2), November 2002, pp.135-148.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Provides a psychoanalytic framework for working with adolescents at risk of suicide. The article locates the discussion in the context of current knowledge of patterns of suicidality, and focuses on discussing internal dynamics and the adolescents' relationships with the body. It concludes that a containing reflective space is the most effective way of reducing suicide risk in each individual case.