W orking therapeutically with children\, adolescents and families can be deeply rewarding - but it can also expose clinicians to significant professiona l and personal risks. This timely and thought-prov oking seminar\, chaired by Jo Goldsmith\, brings t ogether two experienced clinicians to explore some of the less frequently discussed challenges facin g Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists today.
\n \nThrough two focused presentations followe d by a live roundtable discussion\, speakers will examine the realities of professional vulnerabilit y in clinical practice - from the impact of an unf ounded allegation\, to the management of violence and aggression in the consulting room. The session will offer practical reflections\, systemic insig ht\, and space for shared thinking about how psych otherapists and supervisors can work safely and th oughtfully in increasingly complex environments.\n \n
Tim Smith will explore the dynamics and processes of unfounded professional allegations\, including the systems and procedures involved whe n concerns are raised. He will also consider how C APTs can think proactively about managing and miti gating these risks within assessment and clinical processes.
\n \nAriel Nathanson will discus s the risk of violence and aggression towards CAPT s in the consulting room\, with particular attenti on to the role of service supervisors in assessing suitability for intensive training cases and supp orting practitioner safety.
\n \nThe webina r is open to qualified members of the Association and will include an opportunity for audience quest ions and discussion.
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\n \nThe aim of this engaging webinar is to help members:
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\n \nTim Smith is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychotherapi st working in community CYPMHS for CWP NHS Foundat ion Trust where he is also the Clinical Director f or Cheshire East services. He maintains a small\, hybrid private practice with adolescent and young adult patients online and in-person in London. He is currently co-editing two books\; one with Debbi e Hindle on psychoanalytic readings of films about childhood\, and another with Jani Santamarí \;a on the clinical applications of Bion&rsquo\;s theories to work with children\, adolescents and y oung adults.
\n \nAriel Nathanson is a Consultant Child\, Adolescent and Adu lt Psychotherapist. He worked at the Portman Clini c for many years\, specialising in the assessment and treatment of children\, adolescents and young adults who display sexually harmful\, delinquent a nd violent behaviours. He has a private practice w here he clinically works with adolescents and adul ts\, supervises and teaches.
\n \nJ o Goldsmith is a Consultant Child and Ado lescent Psychotherapist. She worked in CAMHS for m any years providing direct work with parents and b abies as well as highly risky adolescents. Jo is t he Director of Professional Standards for the ACP\ , teaches on the IPCAPA UCL independent training a nd supervises trainees and qualified clinicians.\n \n
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\n \n DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n \n \n Working therapeutically with child ren\, adolescents and families can be deeply rewar ding - but it can also expose clinicians to signif icant professional and personal risks. This timely and thought-provoking seminar\, chaired by Jo Gol dsmith\, brings together two experienced clinician s to explore some of the less frequently discussed challenges facing Child and Adolescent Psychother apists today.\n \n \n \n Through two focused prese ntations followed by a live roundtable discussion\ , speakers will examine the realities of professio nal vulnerability in clinical practice - from the impact of an unfounded allegation\, to the managem ent of violence and aggression in the consulting r oom. The session will offer practical reflections\ , systemic insight\, and space for shared thinking about how psychotherapists and supervisors can wo rk safely and thoughtfully in increasingly complex environments.\n \n \n \n Tim Smith will explore t he dynamics and processes of unfounded professiona l allegations\, including the systems and procedur es involved when concerns are raised. He will also consider how CAPTs can think proactively about ma naging and mitigating these risks within assessmen t and clinical processes.\n \n \n \n Ariel Nathans on will discuss the risk of violence and aggressio n towards CAPTs in the consulting room\, with part icular attention to the role of service supervisor s in assessing suitability for intensive training cases and supporting practitioner safety.\n \n \n \n The webinar is open to qualified members of the Association and will include an opportunity for a udience questions and discussion.\n \n \n \n \n \ n \n \n Learning Outcomes\n \n \n \n The aim of th is engaging webinar is to help members:\n \n \n \n \n Recognise some of the key professional and cl inical risks inherent in Child and Adolescent Psyc hotherapy practice.\n Develop a greater understan ding of the processes and emotional impact surroun ding unfounded professional allegations.\n Consid er practical ways of mitigating professional risk within assessment and treatment settings.\n Refle ct on the management of violence and aggression in the consulting room and its implications for clin ical work.\n Think more critically about supervis ory and organisational responsibilities in assessi ng suitability for intensive cases and supporting practitioner safety.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n About t he presenters\n \n \n Tim Smith is a Consultant Ch ild and Adolescent Psychotherapist working in comm unity CYPMHS for CWP NHS Foundation Trust where he is also the Clinical Director for Cheshire East s ervices. He maintains a small\, hybrid private pra ctice with adolescent and young adult patients onl ine and in-person in London. He is currently co-ed iting two books\; one with Debbie Hindle on psycho analytic readings of films about childhood\, and a nother with Jani Santamaría on the clinical applic ations of Bion’s theories to work with children\, adolescents and young adults.\n \n \n \n Ariel Nat hanson is a Consultant Child\, Adolescent and Adul t Psychotherapist. He worked at the Portman Clinic for many years\, specialising in the assessment a nd treatment of children\, adolescents and young a dults who display sexually harmful\, delinquent an d violent behaviours. He has a private practice wh ere he clinically works with adolescents and adult s\, supervises and teaches.\n \n \n \n Jo Goldsmit h is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychothera pist. She worked in CAMHS for many years providing direct work with parents and babies as well as hi ghly risky adolescents. Jo is the Director of Prof essional Standards for the ACP\, teaches on the IP CAPA UCL independent training and supervises train ees and qualified clinicians.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CATEGORIES:Seminar CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20260922T183000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260922T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260922T200000 LOCATION:Zoom\n Online\, \n United Kingdom\n URL:https://childpsychotherapy.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=558 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR