research
We are a research-led organisation - we are currently working on new research from the following study:
Jäderberg, L. The Vital Parenting Tasks: an integrative framework for working with parents in child and adolescent psychotherapy (Doctoral research)
Peer reviewed publications, conferences and oral presentations (updated 21.06.22):
Jäderberg, L. et al (2019). Exploring the factors affecting child and adolescent psychotherapists' and counsellors' decision‐making in clinical work with parents. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. DOI:10.1002/capr.12279
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Jäderberg, L. (2020). Good or bad parenting?... It’s not so simple: Using the Vital Parenting Tasks model to navigate the complexities of, and effect real change in parent-child relationships. [oral presentation]. Society for Psychotherapy Research, International Conference, Suffering and Flourishing: Envisioning Positive Mental Health, , Canada, 2020 [online due to covid pandemic]
Jäderberg, L. (2020). Multidisciplinary work with child and adolescent workers and parents. [oral presentation]. Nursing and Healthcare Conference. March 2020, Orlando, USA [online due to covid pendemic]
Jäderberg, L. & McBeath, A. (2019). The Vital Parenting Tasks (VPT): Parent-child psychotherapy for children and adolescents presenting with psychosomatic presentations. [oral presentation and poster]. ICPM International College of Psychosomatic Medicine, 25th World Congress, The Psychosomatic Perspective, Florence, September 2019
Jäderberg, L. & McBeath, A. (2019). Vital Parenting Tasks (VPT): progress on development of integrative framework for working with parents. [poster]. Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, Building Alliances, International Annual Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, June 2019
Jäderberg, L. & McBeath, A. (2017) Development and refinement of the vital parenting tasks (VPT) model for parent-child psychotherapy [Poster]. Society for Psychotherapy Research Conference, 20th-22nd September, University of Oxford Examination Schools.
Jäderberg, L & Sarankin, M. (2017). The vital parenting tasks: thinking about your own experience of being parented. [Conference proceedings]. United Kingdom Association for Psychotherapy Integration Conference, 4th February, NCVO, London
Jäderberg, L & Sarankin, M. (2013). Attachment in play. [Conference proceedings]. United Kingdom Association for Psychotherapy Integration Conference, 6th November, NCVO, London
Jäderberg, L. (2013). Are there more than four parenting styles? A taxonomy of parenting styles in the felt experience of children and adolescents. [oral presentation]. Conference for Interdisciplinary Emotional Intelligence Studies, London, May 2013.
workshops and courses:
Online course for parents: The 20 Vital Parent Tasks, Online, launching autumn 2024
PGDip Training Course: Working with Parents, London and online, launched 2024
CPD training: The Vital Parenting Tasks, Kids Inspire, Chelmsford, 2021
CPD seminar and live supervision for child therapists: Working with parents, 2020 - online, current
CPD workshop: Working with families at risk of parental alienation, UK, 2019 - current
Inset training: The Vital Parenting Tasks for Teachers, UK, 2018 - current
Bespoke CPD workshop for bereavement charity (Grief Encounter): Your own experience of being parented and how that relates to your work with adults and children, London, February 2018
Course for parents and train-the-trainers: Dyadic clowning and the VPT. UK
Parenting Schools Project, VPT Mental Health First Aid for Parents. UK, 2018 to current
CPD Workshop: Working with parents or those with the experience of being parented (that’s everyone!), UKAPI, London, 2017
CPD Workshops: Working with parents in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy and Counselling. London, Birmingham, Southampton, 2015 - current
MSc module: Families with financial privilege: risks and benefits, Birmingham, 2016, 2018, 2019
MSc visiting lectures: Working with Parents, Working with the Arts, Working with Music, Working in Context, 2014-current
Workshop: Working with parents in child psychotherapy: a workshop to examine and explore. London, June 2014
CPD Workshop: Attachment in Play, the CAPCA model, UKAPI, London, 2013