Andrew Rogers

• Research Associate at King's College London

Youth crime and youth violence blights our communities and shapes the lives of many, whether they are victims, perpetrators or family members. This book examines the application of psychological thinking and practice when working with young people who display high risk behaviours across a broad range of forensic mental health settings in the UK. It...

This paper firstly aims to explore the prevalence of mental health problems in young offenders and secondly, to review the factors which mean a young offender is at risk of developing more serious and chronic mental health problems, including psychosis. The literature in this field will be reviewed, and the highlighted risk factors explored in deta...

This paper seeks to challenge the powerful and growing discourse that individual, face-to-face therapy is best and only way for clinical psychologist to help children with mental health and emotional needs. We propose that it is timely to rechallenge narratives of what is therapeutic and argue that taking a broader definition of therapy is vital if...

The aim of this study was to conduct a preliminary evaluation of a mental health consultation process provided to staff working in residential care settings for young people. Using a semi-structured interview approach, qualitative information was gathered from six participants about their experiences of the consultation. A thematic analysis of the...

This thesis explored the potential that analysis of gesture may have in helping to understand better the difficulties of children with specific language impairment and children with autism. An initial review of the literature in this area focused on differences between children with specific language impairment and children with autism in terms of...