Building Creative Therapeutic Relationships with Children and Young People

Jim Wilson is an independent consultant, trainer, and author from the UK. He has been the Chairperson of the Family Institute in Cardiff and former Director of The Centre for Child studies at The Institute of Family Therapy ,London .  His books and writings are widely used in  training courses in family therapy both in the UK  and worldwide.

• 1. Introduction: inspiration and brevity.- 2. Playfully serious practice: parameters and perspectives.- 3. Meeting children and young people ; steps towards co- creative practice.- 4. Exploring the repertoire of practice methods,opportunities, and constraints to creativity.- 5. Building creative relationships with children :  case illustrations in detail.- 6. Personal and political values:doing what is possible.- 7. Radical systemic  humanism; retrospection, and towards a philosophy of practice.