Our Therapy
Our Approach
The holistic therapeutic approach at SWAAY is influenced by The Trauma Recovery Model (Skuse & Matthew, 2015). The model was originally designed in order to better account for the impact that trauma can have on early development and subsequent behavioural issues amongst adolescents, and to illustrate the necessity of layering treatment to enable the young person to experience the psychological safety needed to progress through treatment.
In order to assist the young person in examining their own past experiences of victimisation, as well as their own problematic or harmful behaviour, our programme thus utilises a range of different approaches, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy, Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Therapeutic Counselling, the Good Lives Model, Art Therapy, Play Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy. Our interventions are based on a holistic therapeutic approach, where the child is at the centre of the work we complete, allowing for flexibility to incorporate the young person’s specific needs and developmental status into their therapy package.
