As a research-led organisation, this is our current project:
Jäderberg, L. The Vital Parenting Tasks: an integrative framework for working with parents in child and adolescent psychotherapy (Doctoral research project)
Peer reviewed publications, conferences and oral presentations (updated 21.04.20):
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, Vancouver, Canada, May, 2020
Jäderberg, L. (2020). Multidisciplinary work with child and adolescent workers and parents. [oral presentation]. Nursing and Healthcare Conference. March 2020, Orlando, USA.
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
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. (2010). 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 2010.
Workshops and courses:
PGDip Training Course: Working with Parents, London and online, launching January 2021
Online course for parents: The 20 Vital Parent Tasks, Online, launching winter 2020
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 and USA. 2018 to current
Parenting Matters Schools Project, Mental Health First Aid for Parents. UK, 2018 to current
CPD Workshop: The Vital Parenting Tasks: Thinking about 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, Southampton, 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
Jäderberg, L. The Vital Parenting Tasks: an integrative framework for working with parents in child and adolescent psychotherapy (Doctoral research project)
Peer reviewed publications, conferences and oral presentations (updated 21.04.20):
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, Vancouver, Canada, May, 2020
Jäderberg, L. (2020). Multidisciplinary work with child and adolescent workers and parents. [oral presentation]. Nursing and Healthcare Conference. March 2020, Orlando, USA.
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
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. (2010). 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 2010.
Workshops and courses:
PGDip Training Course: Working with Parents, London and online, launching January 2021
Online course for parents: The 20 Vital Parent Tasks, Online, launching winter 2020
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 and USA. 2018 to current
Parenting Matters Schools Project, Mental Health First Aid for Parents. UK, 2018 to current
CPD Workshop: The Vital Parenting Tasks: Thinking about 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, Southampton, 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