ABSTRACT
Parent work alongside individual work with the child or young person has many different aspects and can involve a complex moving in and out between these modes. The parent worker stands on the cusp between the concerns the inner world of the child and the outside world of family, school, everyday events, and outer reality. Alongside the child/young person's therapy, the parent worker needs to keep in touch with day-to-day events within the family, thinking about family relationships and addressing parenting issues. There are occasions when the parent's own past life experience become central, and it may well be appropriate for the themes to take precedence from time to time within the sessions. The parent worker is also the member of the team holding responsibility for links with other professionals in the outside world, mobilizing whatever support is available for the children/young people and their families.
