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Fostering emotional and mental health in residential youth care facilities: A s...
Santos, Laura; Ramos Miguel, Rita; do Rosário Pinheiro, Maria; Rijo, DanielChildren and youth placed in residential youth care (RYC) exhibit complex emotional needs and significant mental health problems. Better outcomes in RYC have been associated with emotional availability from care workers. Nevertheless, many care workers struggle either with their own mental health and/or with adequately providingsupport for the mental health problems of youth under their care. Thus, staff traini...
Online compassion focused therapy for social anxiety disorder in adolescence (C...
Vieira Figueiredo, Diana; Ganho-Ávila, Ana; Ramos Miguel, Rita; Paulo, Marlene; Nobre-Lima, Luiza; Salvador, Maria do Céu; Rijo, DanielThis work investigated the efficacy of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) on symptoms of social anxiety disorder (SAD) in adolescence, based on data collected throughout treatment. CFT has contributed to the psychological well-being of various populations, but limited evidence exists on its therapeutic gains for SAD in adolescence. Twenty-one adolescents (57.1% girls; 15-18 years old) presenting with SAD received...