“My favourite part of this job is meeting new people…”

Hello, my name is Karen. I joined South West Yorkshire Foundation Trust as an Education Mental Health Practitioner almost three years ago.

Now, I work in a large team in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service that supports children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties across the city. My colleagues and I work with people, using low-intensity cognitive behavioural therapy to help them build the necessary skills to cope.

As part of this role, we also support educators in developing mental health provision in schools and deliver training sessions to parents, carers and professionals across the multiagency partnership.

My favourite part of this job is meeting new people and supporting those experiencing difficulties in developing new skills, which help them to recover and stay well into the future.