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Direct Work with Vulnerable Children: Playful Activities and Strategies for Communication de Helen Wosu

Direct Work with Vulnerable Children: Playful Activities and Strategies for Communication: Practical Guides for Direct Work

Autor Helen Wosu, Audrey Tait
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 noi 2012

Observăm în literatura academică dedicată asistenței sociale o lacună între teoriile complexe despre traumele infantile și instrumentele practice, imediat aplicabile, de care dispun profesioniștii din prima linie. Direct Work with Vulnerable Children vine să umple acest gol, transformând conceptele abstracte în strategii de comunicare ludică. Considerăm că volumul este esențial pentru orice specialist care a întâmpinat dificultatea de a stabili un dialog cu un copil ce a suferit abuzuri sau neglijare.

Această lucrare acoperă o arie tematică similară cu Creative Ideas for Assessing Vulnerable Children and Families, însă se distinge printr-o abordare mult mai pragmatică, orientată spre interacțiunea zilnică și reducerea stresului imediat, nu doar spre procesul formal de evaluare. În contextul operei autoarelor, volumul funcționează ca o extensie practică a manualului teoretic The Child's World, Third Edition, la care Helen Wosu a contribuit anterior, mutând accentul de pe diagnoza nevoilor pe tehnici concrete de angajare.

Structura cărții este riguros organizată pentru a facilita progresia de la pregătirea mediului de lucru la activități specifice de alfabetizare emoțională. Primele capitole stabilesc principiile de bază și combat prejudecățile despre barierele creative, în timp ce secțiunile finale oferă soluții punctuale pentru situații de criză, cum ar fi necesitatea unei pauze pentru îngrijitor sau gestionarea coșmarurilor. Cele 13 ilustrații incluse servesc drept ghid vizual pentru implementarea activităților, asigurând o înțelegere clară a dinamicii dintre adult și copil.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781849053198
ISBN-10: 1849053197
Pagini: 224
Ilustrații: 13 b&w line drawings
Dimensiuni: 150 x 228 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Colecția Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Seria Practical Guides for Direct Work

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte profesioniștilor care au nevoie de un repertoriu verificat de activități pentru a comunica eficient cu copiii vulnerabili. Cititorul câștigă acces la 20 de ani de experiență clinică, tradusă în exerciții care reduc anxietatea minorului și facilitează destăinuirea. Este o resursă valoroasă pentru asistenți sociali și terapeuți, oferind instrumente care transformă joaca într-un pod de încredere între adult și copilul traumatizat.

Despre autor

Audrey Tait este asistent social în cadrul echipei de practică pentru copii și familii din Edinburgh, având o experiență de două decenii în domeniu și în formarea specialiștilor prin cursul „Communicating with Children”. Helen Wosu este asistent social independent, deținând un masterat în asistență socială avansată de la Universitatea din Edinburgh. A activat ca lector la Universitatea din Dundee și ofițer de dezvoltare în protecția copilului. Împreună, cele două autoare combină expertiza academică cu practica de teren pentru a oferi ghiduri metodologice de referință în asistența socială britanică.

Descriere

For many vulnerable children, the idea of talking to an adult about their experiences and feelings can be a daunting prospect. This book demonstrates how the introduction of playfulness when working with neglected or abused children helps to build a trusting relationship by openly engaging with the child's world.

The practical activities and resources provided have been developed over 20 years of working with vulnerable children and are proven to help reduce feelings of stress and open up the lines of communication between adult and child. The straightforward, accessible style makes them easy to follow and ideal for reference in everyday practice.

With plenty of tried and tested advice, this book is essential reading for all those working with vulnerable children, including social workers, child protection workers, therapists, teachers and police interviewers, who are looking for effective ways to engage with them.

Recenzii

A practical, theoretical and therapeutic book, it aims to fill learning gap in social work education by providing solution-focused, child-centred, needs-led and empathetic strategies for communication... The activities bring a professionally enjoyable perspective to breaking down barriers, building trust and continuing relationships with children and their families.
This book is a wonderful resource for all those who work or have contact with children. It contains a wealth of practical ideas, which are all clearly explained, and with diagrams and drawing to illustrate their use... Carers, parents, teachers and therapists will find this little gem of a book a must for their bookshelf.
Reference is made to the challenges of building and sustaining a relationship noting that every interaction can change a child's view of adults and the world around them and that this is a huge privilege and responsibility as well as both rewarding and beneficial to child and worker... What shines for me about this book is the huge respect, care and consideration it demonstrates for the child being a person in their own right... A recommended book, particularly if you are working with neglect or abuse, as these activities come from the experiences of the authors - for me, always useful "evidence".
Practical, sensitive and packed with low-tech, cheap and engaging ideas for direct work with children this book will convince anyone working with children and young people of the benefits of creative activities. It is peppered with the stories of children that vividly illustrate their delight at being able to communicate about their lives on their terms.

The harsh realities of the dangers and pressure many children experience are not skirted around, the book offers a wide variety of exercises for tackling serious child protection issues. The detailed descriptions of activities are supported by extensive information about the world of children and young people and how to prepare the ground for effective direct work. This book is inspiring.

I am sure this book will be of real value to people in the field.

Professional awareness of the need to work directly with vulnerable and abused children in skilled, creative ways has grown enormously in recent years, but there is a real shortage of literature to assist practitioners in doing this work. This important book makes a vital contribution to filling this gap in knowledge. With its combination of theoretical insights and practical tools it has enormous amount to offer students, teachers and experienced practitioners.
Although written by authors who have extensive experience working in social care, this book is aimed to meet the needs of social workers, child protection workers, therapists, counsellors, residential care workers, police interviewers, teaching staff, nursery workers, court-appointed guardians as well as child and family centre workers.
This is book is written in an accessible format and it can be read as a general overview of strategies and interventions, but also it can be used as a reference book to provide information on meeting specific needs... Examples of real-life scenarios add an extra dimension to the content and provide evidence as to how these activities have been used to establish relationships with different individuals... The activities and strategies can also be used in a variety of settings...This book will be of use to a variety of professionals who work with vulnerable children. It has relevance to health, social and educational interventions in a variety of settings.

Cuprins

Acknowledgements. Foreword by Brigid Daniel, University of Stirling, UK. 1. Engaging Effectively with Children. 2. Preparation. 3. Free Play. 4. Basic Principles when Working with Children. 5. The Child. 6. Using Self and the Environment. 7. Common Misconceptions about Barriers to Working Creatively with Children. 8. Helping Us Talk Activities. 9. Emotional Literacy Activities. 10. Explaining Things Activities. 11. Strategies to Use when Carer Breaks are Required. 12. Strategies to Help with Night Time Difficulties. Appendices. References. Index.