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Promoting Child and Parent Wellbeing: How to Use Evidence- and Strengths-Based Strategies in Practice
Carole Sutton
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Description for Promoting Child and Parent Wellbeing: How to Use Evidence- and Strengths-Based Strategies in Practice
Paperback. Taking a strengths-based approach, this book looks at ways practitioners can enhance children's wellbeing by identifying protective factors and positive ways of working with children and their families. Grounded in research yet accessible, the strategies presented will help to encourage positive behaviour and promote emotional and mental wellbeing. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JKSN; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Informed by a wealth of research, this accessible book focuses on a strengths-based approach to promoting children's wellbeing and giving them the best opportunities to succeed. By identifying risk factors and the protective factors which can be used to counter them, this book stresses the importance of preventative measures and early intervention to effectively support parents and their children. It shows that there are many protective factors and practices that parents, teachers and carers can employ to support children's development, promote mental and emotional wellbeing, and reduce the risks of crime and anti-social behaviour. Each section explores ... Read more
Informed by a wealth of research, this accessible book focuses on a strengths-based approach to promoting children's wellbeing and giving them the best opportunities to succeed. By identifying risk factors and the protective factors which can be used to counter them, this book stresses the importance of preventative measures and early intervention to effectively support parents and their children. It shows that there are many protective factors and practices that parents, teachers and carers can employ to support children's development, promote mental and emotional wellbeing, and reduce the risks of crime and anti-social behaviour. Each section explores ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
341g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849055727
SKU
V9781849055727
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-1
About Carole Sutton
Carole Sutton is currently a part-time lecturer at De Montfort University, Leicester. Following qualifying and practising as a social worker, she went on to gain a BA Psychology and an MSc Psychopathology, and then while teaching psychology to social workers and health visitors undertook the research for her PhD in the Psychology Department of Leicester University. Since that time she ... Read more
Reviews for Promoting Child and Parent Wellbeing: How to Use Evidence- and Strengths-Based Strategies in Practice
This book is an excellent resource for all those who aspire to work more constructively with families. The author shows how by identifying protective factors in families, resilience can be developed and the wellbeing of children and their families promoted.
Judith Milner, Freelance Solution Focused Trainer and Writer Carole Sutton has provided a comprehensive and thought-provoking text that, whilst ... Read more
Judith Milner, Freelance Solution Focused Trainer and Writer Carole Sutton has provided a comprehensive and thought-provoking text that, whilst ... Read more