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Communicating with Children and Young People
Michelle Lefevre
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Description for Communicating with Children and Young People
Paperback. Direct practice with children and young people has moved to centre stage in policy and practice within Children' Services. This book equips student social workers and other practitioners wishing to update their learning with the knowledge and capabilities needed for effective practice. Series: Social Work in Practice Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 440.
It is now clear that if professionals are to make a real difference for children and young people, they must be able to engage and communicate with children themselves, not just their parents and carers. Practitioners must be able to listen to children, support them, keep them informed, and fully involve them in matters which concern them. This timely book aspires to prepare social workers and other practitioners for this challenging set of roles and tasks. In particular, it aims to enthuse readers to develop the most powerful resource they have to offer in their direct work with children: themselves. ... Read more
It is now clear that if professionals are to make a real difference for children and young people, they must be able to engage and communicate with children themselves, not just their parents and carers. Practitioners must be able to listen to children, support them, keep them informed, and fully involve them in matters which concern them. This timely book aspires to prepare social workers and other practitioners for this challenging set of roles and tasks. In particular, it aims to enthuse readers to develop the most powerful resource they have to offer in their direct work with children: themselves. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Social Work in Practice Series
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847422828
SKU
V9781847422828
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-30
About Michelle Lefevre
Michelle Lefevre is Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Sussex and has extensive experience of working as a social worker and arts psychotherapist with children and young people. She is the co-editor of the BAAF anthology Direct Work; her doctoral research considers how best to teach social workers how to communicate with children, and she has co-authored ... Read more
Reviews for Communicating with Children and Young People
'The engagingly well-written chapters and exercise boxes will draw you in and persuade you that really effective communication with and understanding of a child's view of their world would make a difference to your practice.' British Journal of Social Work "This is one of the best texts on this subject to emerge in recent years - well written, scholarly with ... Read more