Listening to children's wishes and feelings - course handbook
£10.00
When making decisions about children's futures and planning children's services and support, it is vital to listen to children’s views, wishes and feelings. Feeling understood and having their views taken seriously is particularly important for children who have experienced loss and transition, and can help to build identity and resilience.
The Listening to children’s wishes and feelings training course equips participants with a range of techniques for effective listening to and communication with children. It enables workers and carers to help children process difficult experiences; use reflective listening skills and assessment techniques; assist children in processing and recording their life history; and support them through moves and transitions. This course handbook is designed for course participants to work through and take with them after the course.
This resource, designed to be undertaken over four days or four sessions, can be delivered as a whole or in modular form. It consists of a training programme, complete with CD-ROM of PowerPoint presentations and handouts, and a course handbook for participants, which comes with a Techniques CD-ROM containing over 80 strategies, activities and techniques that can be used in direct work.
This is an invaluable resource for social workers, adoptive parents and foster carers, and all those who are doing direct work with children to help them feel heard and to build resilience and identity.
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Reviews
I am delighted to recommend this course. Its publication is timely and its content is excellent.
Margaret Adcock
I fear I cannot do this amazing programme justice in just a few words. It’s so comprehensive, compact and well put together that I feel I could run a training programme tomorrow with it. It really tells you everything you would need and want to know about facilitating this five day training programme.
Sussan Eglund, Journal of Drama Therapy 34:3
Mary Corrigan is fantastic I have been on Mary Corrigan’s courses many times as a professional and alongside her in running them for adoptive parents. Her work and her material is fantastic. A must for any adoptive parent who is struggling to help their child understand their life and manage their behaviour. Get on one of her courses before she retires but if you can’t do that – BUY THIS BOOK. Use the examples to play with your child – learn to be playful, accepting, curious and empathic.
M Ellis, five stars, Amazon.co.uk