Promoting resilience
£14.95
Robbie Gilligan that has been a key figure in explaining and promoting the concepts of resilience and vulnerability in children's social work, and applying them to practice. This guide is centred on two messages of hope: that the lives of children in care can be made better; and that what social workers and carers can do – even the little things – can make a difference to children’s lives and their life chances.
What can be done to build on children’s strengths and increase their resilience? How can we help young people to develop their interests? How can we enable them to realise their full potential?
The guide contains inspirational ideas and suggestions for promoting resilience in day-to-day social work with children. A resilience-led perspective tends to be optimistic and pragmatic. It is based on the belief that change is possible and that this often comes not only through supportive relationships, but also from little things in everyday experience.
This book is for all social workers involved with children in care and managers who want to adopt a resilience-led perspective in their work with vulnerable children.
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I recommend this book wholeheartedly because it is all about how to make a positive difference in children’s lives. It is an exceptional volume, rich in content yet concise and clear in presentation. It is the latter two qualities which are likely to be key to it gaining the readership it deserves among practitioners, managers and policy makers. All too often we hear that social workers are too busy and just can’t afford the time to read books. There are some books we can’t afford not to read and this is one of them.
Harriet L Dempster, Highland Council