Building Relationships and Communicating with Young Children: A Practical Guide for Social Workers Contributor(s): Winter, Karen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415562686 ISBN-13: 9780415562683 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $48.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten) - Social Science | Social Work - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare |
Dewey: 362.7 |
LCCN: 2010022489 |
Series: Student Social Work |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.9" W x 9.6" (0.75 lbs) 176 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Why is it important for social workers to form meaningful relationships with young children on their caseloads? And how can social workers develop meaningful relationships with these young children? This book provides a timely, invaluable resource and practical guide for social work students specialising in family and child care and for practitioners who have young children on their caseloads. Packed with real life examples of in-depth interviews conducted with young children known to social services, it outlines what can be done to improve practice in this challenging and demanding area. Building Relationships and Communicating with Young Children is the first book to bring to life the perspectives of young children and to highlight their competency within the interview process. It:
Written by a social worker and university lecturer with 16 years experience of working in the field of child protection, this textbook is full of case studies and practical advice about how to form relationships with young children known to social services, the most appropriate methods to use and how to represent their perspectives. It is essential reading for all social work students as well as social work practitioners and other social and health care professionals. |