Communicating with Children and Adolescents: Action for Change Contributor(s): Bannister, Anne (Editor), Huntington, Annie (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1843100258 ISBN-13: 9781843100256 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2002 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Family & Relationships | Parenting - General |
Dewey: 362.7 |
LCCN: 02016136 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.8" W x 8.6" (0.81 lbs) 240 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Family |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: At a time when expectations and assumptions about the delivery of services to children and adolescents are being reconfigured - for example, around the rights of children and adolescents as young citizens - adults are seeking to ensure that they deliver services in creative and empowering ways, ensuring that the opinions of young people are actively solicited and encouraged. Action methods - communication methods using the body as well as speech - provide non-threatening ways of communicating which can be understood by children of all ages and from many cultures. This book places action methods in a theoretical, technical and political framework and documents examples of good practice. Discussion of the application of action methods to work with young people focuses on differing issues and populations, for example children and adolescents who face life-threatening illnesses, or those involved in peer counselling in schools. Contributions from several different countries emphasise the wide potential of action methods for use with young people. This book provides a comprehensive and wide-ranging resource for those interested in exploring and understanding why action methods are particularly useful when working with young people. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cossa, Mario: - Mario Cossa is a certified Trainer, Educator and Practitioner in Psychodrama, and Fellow of the American Society for Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama. He is a leading Drama Therapist and Theatre Educator, specialising in work with adolescent groups and trauma survivors, who has conducted training workshops in psychodrama, action methods and applied drama all over the world. |