Strength-based practice with children and families [electronic resource] : a hope-inspiring and empowering approach / Angela Hodgkins and Alison Prowle.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: St Albans : Critical Publishing, 2023Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 202 pages) : illustrations (black and white)Content type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781915080271 (ePub ebook) :
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 23
LOC classification:
  • HV713 .H6 2023
Online resources:
Contents:
Chapter 1: A glass half full: introducing our strength-based philosophy -- -- Chapter 2:Strength based practice in the first 1000 days (conception to age 2) -- -- Chapter 3:Strength based practice within the early years -- -- Chapter 4:Strength based practice in middle childhood -- -- Chapter 5: Strength based practice in youth services -- -- Chapter 6: Strength based practice with children and young people who have SEND -- -- Chapter 7:Strength based practice with parents and carers -- -- Chapter 8:Strength based practice with people who have suffered adverse life experiences -- -- Chapter 9:Strength based practice in safeguarding and child protection -- -- Chapter 10: Celebrating diversity as a strength -- -- Chapter 11:Strength-based leadership and management -- -- Chapter 12: Looking to the future with optimism and hope -- -- -- -- Index
Summary: This title focuses on using a strength-based approach when working with children and families - based on the belief that there are always strengths in the most challenging of situations. Strength-based practice is an optimistic and empowering approach that is becoming increasingly popular in the education sector from early years to middle years and youth services. This book helps those working with children and families embed this approach in their practice to make a positive difference to children's lives. Intended for students and practitioners working with children and families, this book provides a practical guide, demonstrating how to identify strengths in the most challenging of situations and offers an optimistic and empowering approach using a diverse range of case studies. It is also relevant for those involved in SEND and social work.The study of strength-based practice has been widely used in the health and social care sector and is becoming more popular within the educational sector, aiming to fill a gap in training for future practitioners working with children and families. Using case studies and reflective questions, this book marries the practical and theoretical, demonstrating how to apply this knowledge in a variety of settings.
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Also issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1: A glass half full: introducing our strength-based philosophy -- -- Chapter 2:Strength based practice in the first 1000 days (conception to age 2) -- -- Chapter 3:Strength based practice within the early years -- -- Chapter 4:Strength based practice in middle childhood -- -- Chapter 5: Strength based practice in youth services -- -- Chapter 6: Strength based practice with children and young people who have SEND -- -- Chapter 7:Strength based practice with parents and carers -- -- Chapter 8:Strength based practice with people who have suffered adverse life experiences -- -- Chapter 9:Strength based practice in safeguarding and child protection -- -- Chapter 10: Celebrating diversity as a strength -- -- Chapter 11:Strength-based leadership and management -- -- Chapter 12: Looking to the future with optimism and hope -- -- -- -- Index

This title focuses on using a strength-based approach when working with children and families - based on the belief that there are always strengths in the most challenging of situations. Strength-based practice is an optimistic and empowering approach that is becoming increasingly popular in the education sector from early years to middle years and youth services. This book helps those working with children and families embed this approach in their practice to make a positive difference to children's lives. Intended for students and practitioners working with children and families, this book provides a practical guide, demonstrating how to identify strengths in the most challenging of situations and offers an optimistic and empowering approach using a diverse range of case studies. It is also relevant for those involved in SEND and social work.The study of strength-based practice has been widely used in the health and social care sector and is becoming more popular within the educational sector, aiming to fill a gap in training for future practitioners working with children and families. Using case studies and reflective questions, this book marries the practical and theoretical, demonstrating how to apply this knowledge in a variety of settings.

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