Time to Listen to Children: Personal and Professional CommunicationBirgit Carolin, Pat Milner Routledge, 2002 M01 4 - 252 pages Time to Listen to Children is a practical guide to effective communication with children. Professionals working with children in a variety of settings examine the skills required to help children articulate their problems and feelings. They discuss issues such as training, cultural background and religion and give accounts of their work in the following settings: * education * social services * voluntary organizations * medical settings * law Contributors practice a variety of therapeutic techniques, including play, music and art therapy. Time to Listen to Children will be a valuable resource for social workers, teachers and counsellors in training and for all professionals who wish to adopt a skilled, reflective and active approach to their work with children. |
Common terms and phrases
able abuse adults anger approach asked attention baby behaviour Bereavement black children British Humanist Association Carl Rogers Centre 33 chapter child protection child-centred childhood ChildLine Children Act 1989 children and young Children’s Hours client communication confidentiality considered counselling counsellor court death difficulties discuss distress divorce emotional empathy experience explore express father fear feelings give guardian ad litem hear hospital hurt important individual involved issues listening to children lives London mother music therapy musical improvisations Official Solicitor ofthe Oldfield organisations pain parents Penny Cook person person-centred art therapy Philip play therapy practice problems professionals Psychotherapy questions Rashid relationship religious responsibility role sense session sexual skills social worker solicitor someone spiritual story supervision talk teacher tell therapeutic therapist toys Tracey trust understanding voice Winnicott