Solution focused approaches offer proven ways of helping children overcome a whole range of difficulties, from academic problems to mental health issues, by helping them to identify their strengths and achievements.
Based on solution focused practice principles, this book illustrates communication skills and playful techniques for working with all children and young people, regardless of any health, learning or development need. It demonstrates how the approach can capture children's views, wishes and worries, and can assist them in identifying their strengths and abilities. The approach encourages positive decision-making, and helps children to overcome challenges, achieve their goals and reach their full potential. The book is packed with case examples, practical strategies, and practice activities.
This valuable text will be of great use to a range of practitioners working with children and young people, including social workers, youth workers, counsellors, teachers and nurses.
Solution focused approaches offer proven ways of helping children overcome a whole range of difficulties, from academic problems to mental health issues, by helping them to identify their strengths and achievements.
Based on solution focused practice principles, this book illustrates communication skills and playful techniques for working with all children and young people, regardless of any health, learning or development need. It demonstrates how the approach can capture children's views, wishes and worries, and can assist them in identifying their strengths and abilities. The approach encourages positive decision-making, and helps children to overcome challenges, achieve their goals and reach their full potential. The book is packed with case examples, practical strategies, and practice activities.
This valuable text will be of great use to a range of practitioners working with children and young people, including social workers, youth workers, counsellors, teachers and nurses.
Acknowledgements. 1. Useful Conversations. 2. Taking Children Seriously. 3. Setting Achievable Goals. 4. Finding Exceptions to Problems. 5. Discovering Children's Strengths. 6. Scaling Goals, Progress and Safety. 7. Putting it all Together. 8. Resources. References. Index.
Solution focused communication skills and playful techniques for working with all children and young people
Judith Milner and Jackie Bateman are both solution focused practitioners, trainers, consultants and writers. Previously a senior lecturer in social work, Judith now acts as an a therapist, consultant and Independent Expert to family courts in child protection, domestic violence and contested contact cases. Jackie previously worked as a social worker in child protection and then youth offending before joining Barnardo's in 2002. She is currently a Children's Service Manager for Barnardo's The Junction, a service which works with children and young people who display sexually concerning behaviour and their families.
This book does what is says on the tin, it offers the reader
solution- focused approaches to enable children to overcome
challenges to reach their full potential. It is well written and
does not over complicate the topic... An excellent reference text
for anyone working with children and teenagers. As a mother of two
myself, I think this book is useful for parents who may be facing
some of the identified challenges. I found it relevant not only in
my professional role but as a parent of a teenager.
*NursingTimes.net*
I have been unable to discover if there have been other books
written about this subject but, if so, I doubt there are many
better. It is a practical, straightforward guide, rich in ideas and
presented in a clear, concise, sensitive, occasionally humorous and
very readable format... It will be a useful addition to the library
of solution-focused trainee counsellors or those, who like me,
practise primarily using other theoretical approaches. It both
promotes and demonstrates respect for, and interest in, the child,
and is written with an air of common sense, positivity and honesty
that is refreshing.
*Counselling Children & Young People*
I very much recommend this book for practitioners. Even if you only
read the first chapter, you will learn or be reminded about
different ways of engaging young people.
*Rostrum*
Everyone would benefit from incorporating strengths based practice
into their work, and their life, and this book will undoubtedly
provide the reader with numerous invaluable insights, as well as an
overview of the process. There is also a resources section, which
may point people in the direction of further reading/materials.
*IASW*
These authors demonstrate here their wide experience with
challenging behaviour in children and families. There is also
extensive coverage of issues around safeguarding children and work
within child protection. The text is clear and engaging throughout,
with many minimal yet thought-provoking case vignettes. Exercises
for the student and for the children and their families form a
large part of the book. Some of the exercises are ideal for
encouraging reflective practice and for use as educational elements
in supervision settings. I can see this book becoming a regular
reference text for workers in children's mental health services,
social workers and family support workers, consulted whenever a
particular type of referral is received, or when a new worker joins
the team.
*Dr Alasdair Macdonald, consultant psychiatrist and family
therapist, UK*
This book will be invaluable for anyone working with children and
their families. Packed full of simple (yet not simplistic) ideas
for constructive practice, it brings together the wide experience
of the authors to present real examples of how a solution-focused
approach can make a difference to the lives of children. This
practice wisdom ensures that it connects with practitioners in a
direct, meaningful and helpful way, as well as clearly
demonstrating how solution-focused principles and techniques are
applied.
*Steve Myers, Associate Head of Engagement, School of Social Work,
University of Salford, UK and author of Solution-focused
Approaches*
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