Summary
Contents
Subject index
Counselling and Supporting Children and Young People is the ideal introduction to counselling and supporting children and young people. Taking a person-centered approach, Mark Prever offers readers a clear understanding of the theory and practice of working with children and young people in difficulty – whether in a therapeutic, school or social work setting. This practical text: specifically addresses both the counsellor and the ‘helper’, who may be unfamiliar with counselling jargon; contains exercises, points for further thought and discussion, and boxed notes throughout, highlighting exactly how the theory applies to the child or young person; discusses ethics, the current political agenda and evidence-based practice
This book is a must-read for trainees and professionals working with children and young people in the fields of counselling and psychotherapy, education, mental health, nursing, youth work and social work.
Working Creatively
Working Creatively
Introducing This Chapter
The need for creative and expressive ways of working with children and young people is explored here through case study material. There is a particular focus on key practitioners such as Natalie Rogers.
The use of such potentially powerful media as art, play, music, drama, stories, books and photographs is looked at, but without ever losing sight of person-centred principles.
To the Counsellor
Creative and expressive ways of working present new possibilities for the counsellor working with children and young people. Where you wish to incorporate or diversify into this way of working, it is important to gain additional training and opportunities to practise in this way.
To the Helper
Unless you have embarked upon additional training in creative and expressive approaches, it is important ...
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