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.
Author(s): Birgit Carolin
Year: 1999
Language: English
Pages: 256
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of contributors......Page 8
Foreword......Page 12
Acknowledgements......Page 14
Introduction......Page 16
A medley of children's voices BIRGIT CAROLIN AND PAT MILNER......Page 32
Pleasures, pitfalls and perplexities: the content of counselling and supervision DOROTHY EDDI PIPER......Page 44
Learning to listen, learning to hear: a training approach PENNY TOLLER......Page 63
Communicating with a black child: overcoming obstacles of difference LENNOX K. THOMAS......Page 80
Children, spirituality and religion MARGARET CROMPTON......Page 94
Children as teachers: listening to children in education COLLEEN McLAUGHLIN, MARY CARNELL AND LYNNE BLOUNT......Page 112
Child protection: facing up to fear BARBARA SMEDLEY......Page 127
'Will it hurt?' Children and medical settings PENNY COOK......Page 141
'Working with hope' in voluntary organisations BIRGIT CAROLIN......Page 154
'I'm going to do magic . . .' said Tracey: working with children using person-centred art therapy HEATHER GILES AND MICKY MENDELSON......Page 176
Listening to children through play CAROL DASGUPTA......Page 190
Listening: the first step toward communicating through music AMELIA OLDFIELD......Page 203
'It's cool . . . 'cos you can't give us detentions and things, can you?!': reflections on research with children VIRGINIA MORROW......Page 218
Children and the law PAT MONRO......Page 231
