PublishedSage Publications, September 2024 |
ISBN9781529669022 |
FormatSoftcover, 424 pages |
Dimensions23.2cm × 18.6cm |
The definitive guide to the skills, techniques, and concepts used when working with children experiencing emotional challenges. It covers all you need to know about:
? The child-counsellor relationship
? Practice frameworks for working effectively
? Play therapy and the use of different media and activities
? Building self-esteem and social skills through the use of worksheets
? The concepts of wellbeing and resilience.
New to this edition:
? Technology: its influence on children and ways it can be used in counselling
? Counselling in a post-pandemic world and the role of remote counselling and 'telehealth'
? More discussion of issues of diversity, difference, intersectionality, implicit bias, and an inclusive practice
? Updated case studies to affirm diversity and represent wider populace
? Expanded and updated end of chapter further resources
? Updated conclusion (with reflections on the pandemic)
? Greater focus on inclusive practice and how SPICC model can be applied across various social/cultural groups.
Online resources include digital picture books, worksheets and a list of further reading to support your professional practice and help you extend your learning.
This highly practical guide is a vital resource for counsellors, psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, nurses, and teachers working or training to work with children.
