Self-worth in children and young people
Critical and practical considerations
By (author) Rachel Burr
Publication date:
05 September 2022Publisher
Critical PublishingDimensions:
246x174mm7x10"
ISBN-13: 9781914171772
Challenges current adult-led approaches to working with vulnerable young people, and introduces practitioners and students to creative methods that will enhance the self-worth of children and teenagers.
Anthropologist and social worker, Rachel Burr, outlines clear communication techniques for working with children and young people to support them towards self-determination. By critically examining the dominant approaches to children and young people’s mental health, she provides straightforward practical strategies that can be used to address emotional upset, loss, and aid recovery.
There has never been a more pressing time to encourage young people and children to engage in methods that allow them to develop a new sense of self-worth and purpose. Whether you’re a professional already working with children, or a student studying for a child-related qualification, this strength-based approach will help you to help children and young people develop a stronger sense of self which can be taken forward and used independently.
"This is a warm and wise book, woven through with insights from the author’s 25 years’ experience of working with children and young people and a lifetime of reflection and study. Steeped in an in-depth knowledge of psychology, sociology, anthropology, social work and studies of children and young people’s mental health, it is grounded by vibrant and moving case studies and by the voices and experiences of young people themselves. Sympathy and understanding for young people permeate every page and Rachel Burr has managed to write a book which is academically rigorous and reassuring, helpful and truly valuable. It will appeal to parents, practitioners and to young people themselves."