Setting the scene -- The importance and value of relationships -- Barriers to building relationships -- A child rights-based approach -- Communicating with young children: stages and skills -- Communicating with young children: methods -- Communicating with young children: case studies -- Summary and ways forward
Summary
This book provides a timely, invaluable resource and practical guide for social work students specialising in family and child care and for practitioners who have young children on their caseloads. Packed with real life examples of in-depth interviews conducted with young children known to social services, it outlines what can be done to improve practice in this challenging and demanding area