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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; and law. Contributors practice a variety of therapeutic techniques, including play, music and art therapy. The text should 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.

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9780415171977

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'The authors ... have compiled with great care and love a varied selection of work by 16 different authors, all of whose work focuses on the concerns of children and who advocate listening to children as people with rights, opinions and ideas, equal to, but different from, those of adults. Beautifully compiled.' - RACE Multicultural Journal No. 19 Summer 1999 'This book is a timely and stimulating work with rich content and wide coverage, and one whose significance for social work with children is readily apparent ... It will be essential reading for all professionals concerned with the practice and teaching of child care, as well as students in social work and education courses.' - Wing Hong Chui, Child and Family Social Work

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