(Instruction booklet): Introduction. Who can use them? Why use cards? Using the Cards. Recording the session. Solution-focused communication. A therapeutic tool. Cognitive dissonance. An assessment tool. Analysis and planning. How do the cards fit in with the Assessment Framework? The difference between saying and doing. It all adds up. Working with children and young people. Working with individuals and groups. More ideas. Ending the session. How long does it take. The Author. Acknowledgements. Useful Reading.
Simple, easy-to-use card set designed to help professionals explore children's needs and wants with families and carers
Mark Hamer was previously a social worker in child protection who worked on the Option 2 programme in Cardiff - an intensive intervention programme to assist families in which parents have a problem with substance misuse - which was awarded a national Community Care award for its innovative work. He has written a number of books on social work and child care.
Kids Need... is a simple and creative approach to exploring
children's needs and parents' understanding and we will be
recommending this to other colleagues working with families. We
found it was a non-threatening way to explore parent's perceptions
without patronising them and opened some honest dialogue. It can be
used across a lot of different presenting issues such as
therapeutic work, family support and assessment, when working with
adults, children and young people, individually or in groups. The
graphics are relevant and humorous and the resources can be adapted
in lots of different ways, the only limit is your imagination!.
*Social Work in Action*
Altogether a simple yet effective tool for practitioners and highly
recommended.
*CAFCASS*
Playing this game with my daughter, I was amazed at how much
discussion it generated between us. They were easy to use, and the
use of pictures and symbols mean they are user friendly to parents
with literacy difficulties or for whom English is not their first
language. Not only do they give the opportunity to open up
discussion and explore feelings, they also give the practicitioner
an understanding of what parents understanding of their child's
needs are, in order to facilitate client-generated changes to
behaviour. Sessions of 40 minutes to two hours are recommended, and
the benefits easily justify the initial time spent. This is a good
value tool to support preventative and supportive public health
work.
*Community Practitioner*
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