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Counselling and Supporting Children and Young People
A Person-centred Approach

  • Mark Prever - Lead Professional, Every Child Matters, Yardleys School, Birmingham


February 2010 | 208 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
This book is the ideal introduction to counselling and supporting children and young people. Taking a person-centred approach, Mark Prever offers readers a clear understanding of the theory and practice of working with children and young people in difficulty - whether in a therapeutic, school or social work setting.

This practical text:

- specifically addresses both the counsellor and the 'helper', who may be unfamiliar with counselling jargon

- contains exercises, points for further thought and discussion, and boxed notes thoroughout, highlighting exactly how the theory applies to the child or young person

- discusses ethics, the current political agenda and evidence-based practice.

This book is a must-read for trainees and professionals working with children and young people in the fields of counselling and psychotherapy, education, mental health, nursing, youth work and social work.

 
PART ONE: THEORY
 
Why Working with Children and Young People in a Person-Centred Way Is Different
 
The Person-Centred Approach: Theoretical Framework
 
Historical, National, Ethical and Legal Issues in Working with Children and Young People
 
Measuring Outcomes
 
Why Young People Become Unhappy: The Person-Centred Approach in Context
 
The Importance of the Relationship
 
PART TWO: PRACTICE
 
Working with Feelings and Emotions
 
Unconditional Positive Regard
 
Congruence
 
Empathy
 
Working Creatively
 
Developing Person-Centred Skills, Attitudes and Qualities
 
Key Questions about Working with Children and Young People
 
Training, Supervision and Well-Being

Uniquely considers counselling for children from a person-centred perspective. Contains useful case examples and is very accessible for both general and specialist readers concerned with the emotional health of children and young people.

Mr Tony Moynihan
Health and Care, Colchester Institute
May 1, 2010

This is a useful publication for those who find themsleves having to counsel and support pupils with Specific Learning Difficulties. Whilst they are not involved on the front-line of counselling, there is always an element of this in their dealings with pupils who have SpLD, and this book is easy to read and logically progresed. The examples in the case studies enable the reader to internalise the concepts and apply them to their own dealings with pupils. I have recommended this as a supplemental text for the course, but have also alerted the Health & Social Sciences department to its usefulness.

Mrs Eileen Taylor
School of Education, University of Wales, Newport
April 26, 2010

Clear and with helpful case illustrations and exercises

Ms Teresa Cosgrove
Counselor Education , Havering College of Further and Higher Education
March 17, 2010
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