Listening to Children

A Practitioner's Guide

Alison McLeod

Paperback: £18.99 / $37.95

2008, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-549-7, BIC 2: JKSB1 JKSN YXZ

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First Words. Part I. The Voice of the Child. 1. Why Listen to Children? 2. Children's Rights Through History. 3. Listening to Children Now. Part II. Communicating with Children. 4. The Developing Child. 5. The Child as Social Actor. 6. Theories of Intervention. Part III. Opening Up a Dialogue with a Child. 7. Being Prepared. 8. Getting to Know Each Other. 9. Hearing the Child's View. 10. The Power Dynamic in the Interview. 11. Endings. Part IV. Particular Conversations - Interviews for Specific Purposes. 12. Finding Out What Has Happened to a Child. 13. Making Sense of Mysteries. 14. Helping Children Cope with Trauma. Part V. Young People and Participation. 15. Consultation and Advocacy. 16. Involving Children in Decision Making. 17. Wider Spheres of Engagement. Last Words. References. Subject index. Author index.

Author information

• Alison McLeod

Subject areas

• Education
• Working with Children and Families
• Health, Social Work and Social Care
• Psychiatry and Psychology

Collections

• Key Titles for Speech and Language Therapists

Keywords

• child protection,
• child psychology,
• children,
• children's rights,
• counselling,
• education,
• educational psychology,
• families,
• health care,
• parenting,
• social care,
• social work

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