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Life Story Books for Adopted and Fostered Children, Second Edition

Author : Joy Rees

Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Page : 154 pages

File Size : 41,17 MB

Release : 2017-02-21

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 178450436X

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Book Description

Through words, pictures, photographs, certificates and other 'little treasures', a Life Story Book provides a detailed account of the child's early history and a chronology of their life. Fully updated, this clear and concise book shows a unique family-friendly way to compile a Life Story Book which promotes a sense of permanency for the child, and encourages attachments within new families. Joy Rees' influential model works chronologically backwards rather than forwards, aiming to reinforce the child's sense of belonging and security before addressing the child's past and early trauma. The book contains simple explanations of complex concepts, practical examples, helpful suggestions and includes some simple checklists. This new edition has been expanded to include fostered children and those living in kinship care or with a special guardian. Perfect for social workers, adoption agencies, adoptive parents, foster carers and kinship carers, Life Story Books for Adopted and Fostered Children is a refreshing, innovative and common-sense guide.



Life Story Books for Adopted Children

Author : Joy Rees

Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Page : 97 pages

File Size : 40,33 MB

Release : 2009

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 1843109530

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This concise book shows a new family-friendly way to compile a Life Story Book that promotes a sense of permanency for the child, and encourages attachments within the adoptive family. Joy Rees' improved model works chronologically backwards rather than forwards, aiming to reinforce the child's sense of security within the adoptive family.



Life Story Work with Children Who are Fostered or Adopted

Author : Katie Wrench

Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Page : 116 pages

File Size : 19,2 MB

Release : 2013-03-28

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 0857006746

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Life story work is one of the key therapeutic approaches to working with adopted or fostered children. While it sounds simple, there is much more to this work than producing photo albums or memory boxes for children. This accessible book is full of tried and tested activities and creative ideas for professionals, parents and carers who may have little time and few resources, but who need to carry out life story work that works for children. The authors describe the optimum conditions in which to carry out life story work and feature activities to accompany each of the necessary stages: creating a sense of safety, emotional literacy, building resilience, exploring identity, sharing information and looking to the future. This book will be a vital tool for social workers, foster carers, adopters, students and any frontline practitioners involved in working with traumatised children.



Life Work with Children Who are Fostered or Adopted

Author : Joy Rees

Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Page : 122 pages

File Size : 21,5 MB

Release : 2018-01-18

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 1784505048

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This new book from life work expert Joy Rees explains the value of effective and meaningful life work with children who are fostered and adopted, and how best to carry this out. This book will help social work professionals, foster carers and adopters to understand the many aspects of life work and to consider the important contributions they can all make to this task. Life work is about helping children to know and to understand their personal stories and the life experiences that have shaped them. Enabling children to reach their potential and achieve the best possible outcome is the common goal, and this is best achieved by using the collaborative approach to life work advocated in this book



Life Story Therapy with Traumatized Children

Author : Richard Rose

Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Page : 196 pages

File Size : 40,14 MB

Release : 2012

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 1849052727

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Book Description

A comprehensive overview for professionals working with traumatized children, which outlines the theory and practice of life story therapy, a method which helps children and cares to question and resolve issues and events within a child's life.



Reminiscence and Life Story Work

Author : Faith Gibson

Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Page : 306 pages

File Size : 22,83 MB

Release : 2011-08-15

Category : Health & Fitness

ISBN : 0857003380

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Reminiscence is a valuable tool for the professional carer as well as those who are looking after a family member or friend. It enhances and enriches the care relationship, and benefits both the person being cared for and the carer. This fully-updated fourth edition is full of practical information on planning and running successful reminiscence work. It will enable carers and health and social care practitioners to develop the attitude, knowledge, understanding, values and skills they need to use reminiscence with people of all ages, either individually or in groups, and in residential or community settings. Topics covered include reminiscence with individuals and couples, inter-generational reminiscence, reminiscence with individuals from minority ethnic groups and reminiscence with people with sensory and learning disabilities, dementia, depression and terminal illness. This book is the ideal starting point for any professional taking up reminiscence work, as well as for those who wish to deepen their knowledge and increase their ability to help those they care for in less formal ways.



Innovative Therapeutic Life Story Work

Author : Richard Rose

Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Page : 333 pages

File Size : 12,61 MB

Release : 2017-07-21

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 1784504688

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Life story work is an approach designed to enable traumatized children to explore, question and understand the past events of their lives. It aims to secure their future by strengthening attachment with their carers and providing the opportunity to develop a healthy sense of self and a feeling of wellbeing. This new edited volume documents innovative ways in which life story work has been developed. It draws on the work of nine life story centres based around the world and provides understanding and guidance for those working with children who have experienced trauma. The book illustrates current theory and practice and looks at how the approach is being used in a variety of settings including schools, intensive services, youth justice, and post-adoption support, highlighting its versatility. The importance of trauma-informed practice when working with vulnerable children is emphasised throughout, to help practitioners provide the best for the children in their care.



A Session by Session Guide to Life Story Work

Author : Gillian Shotton

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 138 pages

File Size : 21,36 MB

Release : 2020-10-12

Category : Education

ISBN : 1000194795

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Life story work is a term often used to describe an approach that helps looked after and adopted children to talk and learn about their life experiences with the help of a trusted adult. This book is an essential step-by-step guide for carers and professionals seeking to carry out life story work with a traumatised or vulnerable child in their care. Underpinned by positive psychology and drawing on up-to-date research and real-life practice, the book offers a sound theoretical understanding of life story work as well as a practical and easy-to-use programme of sessions. Each session covers the equipment and information needed, a consideration of who is best placed to carry out the work, and answers to commonly raised questions. Also discussed are age-appropriate approaches and ideas for extending each session into other activities and methods to make it more feasible for life story work to be a shared activity between two or three adults who know the child well. This book gives professionals and carers the confidence to carry out life story work in a way that is sensitive to the child’s needs and positive for their self-perception and relationships.



Partnership With Parents in Early Childhood Today

Author : Philippa Thompson

Publisher : SAGE

Page : 177 pages

File Size : 26,67 MB

Release : 2023-04-05

Category : Education

ISBN : 1529618096

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What is the role of early childhood practice in understanding the needs of parents and carers today? This book: *Considers the perspectives of those parents/carers marginalised by current practice *Provokes thinking about how settings can become more inclusive in their practice *Supports students to challenge their own assumptions about parents Each chapter considers a group of families that may be marginalised in practice. The book suggests respectful, co-productive ways for students and early childhood practitioners, across the sectors, to work together. Each chapter asks current and future practitioners to reflect on and challenge their current practice.



Skills and Knowledge for Life Story Work with Children and Adolescents

Author : Katie Wrench

Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Page : 242 pages

File Size : 50,39 MB

Release : 2024-06-21

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 1839976179

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Life story work allows care-experienced and adopted young people to understand their histories and come to terms with their feelings about the past. This accessible guide helps therapists and social care professionals to develop their skills to support children and families through their life story journey. It builds on the fundamental 6-step model for practice to incorporate elements from a variety of therapeutic approaches, from DDP to creative therapies. Theoretical explanations, case vignettes, and practical suggestions provide guidance on practice-based issues in life story work, such as working with parent/carer-child dyads, incorporating a birth family perspective, talking about traumatic stories, managing endings and constructing the life story book. Essential reading for anyone undertaking life story work, this guide enhances a time-tested model with up-to-date research and new ideas for overcoming the most common challenges practitioners face when delivering life story work.