Book Description

`It is clear that we need to do more to help children who have been victims of crime. This book will enable people to do exactly that - help people get started with some tried and tested advice and techniques to help young victims.'---Sara Payne, Victims' Champion Being victimized can leave a young person feeling frightened, lacking in confidence and emotionally vulnerable. Some young people turn to crime themselves in response to their experience. Why Me? is a photocopiable resource and DVD designed to help children and young people come to terms with and recover from the experience of victimization. Made up of exercises and activities, it is designed for those working individually with young victims aged 8 or 9 and above, and can be adapted for groupwork. It is fully flexible, and activities can be picked according to the needs of the individual. Following restorative justice and protective behaviour principles, the exercises encourage the young person to explore their feelings, needs and strengths, and to recognize their support network. Activities include drawing, making graphs, writing letters and brainstorming. The resource also includes guidance on how to run the programme, including worked case examples. The DVD contains real-life stories of young people who have been victimized and includes a demonstration of some of the activities in action. Why Me? is an essential resource for a wide range of practitioners working with young people, including social workers, youth workers, teachers, police, education welfare officers, youth offending team staff, and victim support and witness service workers.