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Kid. CYC-ONLINE,
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contact with children and youth. Journal of Child and Youth Care. Special
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Miller, J.
Ending relationships: How do you say goodbye?
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Yalom, Irvin D. (1996) Lying on the Couch.
Basic Books
ISBN 0-465-04295-3
Written as a story, this book follows the struggles of a therapist as he moves from a traditional psycho-analytic method of working with people to a more immediate relationship and process focused model.
In this book, Yalom, who was also the author of
Love's Executioner and When Nietzsche Wept, tells an interesting and gripping story, while at the same time teaching us about the struggles of changing to a model of helping which attends to the immediate. Frankly, it is one of the best books I have ever read about therapeutic relationships. I wish I had read it at the beginning of my career.
— Thom Garfat
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Brammer, L. M. (1996). The helping
relationship: Process and skills. Toronto, Allyn & Bacon.
This updated version of the book includes a
section on crisis management. The primary focus is one of helping others by
promoting self-help, self-confidence, and coping competence that helps them to
solve their own problems and draw on their own inner strengths. The author
specifies a set of skills and guidelines for applying a helping philosophy
ethically and effectively. He distinguishes between professional and non
professional helping processes and covers use of helping skills in
cross-cultural contexts and multiethnic settings. $37.00 US
Wood, M. M. and N. Long (1991). Life-space
intervention: Talking with children and youth in crisis. Austin, Tx.,
Pro-ed, Inc.
Good detail on life space interviews. Looks at
purposes of the life space interview and its various uses. Also useful for
crisis management. $46US
Moursund, J. (1993). The process of
counseling and therapy. Englewood Cliffs, Prentice-Hall Inc.
A good overview of counselling skills. Includes
an excellent section on crisis intervention. Presents principles of good
counseling/therapy --those which apply across specific theoretical positions.
Features an unusually detailed chapter on termination of therapy. $28US
Ivey, A. E. (1994). Intentional
interviewing and counseling: Facilitating client development in a multicultural
society. Pacific Grove, Calif, Brooks/Cole.
Overview of the skills involved in counselling.
Includes relevant information on cross cultural issues. Discusses the process
of interviewing and considerations in the interview. Includes a section on the
difference between counseling and interviewing.
Egan, G. (1994). The skilled helper: A
systematic approach to effective helping. Pacific Grove, Calif.,
Brooks/Cole.
Revised and updated. Good summary chapter on
the problem solving model. Three stage model used, action focused.
Brendtro, L. K. and A. E. Ness (1983). Re-educating
troubled youth: Environments for teaching and treatment. Hawthorne, NY,
Aldine De Gruyter.
Describes positive peer culture as a
group intervention technique. Also discusses the life space interview, crisis
management, and social skills training.
Hutchins, D. E. and C. C. Vaught (1997). Helping
relationships and strategies. Pacific Grove:Ca., Brooks/Cole.
Organised into 4 sections: Understanding
self/others, Building blocks of the effective Interview, the Problem-Solving
Process, Professionally assisted strategies for client change. Uses an
integration of techniques from a wide range of approaches with a concentration
on solution focused therapy. Uses the Thinking/Feeling/Acting model.
Orton, G. L. (1997). Strategies for counseling
with children and their parents. Pacific Grove:CA., Brooks/Cole.
Based on Adlerian counselling, the book is
organised into 3 sections: Understanding children and their families,
counselling/therapy issues and finally family/parent counselling to bring
about change in children's behaviour. $61.95 US
Fraser, M. W. (1997). Risk and
resilience in childhood: An ecological perspective. Washington D.C.,
National Association of Social Workers Press.
The authors use a perspective that argues that
there are multiple systems of influence on a child's life. Examining multiple
risk issues such as ADHD, substance use, delinquency, child maltreatment they
identify risk and protective factors across three inter-related systems
domains. Each chapter addresses the risk and protective factors for a specific
issue; variations according to race, age, ethnicity, and gender; assessment
methods; and the implications for prevention and intervention.
Stein, J. A. (1995). Residential
treatment of adolescents and children : Issues, principles, and techniques.
Chicago, Nelson-Hall.
Covers residential treatment issues including
learning theory, group dynamics, behavior modification, therapeutic crisis
intervention, runaways, staff burnout and poor public perceptions. This book
offers an excellent summary and update of the key principles of residential
treatment outlined by Redl and Wineman in their classic works from the 1950's.
$35.95 US
Durrant, M. (1993). Residential
treatment : A cooperative, competency-based approach to therapy and program
design. New York, W.W. Norton & Co.
Espouses a cooperative, competency-based,
solution-focused approach to residential treatment. Explores the creating a
context of transition, growth, and behavioural experimentation within
residential treatment. Discussion of how families perceive themselves when a
child is placed in care, and how to shift from a negative view to one that
accepts residential treatment as a process towards new growth. $28US
Steele, W. and M. Raider (1991). Working
with families in crisis: School-based intervention. New York, Guilford
Press.
This is written specifically for school
personnel taking into account the constraints of work in the schools and
presents a flexible, time-limited approach for assessing and intervening with
families in crisis. $21US
Hoff, L. (1995). People in crisis :
Understanding and helping. S an Francisco, Jossey-Bass.
Includes chapters on helping self-destructive
people, violent individuals, self-image and health threats, AIDS,
developmental stressors. $31US
Hughes, D. A. (1997). Facilitating
developmental attachment : The road to emotional recovery and behavioral change
in foster and adopted children. Northvale, N.J., Jason Aronson.
Based on an attachment theory approach to
intervention this text presents the theoretical rationale for such an approach
to treatment and offers definitions of the roles played by child, therapist
and parent. The goals for therapy in an attachment approach are presented and
specific therapeutic interventions with both children and parents are
described and illustrated with case studies. Parenting techniques are
appropriate for natural parents and/or foster parents working with children
with attachment disorders. $40US
Malchiodi, C. A. (1997). Breaking the silence:
Art therapy with children from violent homes. New York, Brunner/Mazel.
This is an outstanding resource that provides
the guided direction needed to give traumatized children the opportunity to
find relief from the terrors of their traumas. Author presents the use of art
therapy with clarity and simplicity, so that therapists can learn the use of
this tool in their work with children who have been abused. $32US
Donovan, D. M. and C. A. McIntyre (1990). Healing
the hurt child: A developmental-contextual approach. New York, W.W. Norton
& Co.
The authors critically review the theoretical
assumptions of Freudian psychotherapy and Piagetian theory of cognitive
development. They suggest that children have an interactive style of
understanding the world and a logic that can only be understood in the context
of child's life experience. Thus, apparent gaps in the child's development can
be resolved using metaphorical interaction in the playroom without requiring
self-awareness on the part of the child. They offer an excellent discussion of
the shortcomings of the DSM IV and the tendency of professionals to persist in
the use of inappropriate labels. Detailed case histories to illustrate play
therapy techniques that involve both child and family are included. Special
attention is given to therapeutic approaches to abuse, learning disabilities,
attention deficit disorder, and difficulties with attachment. $35US
Smith, S. C. and M. Pennells (1995). Interventions
with bereaved children. London, England ; Bristol, Pa., Jessica
Kingsley.
Covers different approaches to working with
bereaved children including drama and play therapy in a variety of
environments including schools, hospitals, and residential settings. Topics
covered include family, group and individual therapy and working with children
with learning disabilities. $29.50US
Webb, N. B. (1993). Helping bereaved
children: A handbook for practitioners. New York, Guilford Press.
Presents the theoretical principles that
guide interventions and detailed descriptions of the helping process. Grounded
in developmental psychology, the book presents a range of intervention
approaches from counseling to therapy. A unique, two-column format provides
the reader with not only the content of the sessions, but also the
practitioner's accompanying thoughts and rationale for intervention. Part I
presents a theoretical framework that offers insight into the child's view of
death, and guidance for assessment and treatment. A variety of treatment
modalities are presented, including family therapy, individual play therapy,
and group bereavement counseling. The third part covers deaths that affect
communities of children, such as the death of a neighborhood friend,
classmate, or teacher. $32.50US
Krueger, M. (1987). Floating,
Child Welfare League of America.
A novel about child and youth care practice.
Addresses teamwork, self-awareness among other topics.
Durrant, M. (1995). Creative strategies
for school problems: Solutions for psychologists and teachers. New
York, W.W. Norton & Co.
Using examples based within the school system,
the author makes use of solution focused therapeutic strategies to describe
how children and youth with school behaviour problems can be helped to
successfully change their behaviour. An overview of the principles and history
of solution focused strategies is presented along with a detailed discussion
on the solution focused approach to assessment and goal setting. US $23.00
Wiehe, V. R. (1996). Working with child
abuse and neglect. Thousand Oaks:Ca., Sage.
Provides an historical overview of child abuse
and an evaluation of the current literature. The authors provide an excellent
set of conceptual definitions of neglect, emotional maltreatment, physical
abuse, and sexual abuse and address the differences in these abuse assessments
according to age. Case examples are used to help explicate issues. They
explain how to apply concepts and techniques in child abuse and neglect and
provide a list of bibliotherapy materials. $48US $24 US
Fewster, G. (1990). Being in child care:
A journey into self, Haworth.
Meadowcroft, P. and B. A. Trout (1991). Troubled
youth in treatment homes : A handbook of therapeutic foster care.
Washington, D.C., Child Welfare League of America. $23US
James, B. (1989). Treating traumatized
children: New insights and creative interventions. Lexington, Mass.,
Lexington Books.
Assessment and treatment of children who have
witnessed violence and/or who are victims of physical and/or sexual abuse and
divorce. $37US
Savicki, V. and R. Brown (1985). Working
with troubled children, Human Sciences Press.
Beker, J. and D. Magnuson (1996). Residential
education as an option for at-risk youth. Binghampton, NY, The Haworth
press.
An excellent review of this book by Henry Maier
is available in Child and Youth Care Forum, Vol.26(#2), April, 1997. The book
provides examples of programs from Israel and Europe that employ an
educational rather than a treatment approach to care. The authors suggest a
shift from a psychopathological model to one were the client is viewed as
undergoing a developmental process and the task of the child and youth care
practitioner is to teach adolescents rather than treat dysfunction. $40 US
Applestein, C. D. (1994). The Gus
chronicles: Reflections from an abused kid. Needham, Mass., Albert E.
Trieschman Center.
A fictitious account of an abused child's
experiences in a residential treatment center. It is an interesting
child's-eye-view of residential treatment and is a good companion to "The
Other 23 Hours", Trieschman & Brendtro's classic work.
Selekman, D. (1993). Pathways to change:
Brief therapy solutions with difficult adolescents. New York, Guilford
Press.
Pathways to Change includes many helpful
features that enable practitioners to conduct effective brief therapy
successfully with difficult adolescents and their families. The author
provides detailed guidelines for therapeutic task design and selection,
purposeful systemic interviewing, empirically based strategies for engaging
difficult adolescents, and ways to collaborate with other involved
professionals. He also includes a method for how to conduct a solution
oriented parenting group, which can be utilized as an alternative to regular
family therapy. (Author)
Brammer, L. M. and G. MacDonald (1999). The
helping relationship: Process and skills. Toronto:, Allyn and Bacon.
"The basic purposes of The Helping
Relationship: Process and Skills are to describe in non-technical language the
human helping process and to provide a road map through the complex concepts
and research on helping. The organizing idea of this book is that all help is
aimed at self=help. The focus is on empowering the person to solve his or her
own problems," (author)
Leigh, J. W. (1998). Communicating for
cultural competence. Toronto, Allyn and Bacon.
The ethnographic interview model, adapted from
Spradley's research interviews with people from different cultures is used to
develop a culturally competent means of working with and learning from clients
whose cultural background differs from our own. The emphasis is on the
beginning stages of the relationship and understanding the cultural world view
of the client.
Journal articles and chapters
Burns, M. (1984). Rapport and relationship: The
basis of child care. Journal of Child Care, 2(2), 47-58.
Fewster, G. (1987). The paradoxical journey: Some
thoughts on relating to children. Journal of Child Care, 3(3),
1-8.
Fewster, G. (1990b). Growing together: the
personal relationship in child and youth care. In J. Anglin, C. Denholm, R.
Ferguson & A. Pence (Eds.), Perspectives in professional child and youth
care: Part I, (pp. 25-40). New York: Haworth Press.
Krueger, M. A. (1991). Coming from your center,
being there, meeting them where they're at, interacting together, counselling on
the go, creating circles of caring, discovering and using self, and caring for
one another: central themes in professional child and youth care. Journal of
Child and Youth Care, 5(1), 77-87.
Krueger, M. (1994). Rhythm and presence:
Connecting with children on the edge. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral
Problems. 3(1), 49-51.
Maier, H. W. (1988). Establishing meaningful
contact with children and youth. Journal of Child and Youth Care. Special
Issue, 1-6.
Maier, H. W. (1992). Rhythmicity - a powerful
force for experiencing unity and personal connections. Journal of Child and
Youth Care Work. 5, 7-13.
Parry, P. (1985). Relationships: A wide angle
perspective. Journal of Child Care, 2(4), 1- 8.
Rose, L. (1990). On being a child and youth care
worker. Journal of Child and Youth Care, 5(1), 21-26.
Berlin, I. N. (1997). "Attachment theory:
Its use in milieu therapy and in psychotherapy with children in residential
treatment." Residential Treatment for Children & Youth 15(2):
29-37.
An overview of attachment theory and its
application for
child and youth care
practitioners in residential treatment settings. The importance of practitioner
awareness of counter transference is discussed in the context of a treatment
milieu.
Kass, R. and V. Mann-Feder (1995).
"Identifying helping preferences: A workshop model for stimulating
self-reflection in child and youth care workers." Journal of Child &
Youth Care 10(3): 37-53.
This article describes a workshop model that
was designed to promote awareness in workers of their own internal process as
helpers. The core of the workshop is an interactive exercise for stimulating
awareness of personal issues in relation to client interactions in child and
youth care.
Parry, P. (1995). "One lesson that didn't
lessen, or the power of five simple actions." Journal of Child and Youth
Care 10(2): 43-48.
Parry presents 5 critical behaviours for
quality child/youth care practice:
(1) never presume to know what is in a youth's best interest;
(2) assist young people to understand, to get a handle on whatever situation
they are in;
(3) assist young persons to express their viewpoint in their way;
(4) make sure that if the young person has taken the time and trouble to
understand their situation, and has had the courage to express their view,
that they are expressing it to someone who can do something about it; and
(5) encourage a cooperative spirit (i.e., mutual respect).
Maier, H. W. (1991). "An exploration of the
substance of child and youth care practice." Child and Youth Care
Forum 20(6): 393-411.
The substance of child and youth care practice
is conceptualized within three major work spheres:
1) contextual practice efforts;
2) direct supportive and attachment-formation efforts; and
3) the teaching of needed basic life skills.
Each is continuously illustrated by practice examples. These hands-on practice
suggestions serve here a dual purpose by highlighting the fact that care
practice depends upon these seeming minutiae of care and contextual
interactions, and by alerting student, practitioner, supervisor, policy maker,
and teacher about the actual substance of child and youth care practice.
(author)
Mentoring Care Leavers
Alexander, Jane.
(Spring 2000). Partnership for careleavers: mentoring
Children's residential care unit newsletter. Vol. 12
The co-ordinator of Bristol Wings Project mentoring scheme explains how
mentoring for careleavers has become part of service provision.
Ellis, Julia; Small-McGinley, Jan; De Fabrizio, Lucy.
( Summer 1999). "It's
So Great to Have an Adult Friend": A Teacher-Student Mentorship Program for
At-Risk Youth. Reaching today's youth. Vol. 3/4. pp. 46-50
Teacher-student mentoring programs can provide the support and direction that
marginalized students need, particularly during the difficult transition into a
new school. Here three Canadian high school students and their mentors describe
their experiences in a successful mentoring program.
Alexander, Alison.
( Winter 1998). Mentoring support for careleavers.
Children's residential care unit newsletter. Vol. 10. pp. 12-13
The senior development officer on the joint NCB/Princes Trust Partnership for
careleavers describes the project.
Cathcart, James.
(Spring 1998). Partnership for careleavers 1998: mentoring,
involving young people and training. Children's residential care unit
newsletter, 8, 14
Description of a range of new partnership activities for 1998/9.
Cathcart, James. (
Summer ). Mentoring for care leavers. Children UK, 17,14
Could a mentoring scheme for care leavers bridge the gap between the local
authority care system and the broader community? Outline of an NCB initiative
run in association with the Prince's Trust.
Cathcart, James.
(Summer 1998). Training volunteers to mentor young people
leaving care. Children's residential care unit newsletter. No. 9. pp. 11-12
Report on the establishment of the new mentoring for careleavers project, and
discussion of the issues involved in the training and support of volunteers.
Winchester, Ruth.
( Nov 1999). How will mentors fit in? Community care, 11-17
pp.12
Hard-pressed education social workers might welcome some extra support, but they
might also like to know whether plans to recruit unqualified mentors pose a
long-term threat to their jobs.
Alexander, Alison.
( Spring 2001). Mentoring for careleavers. Children's
residential care unit newsletter, 15.
Both voluntary and statutory agencies have been exploring ways to improve the
life chances of young people leaving care. Partnership for careleavers, a
mentoring programme developed by NCB, The Prince's Trust and the Camelot
Foundation, has made its mark as one of the successes. The author explains why
it is an idea worth investing in.
And some videos/training packs:
Herts TEC, New chances new horizons: releasing potential through mentoring.
Herts TEC
ITEM Group
St Albans 1999
Renfrewshire Education Business Partnership. Mentoring: tackling
underachievement and social exclusion. Renfrewshire Education Business
Partnership. [Paisley](?) 1999
Alexander, Alison. (2000). Mentoring schemes for young people - training
guide. National children’s bureau. Brighton
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