In the Midst of the Whirlwind: A Manual for Helping Refugee Children - Brossura

Richman, Naomi

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1858561019 ISBN 13: 9781858561011

Casa editrice: Trentham Books Ltd, 1998

Riassunto

Naomi Richman is one of the foremost practitioners in child psychiatry working with refugee children. Her new manual is being eagerly received in child health departments and will be invaluable in all organisations and schools that have refugee children. Designed specifically for teachers, social workers and health workers, the manual offers practical guidance on all aspects of provision and responses to the situations and the needs of this growing group of displaced children.

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L'autore

Dr. Richman is Emeritus Reader in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and is currently working at the Medical Foundation for Victims of Torture.

Contenuti

Part A The experience of refugees: background - asylum issues, social situation of refugee families; families - family disruption, separation and reunification, changes in role and status, tension in adults; communities - diversity, issues of trust within the community, the role of women; the children's lives - loss and change of carers, secrecy and uncertainty, children as carers, unaccompanied children, children who have been injured, effects of age, resilience; identity - assimilation and integration, using language at school and at home; generational differences. Part B What we can do to help: ways of helping - making life normal, everyone can help, most children don't need specialist help; the importance of communication - communication skills, differences between host and refugee communities, working with interpreters, blocks to communication; I'm going to school! - expectations and difficulties, unfamiliarity, learning English, racism/bulling; how school helps - a contact person, antiracist policy, health surveillance, careers guidance; how creative activities help - their importance, some examples; assessing refugee children in schools - when, what, how, assessing behaviour/learning; giving extra help.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Trentham Books Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1858561019
• ISBN 13: 9781858561011
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 120