Understanding the Trauma of Children from Institutions PDF

Description

This book was written for anyone who works on the ground to move children from institutions into families. You as a social worker, case manager, counsellor, or person otherwise involved in this process need to be aware of the issues addressed in this book to make sure that the placement of children in families becomes sustainable. It will help to do an effective assessment of a child and to make decisions and put together a care plan and support structure that has the best chance of a successful, sustainable placement for the child. The aim of the training manual is to give an insight into the impact of living in an institution on children, the effects on their development and behaviour, and ways in which the families they will be placed with can handle the challenges ahead of them. This insight allows case workers to determine, through assessment, which of the issues described in the book are relevant for an individual child. It may also alert them to the need to look for specific issues when assessing the child. In turn, this helps in decisions about what kind of support the child and the family she goes to will most likely need. The manual can serve as a basis for the training – adapted to the needs of the individual child and family, and to the local context – that caseworkers will need to provide to the family to help them understand what they can expect and how they can cope with the challenges ahead.

If you wish to order a hardcopy of this book, you can find a link on the Publications page of this website.