Therapeutic Residential Care for Children and Young People Barton Susan
Therapeutic Residential Care for Children and Young People Barton Susan Children and young people in care who have been traumatized need a therapeutic environment where they can heal and which meets…
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Therapeutic Residential Care for Children and Young People Barton Susan
Children and young people in care who have been traumatized need a therapeutic environment where they can heal and which meets their emotional and developmental needs.This book provides a model of care for traumatized children and young people, based on theory and practice experience pioneered at the Lighthouse Foundation, Australia. The practical aspects of undertaking therapeutic care are then outlined, covering everything from forming therapeutic relationships to the importance of the home environment and daily routines. The authors explain the impact of trauma on child development, drawing on psychodynamic, attachment and neurobiological trauma theories.
Case material The book considers the totality of the child's experience at the individual, group, organization and community levels and argues that attention to all of these is essential if the child is to achieve wellness.