Bestselling Direct Work Resources

Direct Work with Family Groups

Simple, Fun Ideas to Aid Engagement and Assessment and Enable Positive Change Audrey Tait and Helen Wosu

Fun, creative and effective ideas to aid direct work with families.

Direct Work with Family Groups is full of great ideas to aid engagement, assessment and enable positive change through direct work with family groups.

Working with families can be a challenging experience. This book looks at the personal skills needed to engage families, both at home and in the community. It provides guidance on how to assess and manage the needs of individual family members, whilst also being mindful of potential risk factors. With easy-to-use activities and resources, this book will inspire you to think about creative new ways to plan and carry out your work.

Based on tried and tested techniques, this is a must-have for social workers and social work students, as well as child protection workers, therapists, counsellors and child and family centre workers. It is the perfect complement to Direct Work with Vulnerable Children, also by the same authors.

“Audrey and Helen have produced a real treasure trove of practical, easy-to-use ideas that really work with children and their families. Conscious that vulnerable people are likely to have experienced hardship and disadvantage, their ideas are rooted in the reality that children and adults may initially be resistant to professionals’ offer of help and support. The book is a ‘must have’ addition for practitioners who work in the field of child protection and welfare.”

– David Shemmings, OBE, PhD, Professor of Child Protection Research, University of Kent

2015 | £18.99 | 216pp | tp | World rights available | isbN-9781849055543 Direct Work with Vulnerable Children

Playful Activities and Strategies for Communication Audrey Tait and Helen Wosu

Packed with activities and advice on how to use playfulness to open up lines of communication with vulnerable children.

The ability to build a trusting relationship is essential when working with vulnerable children. Through the use of numerous engaging games and activities developed over 20 years of working with abused and neglected children, this book shows how these lines of communication can be opened up through effective engagement with the child’s world.

“A wonderful resource for all those who work with children. Carers, parents, teachers and therapists will find this little gem of a book a must for their bookshelf.”

– www.whataboutthechildren.org.uk

2012 | £17.99 | 224pp | tp | rights sold: spaNish | isbN-9781849053198

Conversation Starters for Direct Work with Children and Young People

Guidance and Activities for Talking About Difficult Subjects Audrey Tait and Becky Dunn

A guide to talking about difficult subjects with children which combines wisdom with practical ideas.

This is a direct work book on how to start conversations on difficult subjects with children and young people. Covering challenging topics such as suicide, domestic violence, drug or alcohol misuse, as well as giving evidence in court, this book also includes examples and activity ideas to help support and guide the child.

“This book will provide professionals a suite of resources and ideas that can inform their practice and add to the emotional toolkit of our most vulnerable young people.”

– Paul Hunter, Head Teacher