How to Reach 'Hard to Reach' Children

It is now widely acknowledged that the most vulnerable and at risk children are children whom the current systems of education, care and health (especially mental health) are failing. The problem of dealing with 'at risk' children is also a problem of definition as one service provider s definition might often reflect an entirely different social reality from another's. Bringing years of collaborative expertise across many disciplines to the problem, the authors of How to Reach 'Hard to Reach' Children demonstrate how it is possible for all children to meet the following criteria of staying safe, enjoying and achieving, being healthy, making a positive contribution, and economic well-being.

Kathryn Anne Pomerantz, UK. Specialist Senior Educational Psychologist, Derbyshire County Council Educational Psychology Service seconded to the post of Co-Course Director MSc Educational Psychology and Doctor of Educational Psychology, The University of Sheffield. Chartered Educational Psychologist. Member of the EdD Educational Psychology Course Sheffield University.

Martin Hughes, UK. Senior Educational Psychologist, Sheffield City Council. Chartered Educational Psychologist. Member of the EdD Educational Psychology Course, Sheffield University.

Dr David Thompson, UK. Senior Lecturer in Educational Psychology, Co-Director EdD Educational Psychology, School of Education, University of Sheffield. Chartered Educational Psychologist. British Psychological Society (Associate Fellow)

List of Contributors
Preface
Introductory Chapter - Every child matters: setting the context for the ‘hard to reach'
Underachieving pupils, underachieving schools: what pupils have to say
Impression management: understanding and enabling children's perception of competence
Containing the emotional needs of adolescent boys ‘at risk of exclusion' in mainstream schools
What works in reintegration following exclusion: supporting the Parts only peers can reach
‘Hard to reach' migrant childrenPeter Lloyd BennettBennett, Peter Lloyd
A seminar approach to multiagency collaboration, team building and therapeutic group problem solving where some attenders might be described as ‘hard to reach'.
Reaching pupils on the autistic spectrum: parents' experiences, provision and ‘professional reachability'
Exploring joined up solutions for a child with complex needs
Exploring the hardest to reach parents in parenting skills programmes
Whose voice is it anyway?
Concluding Chapter. Validating and using children's views: professional dilemmas about working inside agencies
Glossary
Bibliography of key documents
Searching for explanations and responsibilities as to why some clients may be ‘hard to reach'
Developing good practice with ‘hard to reach' children and families
Index
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How to Reach 'Hard to Reach' Children Improving Access, Participation and Outcomes

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