Therapeutic Approaches in Work With Traumatised Children and Young People: Theory and Practice

Based on work carried out by staff at a therapeutic community over a number of years. Therapeutic Approaches in Work with Traumatized Children and Young People provides a clear and comprehensive link between theory and practice. The author shows how practice in residential child care, fostering and other areas of work with children can be developed in a way that is thoughtful and underpinned by a sound theoretical base.
An invaluable record of working with emotionally traumatized children, this book is an in-depth account of a 'thinking culture' which provides continual opportunities to respond to children's needs in innovative ways - these include useful suggestions on a range of key issues including education and play, primary provision, sexuality and aggression.

Patrick Tomlinson is Director of Practice Development at SACCS an organization providing recovery for traumatized children.