What Children Can Tell Us - Eliciting, Interpreting, Evaluating Critical Information From

Informationen zum Autor JAMES GARBARINO is a professor at Cornell University, a world-renowned expert of child-abuse prevention, and a prolific author. He lives in Ithaca, New York. Klappentext "This well-written, comprehensive, often wise book should become a standard, well-thumbed reference for all adults who wish to increase their competency in communicating with children. Its wisdom is that while it consistently offers practical advice, it never offer simplistic solutions to the very complicated task of getting accurate information from children."--Children and Youth Services Review Zusammenfassung Children are often victims of abuse! victims of crime! or witnesses to such. It is critical that adults get information from them that is accurate without projecting or terrifying the children. This is a comprehensive guide to obtaining and evaluating this information from children. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword. 1. Communicating with Children: Introduction to the Issues. Part One: Developmental Factors Affecting Children'sCommunication. 2. Self-Esteem and Coping. 3. Cognitive Development. 4. Language Development. Part Two: Eliciting Information from Children. 5. Culturally Sensitive Inquiry. 6. Adult Biases and Expectations About Communications. 7. Observing Children's Behavior. 8. Communicating Through Play and Storytelling. 9. Guidelines for Interviewing Children. 10. Using Tests and Other Instruments. Part Three: Communication in Special Settings. 11. Children at Home, in School, and in Day Care. 12. Children in Clinical Settings. 13. Children in Medical Settings. 14. Children as Witnesses.

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• Autori: Erikson Institute Faculty, Faculty of the Erikson Institute, J Garbarino, James Garbarino, James Stott Garbarino, Garbarino James, Faculty Of the Erikson Institute, Frances M Stott, Frances M. Stott, Stott Frances M.
• Editore: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 28.08.1992
• EAN: 9781555424657
• ISBN: 978-1-55542-465-7
• Pagine: 408
• Serie: Jossey-Bass Social & Behaviora
• Categorie: Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia applicata; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Analisi delle strutture sociali; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Social welfare & social services, Child & developmental psychology, Social issues & processes, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Social welfare and social services, Age groups: children, Social and ethical issues