WHAT: Guidance for caregivers and residential staff on how to assess behavior problems in children and to manage them positively.
WHO: Caregivers and residential staff, trainers, and those assessing the quality of care provision. Social and community workers and trainers involved in psychosocial work.
WHERE: This training was based on experiences in a children’s home in Jordan. The case examples and guidance may need to be adapted to suit the local context.
WHY: Provides age and problem specific guidance on common behavior issues, with guidance for individual caregivers, as well as for educational or residential settings. Includes training exercises.
N.B. This chapter is part of a two volume manual. The other chapters included in this toolkit are:
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Working with Children and Families Vol. 2. Children’s Activities, Louise Melville, 2005
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Working with Children and Families Vol. 2. Life Story Work, Louise Melville, 2005
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Working with Children and Families Vol.1: A Training Manual Interviewing and Assessing, Louise Melville, 2004
