Self-worth in children and young people

Critical and practical considerations

Rachel Burr

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Year: 2025
• eBook ISBN: 9781040376553
• Edition: 0
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Professional Development
• Index: Social Sciences

Challenges current adult-led approaches to working with vulnerable young people, and introduces practitioners and students to creative methods that will enhance the self-worth of children and teenagers.

Anthropologist and social worker, Rachel Burr, outlines clear communication techniques for working with children and young people to support them towards self-determination. By critically examining the dominant approaches to children and young people's mental health, she provides straightforward practical strategies that can be used to address emotional upset, loss, and aid recovery.

There has never been a more pressing time to encourage young people and children to engage in methods that allow them to develop a new sense of self-worth and purpose. Whether you're a professional already working with children, or a student studying for a child-related qualification, this strength-based approach will help you to help children and young people develop a stronger sense of self which can be taken forward and used independently.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• About the author
• Dedication
• Acknowledgements
• Preface
• 1 An introduction
• 2 Mental health, well- being and culture
• 3 Current approaches to mental health
• 4 Children and young people, the school system and reactionary practice
• 5 Working with young children
• 6 Working with older children
• 7 Sharing our experiences with other professionals and academics
• 8 Concluding comments, exciting new possibilities and final suggestions
• Further reading
• Index