The Early Years: Assessing and Promoting Resilience in Vulnerable Children

by Daniel, Brigid; Wassell, Sally; Campbell, Iain

• ISBN13: 9781843100133
• ISBN10: 1843100134
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub

Summary

This clear and practical workbook shows the importance of encouraging resilience in pre-school children who live in challenging circumstances. Focusing on assessment of need, Brigid Daniel and Sally Wassell show how to evaluate resilience using checklists and background information. They explain that children in their early years gain resilience from a range of experiences, including attachment relationships, opportunities to develop self-esteem and learning to understand others and behaving in a positive way towards them. With this in mind, they set out ways of encouraging pro-social behaviour in young children: involving them in the process of evaluation, giving support to the parent or carer of the child, and using activities to nurture the child's 'theory of mind'. Including guidance on ongoing monitoring and supported by case studies from practice, this book is an essential guide to nurturing resilience for all those who work with young children and their families

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	7	(2)
Introduction to Resilience	9	(8)
Domains of Resilience	14	(1)
Summary of Factors Associated with Resilience during Early Years	15	(2)
When and How to Use the Workbook	17	(10)
Part I Assessment
Secure Base	27	(8)
Secure Base Checklist: Child	30	(2)
Secure Base Checklist: Parent/Carer	32	(2)
Quality of Attachment	34	(1)
Education	35	(7)
Education Checklist: Child	38	(2)
Education Checklist: Parent/Carer	40	(2)
Friendships	42	(7)
Friendships Checklist: Child	45	(2)
Friendships Checklist: Parent/Carer	47	(2)
Talents and Interests	49	(7)
Talents and Interests Checklist: Child	52	(2)
Talents and Interests Checklist: Parent/Carer	54	(2)
Positive Values	56	(16)
Positive Values Checklist: Child	60	(2)
Emotional Faces	62	(2)
Theory of Mind	64	(1)
Emotional Scenes	65	(5)
Positive Values Checklist: Parent/Carer	70	(2)
Social Competencies	72	(13)
Social Competencies Checklist: Child	75	(3)
Social Attributes Checklist	78	(2)
Social Competencies Checklist: Parent/Carer	80	(5)
Part II Intervention
Intervention Strategies	85	(34)
Practice Suggestions: Secure Base	87	(10)
Practice Suggestions: Education	97	(5)
Practice Suggestions: Friendships	102	(2)
Practice Suggestions: Talents and Interests	104	(6)
Practice Suggestions: Positive Values	110	(3)
Practice Suggestions: Social Competencies	113	(6)
Case Studies	119	(5)
David, aged 4	119	(2)
Susan, aged 3	121	(3)
Appendix: Moral Reasoning Stages	124	(3)
Bibliography	127	(4)
Subject Index	131	(4)
Author Index	135