New York Times - Children and Youth - Weblink
A direct link to the Children and Youth section of the New York Times
Wednesday, 21 January 2009
HandsOn Scotland - A toolkit for those working with children
HANDS ON SCOTLAND - WEBSITE LINK
This NHS site is one of the first web links available through my course website at The Open University Student Home.
It's a very useful and comprehensive guide to behavioural, personal and social issues for those working with children, including many tips and techniques for working or interacting with children on an everyday basis.
I've had chance to have a look at every page, and overall it's an excellent place to start, and certainly provides great advice on how to handle situations and behaviours when working with young people. A major stress seems to be to attempt to view the child's actions or situation dispassionately and without letting your own constructs or feelings get in the way of supporting the child. Ironically, sometimes when these ideas are explained and expanded, lines seem to be drawn quite arbitrarily on why you may or may not be affected personally by the issues, which I personally find quite prescriptive and devisive. However, where these examples exist, I believe that their function is to encourage the reader to think honestly about their own reactions , and that most certainly should be encouraged.
Being such a wide ranging resource, this website definitely has a place in the bookmarks, and I'm sure I'll be coming back to it again and again. There was a lot of useful information and many good hints and tips for good practice.
HANDS ON SCOTLAND - WEBSITE LINK
This NHS site is one of the first web links available through my course website at The Open University Student Home.
It's a very useful and comprehensive guide to behavioural, personal and social issues for those working with children, including many tips and techniques for working or interacting with children on an everyday basis.
I've had chance to have a look at every page, and overall it's an excellent place to start, and certainly provides great advice on how to handle situations and behaviours when working with young people. A major stress seems to be to attempt to view the child's actions or situation dispassionately and without letting your own constructs or feelings get in the way of supporting the child. Ironically, sometimes when these ideas are explained and expanded, lines seem to be drawn quite arbitrarily on why you may or may not be affected personally by the issues, which I personally find quite prescriptive and devisive. However, where these examples exist, I believe that their function is to encourage the reader to think honestly about their own reactions , and that most certainly should be encouraged.
Being such a wide ranging resource, this website definitely has a place in the bookmarks, and I'm sure I'll be coming back to it again and again. There was a lot of useful information and many good hints and tips for good practice.
HANDS ON SCOTLAND - WEBSITE LINK
Registration to Enrolment
I got confirmation yesterday that I was enrolled onto my forthcoming OU course, U212 Childhood, and my Student Home has been updated. I sent the form on 14 January and was enrolled by the 20, even at this time of heavy workload.
There's no time for much more now, even though I would love to gush on - I am, after all, excited. So this will have to do. The first entry.
There's no time for much more now, even though I would love to gush on - I am, after all, excited. So this will have to do. The first entry.
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