Attending to Children

Originally published in 1990, Attending to Children was written for all those working with children in a variety of social work and health care settings. Drawing on the experience of many different social and health care workers, and from a range of literature including textbooks and magazines as well as adult and children’s fiction, the author concentrates on the dilemmas, needs, activities and practice of working with and caring for children.

Part 1 introduces some of the agencies engaged in working with children; Part 2 focuses on the beginning and end stages of such work; Part 3 discusses such aspects of communication as fear, trust, truth, love, meaning and awareness; and Part 4 examines non-verbal and everyminute communication.