Self-worth in children and young people

This exciting book challenges the dominant approaches to children and young people's mental health, and provides straightforward practical strategies that can be used to address emotional upset, loss, and aid recovery.

Rachel Burr is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education and Social Work at the University of Sussex where she was instrumental in establishing postgraduate and undergraduate programmes in Childhood and Youth Studies. Until recently she was course lead on the BA in Childhood and Youth. Rachel also teaches on qualifying programmes in social work. An anthropologist and social worker with an international background in child protection, her overarching focus is on developing practitioner-orientated techniques for working with and enhancing emotional strength among children and young people who are living in challenging and difficult circumstances.

Introduction: Why now?: Chapter 1: The state of childhood today Chapter 2: Mental health and wellbeing Chapter 3: Current approaches to mental health support for children and young people Chapter 4: A new way of thinking Chapter 5: Learning from children and young people Chapter 6: Young children speak out Chapter 7: It takes more than a mantra Conclusion: The long and winding road