Articles
Gatekeepers,
Gatecrashers, and Gateways in Group Work with Kids
Having
worked with countless children and teenagers in groups for over thirty years,
I discovered early on that whatever world I occupied outside of their presence
with my professional reputation and credentials, these meant little to the kids
I worked with or, for that matter, to my own children. Some years ago I found
something that one of my sons wrote about me in a school essay (Clich
On Title to View Entire Article).
Why
We Get No Respect: Existential Dilemmas for Group Workers Who Work with Kids'
Groups
Group work with kids is rarely neat. It is more abstract
than still life, more jazz than classical. Group workers worth their salt invite
their young group members to be co-creators. This is a radical concept for many
grown-ups, although not a new one. Neither is the antipathy it generates from
those within earshot of kids' groups. When one chooses to work with children and
youth in groups, skepticism and scorn follow. Group workers can either embrace
or avoid the cynics in their midst. What they cannot do is escape them (Clich
On Title to View Entire Article).
A Guide for the Development of School-Based Mental Health Partnerships
A Guide to School-Based Mental Health Partnerships is intended for professionals
in the education and mental health fields and for interested parents. The guide
offers some direction for developing collaborative efforts to address the needs
of students with serious emotional disturbances
(ADOBE FILE).
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Media
Strengths
Based Groups - Work with Children & Adolescents 02/14/05
(click below to play clip. If you need Realplayer, download
below).
This 50-minute webcast was originally
presented to groups across the US, Canada, and Australia to professionals working
with children and adolescent groups. Andrew Malekoff, associate director of North
Shore Child & Family Guidance Center and author of Group Work with Adolescents
(Guilford Press) presents and illustrates seven-principles for strengths-based
group work. Included are Mr. Malekoff's original poetry on working with children
and youth and an interactive segment (question and answer) with the international
audience sending in their comments via email at the end of the webcast.
