Foster Care: Creating Interpersonal Change through Story-Telling and Family Play. Strategies to Support Client Assessment and Intervention.

Autor/inn/en	Schatz, Mona Struhsaker; Gaddis, Stephen R.; Zimmerman, Toni Schindler
Institution	Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins. Education and Research Inst. for Fostering Families.
Titel	Foster Care: Creating Interpersonal Change through Story-Telling and Family Play. Strategies to Support Client Assessment and Intervention.
Quelle	(1996), (95 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Adult Education; At Risk Persons; Caregiver Child Relationship; Foster Children; Foster Family; Interpersonal Relationship; Parenting Skills; Personal Narratives; Play; Professional Training; Social Services; Youth + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Risikogruppe; Foster child; Pflegekind; Pflegefamilie; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Erlebniserzählung; Spiel; Berufliche Fachbildung; Berufliche Fortbildung; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter
Abstract	Story-telling and family play can exert powerful effects on children. Some beliefs, values, and personal life-style choices that relate to how play is created are examined. Using the primary concepts in "narrative therapy,""adventure-based programming," and "family play therapy," play is employed to create an empowerment framework to consider the unique lives of social services clients. This empowerment framework promotes a means for individuals to explore their own meaning and sense of self-expression, rather than holding on to negative and pathological interpretations of their ideas and behaviors. Topics covered include (1) the value of family play; (2) how safe and successful play creates a framework for play and introduces a number of beneficial games; (3) how human development and the value of stories introduces the "narrative therapy" approach to one's life stories; (4) ways in which foster children's stories focus on the ways foster children view their world; and (5) exercises for rewriting the foster child's story through play and creating stories based on love, trust and hope. Designed for collaborative training of foster parents and caseworkers, the manual includes materials for both the trainer and the trainee. "Play is Learning: A Supplement," and "Guidelines for Selecting Toys" Contains two supplements, along with resources, references, and an evaluation. (EMK)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01