Counselling Children with Special Needs

This practical text identifies the key issues affecting children with physical and developmental problems which hinder verbal communication. It develops a wide range of techniques which enable care professionals to successfully communicate and build a therapeutic relationship.

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This volume concentrates on cases of children with physical and developmental problems which hinder verbal communication, and looks at the key emotional difficulties that these children are likely to be experiencing, such as anger, grief, bereavement and denial. The author has included case studies which clearly illustrate the problems these children face, and gives practical advice on helping the children to communicate and deal with their individual needs. Counselling children requires special skills as their developmental stage makes it difficult for them to understand and express their own inner worlds. These difficulties are further accentuated when the child has problems which hinder verbal communication. This practical text identifies the key issues affecting these children and develops a wide range of techniques which enable care professionals to successfully communicate and build a therapeutic relationship.