Katie Wrench is dual qualified as a social worker and art psychotherapist. She is Head of Clinical Services at BUSS (Building Underdeveloped Sensory Systems) Ltd., and has been offering training to local authorities across the UK, IFAs and third sector organisations since 2015. She co-authored Life Story Work with Children who are Fostered or Adopted (2013) - a model which has successfully been rolled out across England and Wales. She is also the author of Helping Vulnerable Children to Stay Safe (2016) and Creative Ideas for Assessing Vulnerable Children and Families (2018).
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Acknowledgements. Introduction. Chapter 1: Building Resilience and Self Esteem. Chapter 2: Emotional Literacy and the Bodys Emotional Communication. Chapter 3: Feeling Safe and Understanding What It Means. Chapter 4: Body Awareness and Boundaries. Chapter 5: Developing Problem Solving Skills. Chapter 6: Working With Vulnerable Adolescents. Chapter 7: Safety Online.
Helping Vulnerable Children and Adolescents to Stay Safe is an essential text for educators, carers and any professionals who work with children. The easy-to-follow activities and protective behaviours information are vital in helping us as a society to protect children from all forms of abuse. Prevention education is crucial to the well-being of children and I highly recommend Helping Vulnerable Children and Adolescents to Stay Safe for its age-appropriate and practical tasks. The information and skills children will receive via this book are both empowering and essential. - Jayneen Sanders, Author of Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept and No Means No!, Australia
Nestled at the heart of child-centred practice, brimming with easy-to-do ideas, this book is a fantastic resource for practitioners in all sectors working with children. While acknowledging traumatic experiences including child sexual abuse and children entering the care system, the many examples from practice bring the creative, cost-free activities to life. This book enables children to engage with Protective Behaviours, so they can explore ways to feel safer and know they can always talk with someone if feeling unsafe. - Judith Staff, Protective Behaviours Trainer and Specialist Practitioner, UK