Преподавател(и):

 Стойка Атанасова  
 Дияна Видева  
гл. ас. Радостина Антонова  д-р

Описание на курса:

Компетенции:

Students who have successfully completed the course:

Students will know:

• formulate the different types of risk in children

• to prepare a specialized individual assessment of a child's needs in compliance with the criteria for NID /best interest of the child/

• to develop an assessment of the parental capacity of parents and an assessment of parental alienation

• draw up child care plans, including various intervention programs for children and families

• design and planning of an intervention program for a child at risk and his family, techniques, approaches

• how, in the role of mentors, to support children and young people at risk (without parental care, with disabilities) in the development of a personal plan, knowledge and skills for an independent life

Students will be able to:

• Understand and analyze the issues related to the main types of risk in children

• Prepare a specialized individual assessment of the needs of a child at risk

• Formulate programs of care for children through various therapeutic schools
Предварителни изисквания:
-

Форми на провеждане:
Редовен

Учебни форми:
Лекция

Език, на който се води курса:
Английски

Теми, които се разглеждат в курса:

1. Children at risk in the sense of Child Protection Act and Social Services law - definition, groups, characteristics. Forms of social services for children and families at risk.
2. Specialized needs assessment of children at risk. Types of assessments and care plan. Risk prevention and intervention programs for children
3. Children and youth in the context of the family system - children from divorced families who are at risk of falling into a disadvantaged social situation. The following subgroups of children are also targeted: children with one parent, children from minority ethnic communities. Specific techniques, methods, forms, means to achieve sustainable social functioning and well-being of each child.
4. Assessment of the risk of family violence and child abuse. Types and forms of violence and abuse of a child in the family. Specifics in the functioning of a family with violence, indicators in children. Intervention programs for children at risk of violence.
5. Assessment of parental capacity. Content of the assessment. Methods for researching parental capacity. Diagnosing Loyalty Conflict Syndrome or Parental Alienation. Content of a report on the assessment of parental capacity and degree of parental alienation
6. Children and youth raised in a non-family environment (institutions, social services) - assessment of resources and deficits. Characteristics of children raised in institutions, in poverty, children from minority ethnic communities. A family-centred approach, a child-centred approach and a strengths-based approach.
7. Young people about to leave residential care (part 1) - preparing for independent living. Developing a personal life project, skills to organize a support network.
8. Young people who are about to leave residential care - preparing for independent living (part 2) - developing skills to assess the risks and opportunities that young people face in different contexts (work environment, community, educational, family, etc. ).
9. Game methods and techniques for working with children and youth who grew up in a non-family environment (role-playing games, projective games).
10. Case work - children and youth who grew up in a non-family environment.
11. Children with disabilities Therapy of children with mental illness. Specificity of individual therapies in child psychiatry. Play therapy as part of the treatment of mental illnesses. Auxiliary methods - theater-pedagogy.
12. Children's drawing as part of the diagnostic process. Sexually abused children - diagnosis within play therapy
13. Types of relaxation techniques and their application in psychotherapy. Autogenic training. Progressive muscle relaxation for children according to Jacobson, a journey of fantasy.
14. Child Trauma Psychotherapy Techniques by Louise Redeman - Inner and Outer Safe Place.
15. Practical exercises and demonstration of the techniques. Group and individual therapy. Combining methods and techniques. Contraindications for carrying out the therapy.

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Gilligan, R. (2018). The untapped potential of ‘work’ for looked after young people – challenges and opportunities. Department of Education public seminar, 23 April 2018.

Glaser, D. (2000). Child abuse and neglect and the brain—a review. The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 41(1), 97-116.

Groh, A.M., Fearon, R.P., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M.J., van IJzendoorn, M. H., Steele, R. D., & Roisman, G. I. (2014). The significance of attachment security for children’s social competence with peers: A meta-analytic study. Attachment & Human Development, 16(2), 103–136.

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