Listening to Children 2004
by Stuart Aitken and Sally Millar
The law and social and educational policy stress the importance of finding out what children think about services and involving them in decisions that affect them. But a gap remains between the children's entitlement and day-to-day practice. Children and young people with severe communication disabilities are commonly not consulted about their preferences, interests, choices and views.
This pack, funded by the Scottish Executive Education Department,and carried out jointly by Sense Scotland and CALL Scotland, includes practical materials for anyone who wants to listen to and find out the views of children who have communication disabilities.
Teachers, therapists, social workers and care workers in local authorities, health boards, voluntary organisations and other agencies will find the book and accompanying CD a valuable resource to use in their practice. Policy makers and managers in education, health and social work services will find guidance on how to embed involvement, participation and consultation in everyday practice across services.
The CD includes hyperlinked electronic versions of the two previous publications on listening to children by the same authors.
Listening to children 2004 (ISBN 1 898042 26 8) costs £15.00 plus postage and packing
To order a copy you can either use the CALL Scotland Shop – http://www.callscotland.org.uk/Shop where you can order online and pay by card, cheque or invoice.
Listening to children with communication support needs
by Stuart Aitken and Sally Millar
(both texts are now included, in full as hyperlinked electronic texts with resources, on the CD accompanying Listening to Children 2004).
Listening to children with communication support needs is a resource pack
published as the result of an 18-month project by Sense Scotland in association
with the CALL Centre, and funded by the Scottish Executive Education Department.
The pack consists of two books:
Book 1: Are we listening? (Stuart Aitken & Sally Millar) (ISBN 1 898042 18 7)
Book 2: A rough guide to listening (Sally Millar & Stuart Aitken) (ISBN 1 898042 19 5)
Topics addressed include:
Terminology and situations in which to consult; Checking out interpretations; Realistic expectations for listening and consulting; Asking the right questions, interpreting answers the right way; Framework giving guidance on: matching communication with consulting; Short information sheets on topics like 'Indicating 'Yes/No'; 'Asking Questions'; Directory of resources relating to communication impairment; Illustrative case studies.
For:
Those interested in listening to and consulting with children who have communication support needs e.g.: social workers / assistants; teachers and support staff; care workers; speech and language therapists; anyone with an interest in finding out what is important to a child or children.
Both Book 1 and Book 2 of Listening to children with communication support needs is now included free on CD as part of Listening to Children 2004, by the same authors.
The CD contains hyperlinked versions of all three books (Book 1, Book 2 and Listening to Children 2004) plus resources and materials that can be printed, edited and shared (though not for profit).
As noted above, Listening to children 2004 (ISBN 1 898042 26 8) costs £15.00 plus postage and packing. To order a copy you can either use the CALL Scotland Shop – http://www.callscotland.org.uk/Shop where you can order online and pay by card, cheque or invoice.