Bøger af Florence Koenderink

This book was written for anyone who works on the ground to move children from institutions into families. You as a social worker, case manager, counsellor, or person otherwise involved in this process need to be aware of the issues addressed in this book to make sure that the placement of children in families becomes sustainable. It will help to do an effective assessment of a child and to make decisions and put together a care plan and support structure that has the best chance of a successful, sustainable placement for the child. The aim of this book is to give you an insight into the influences that have affected the children, the effects on their development, and ways in which the families they will be placed with can handle the challenges ahead of them. This insight allows you to determine through assessment which of the issues described here are relevant for an individual child and it may also alert you to the need to look for specific issues when you assess the child. In turn, this helps you decide what kind of support the child and the family she goes to will most likely need. The manual can serve as a basis for the training - adapted to the needs of the individual child and family, and to the local context - that you will need to provide the family to help them understand what they can expect and how they can cope with the challenges ahead.

Parents adopting a child from an institution (or orphanage) are often not quite prepared for what they can expect and how to deal with it. Institutionalisation affects a child's brain development, physical development, cognitive development, emotional development and stress response. Understanding how care in an institution is different from care in a family and the effects this has on a child helps parents prepare to welcome their child and support him or her. The book also gives some advice on pitfalls and helpful approaches to caring for a previously institutionalised child, handling challenging behaviour, and helping the child catch up on delayed or skipped development.Areas discussed are expectation management, a general understanding of the development of the brain and the stress response system in a child, the roles of attachment, physical contact, stimulation, attention, and living in the community in child development, and the effects of institutionalisation such as attachment disorders, challenging behaviour, self-harm, and health problems. And how to help the child build trust and relationships, how to help reduce stress and establish felt safety, and deal with challenging behaviour - including positive disciplining in a way that does not cause further harm.

This book considers the unfortunate effects of funding orphanages. It shows how a well-intentioned, generous gift can end up causing a lot of heartbreak and long-term damage for the children who were supposed to be better off because of it. The serious consequences of institutionalisation are brought forward as well as how volunteering in or donating money to orphanages can cause children to be taken from their families and placed in institutions. This book also teaches ways we can help children who are vulnerable or at risk in ways that will make their lives better.An essential read for those who wish to genuinely help underprivileged children.

The second edition of 'Children Everywhere' Book 1 is an institutional childcare manual. It gives practical information, illustrated with over 300 photos, about the elements of care that are needed to improve care in a children's home or orphanage. Elements such as hygiene, food, sleep, safety and children's essential basic needs make up the first part of the book. The second part of the book gives information about child development and basic child psychology, including advice on effective use of rules and discipline. The third part of the book gives advice on how to effectively set up and run a children's home. Including a look at different kinds of set ups, how to deal with staff, essential elements of good management, dealing with day-to-day issues and ethical aspects to running a children's home. The aim of the manual is to improve the survival rate and quality of life of children in childcare institutions all over the world.

'Volunteers with Children Everywhere', the 3rd book in the Children Everywhere Series, gives information and support to people who are thinking about volunteering in children's homes abroad. Part 1 helps you make sure you make the right decisions for your situation, that you are prepared as well as possible for what you can expect and what you will need. Part 2 explains some of the things you will encounter once you arrive and get to work and gives advice on how to avoid certain pitfalls to make sure your well-intentioned help does not do more harm than good. And because most volunteers do not have childcare experience, Part 3 gives a mini crash-course in childcare. The aim is to both make your volunteering experience pleasant and to make sure the children will really benefit from it.