Understand the importance of promoting positive well-being and resilience of children and young people
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘Young people’s wellbeing: The resilience model’ produced by the Open University.
- ‘Bouncing back: how can resilience be promoted in vulnerable children and young people?’ Published by Barnardo’s, 2009.
- ‘Promoting children and young people’s emotional health and wellbeing: A whole school and college approach’ from Public Health England and the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition.
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Click on the icon to the left to open an activity sheet containing tasks for you to read and complete.If you have any questions you should contact your assessor who will be able to offer guidance.
- Click on the icon to the left to read the National Children's Bureau document on 'Supporting Foster Carers to Promote Health and Well-being'. You will need this document for Task 2 of the activity sheet.
- Extended Learning
- Click on the link to read ‘Future in mind: Promoting, protecting and improving our children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing’ produced by the Department of Health and NHS England. Good mental health is a vital part of ensuring everyone has the opportunity to achieve and develop the skills and character to make a successful transition to adult life.
- Click on the web icon to the left to read the article ‘What is resilience?' from the Mentally Healthy Schools website. Consider how practitioners might be able to support children become resilient.
- Click on the PDF icon to the left to read the rest of ‘Bouncing back: how can resilience be promoted in vulnerable children and young people?’ published by Barnardo’s, 2009.
- Click on the PDF icon to the left to read ‘Transitions in the lives of children and young people: resilience factors’. This is a report by Tony Newman and Sarah Blackburn of Barnardo’s Policy, Research and Influencing Unit published in 2002. A copy of this report can be downloaded by clicking on the link below
- Click the icon to the left to read ‘Promoting children’s resilience - some reflections’. This is a paper presented by Professor Robbie Gilligan at the launch event of The Glasgow Centre for the Child and Society.
- Think And Challenge
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