HfCF Working with children and young people: Addressing emotional and traumatic responses guide shop identify and understand children’s physical

identify and understand children’s physical and emotional needs by understanding that the brain develops in response to experiences throughout childhood

and integrating them with those of the statutory protection agency and the practitioner who is responsible for working with the child and family to bring about the desired change

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HfCF Working with children and young people: Addressing emotional and traumatic responses guide shop identify and understand children’s physicalIntervention guide editor: Tara Weeramanthri This guide recognises that many children and young people exposed to abusive and neglectful parenting show high levels of anxiety and fear, or display aggressive or sexualised responses. The focus is on working collaboratively with the child, the parent or carer. A toolkit of generic and specific skills helps the practitioner to help the child or young person manage their feelings, thoughts and problems of