Promoting the Identity Needs of Children of Multiple Heritage
Target Audience:
Children and Families Social Work Practitioners and other CSD Staff
Course Aim:
To raise awareness of the particular issues relating to identity needs of children of multiple heritages and explore ways of working to promote a positive sense of identity.
Course Content:
- Defining identity within family, society, peer groups and establishments.
- Exploration of the impacts on identity, self-esteem and psychological health and achievements when children fall outside dominant racialised categories within communities or have personal identity issues.
- Socialising and celebrating only one of the cultural backgrounds of the children and of prejudice from both Black and White groups.
- Models of identity and advantages and disadvantages faced by children of multiple heritages will be explored.
- Working positively with children of multiple heritages using current research.
Course Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the course, delegates will have:
- A clear understanding of the terms 'heritage' and how we build work on identity into all aspects of plans for young people
- A clear awareness of the possible issues facing children of multiple heritages
- Knowledge of the current models and research to enable good working practices and positive approaches when engaging with children and their families.
- Strategies to work effectively with these young people and to build steps into the care planning process that address these identity issues
- Increased confidence to access resources and have discussions with young people that address their heritage, in a way that they find accessible
- Had an opportunity to reflect about the young people they are working with and how they are better able to meet their needs.
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