Kate Cairns is a social worker by profession who has also, over a 25-year period and along with her husband and birth children, fostered 12 other children who remain part of their family group. In this compelling book she draws on the wealth of her personal and professional experience to offer a vivid glimpse into family life with children who have experienced attachment difficulties, loss, abuse and trauma, and shows in a range of everyday situations how the family responded to the powerful feelings and difficult behaviours the children displayed. Drawing on knowledge and ideas that helped her make sense of this experience, the author includes suggestions for carers and professionals on what may be observed in children with unmet attachment needs and post-traumatic stress disorders, and what can be done to promote recovery and develop resilience.
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...a great achievement, beautifully written. It renders complex experiences and scientific detail in an acccessible but precise style. -- Book review, Adoption & Fostering, Vol 26 No.1, Spring 2002
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We think this is a remarkable and compassionate book, offering powerful insights into the strong feelings and difficult behaviours likely to be displayed by children who have experienced overwhelming stress. Anyone at BAAF who has read it thinks it's a great read and recommends it highly.
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69 of 69 people found the following review helpful
By "norahs_jon"
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A fantastic book, well written in a friendly easy to read manner. As a foster carer, i found it very useful and especially liked the fact that it is written in a way which allows you to access the section required without having to re-read the whole book. She writes from experience and gives examples which as foster carers, we can identify with and learn from. The book gave us a deeper understanding of where the children we care for are coming from. The book gives us examples of how to help these children overcome some very traumatic episodes of their lives.
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By Fran Todd
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Kate Cairns takes us through likely scenarios when dealing with adopted/fostered children. This book strips away the glamour of fostering and adoption to reveal the much more challenging, and much more rewarding reality. This is a really useful guide to what is likely to be going on in that little head and why. In particular she presents the science of brain development and the impact of damage during development in an accessible way. The interventions suggested are practical. She also explains the impact of various behaviours on others - for example the angry (or sad) child who projects the anger so that s/he is seemingly always surrounded by people who demonstrate the same behaviours. Interestingly the open acknowledgement of the permanent damage that may be done to children by abuse/neglect does not detract from the realistic optimism of the message. Her experience and expertise shines out.
38 of 43 people found the following review helpful
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As a trainee Psychodynamic Counsellor I found Kate's book most informative and very readable. She writes with great understanding and depth of knowledge. A very human book, and a good companion to Winnicott's attachment work, I believe this is well worth keeping for reference too.
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i had attended a course run by kate cairns and was blown away, i ordered this book immediately and received almost immediately. thank you.
Published 11 days ago by sue glason
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Very informative for a non-degree person.
I'm an intelligent person but the wording of some books is beyond me and I find myself reading the same paragraph over and over....and I'm none the wiser! Read more
Published 22 days ago by Mrs. Anne M. Atkinson
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Excellent Book
Just started in Children's Services and this book has helped me to get up to speed with attachment theory, trauma and resilience, Recommended.
Published 1 month ago by E. Carter
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A difficult read
This is a tough but worthwhile read - I found the first few chapters quite helpful and thought they provided some interesting and useful experiences with very good detail behind... Read more
Published 3 months ago by LondonBetti
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A very good read.
This was easy to understand and read. It gave me ideas on how to help the children I teach daily.
Published 5 months ago by Julia Hammond
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Attachment Trauma and Resillience: Therapeutic Caring for Children was very informative and helpful. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Miss Tracie M Scott
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attachment trauma and resilience
I loved this book especially the first parts about how she worked with the children in her care in specific circumstances, a really great handbook.
Published 12 months ago by LKB
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If you work with children this is the book for you.
I have attended the authors lectures which are just as excellent as her book. If you work with children this book is for you. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Ann Zierold
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Difficult read
I found this very difficult to read. I've got half way through and still don't feel like I've learnt anything. I would not recommend this book for anyone. Read more
Published 14 months ago by NKS
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Absolutely marvellous book! Recommend to any reader interested in a career in fostering, social work etc.. Read more
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