Maintaining identity

If practitioners are to promote the self-esteem of children and young people who are looked after they need to be skilled in how to work with issues of identity.This course enables participants to work pro-actively with cultural identity and provides a theoretical background to how children develop a sense of self, gender identity and the development of racial identity. It considers how all of these are crucial to the development of positive self-esteem and demonstrates the relevance of cultural identity to childcare practice.The training also provides an opportunity for participants to consider a range of skills and techniques for working with identity issues.

Learning outcomes cover:

• The concept of identity.
• Knowledge of recent research.
• Institutional racism and the impact on black children and young people who are looked after.
• Strategies for engaging with and working positively with black families, children and young people.
• A variety of direct work techniques for working with identity.