Children and Teenagers Who Set Fires : Why They Do It and How to Help.

Intro -- Children and Teenagers Who Set Fires: Why They Do It and How to Help by Joanna E. Foster -- Foreword by Professor David Kolko -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Ch 1: What Exactly Is Juvenile Firesetting Behaviour? -- Definition of juvenile firesetting -- Ch 2: Whose Problem and Who's Listening? -- Firesetting as a form of communication -- The adult's role -- Ch 3: Why Does It Happen? -- A response to stressful life events -- Firesetting out of curiosity or boredom -- Other reasons for firesetting -- Boys will be boys? -- Ch 4: What Works? -- The evidence base for what works -- Understanding child development -- The use of shock and scare tactics -- Ch 5: Working with Children Aged 0-7 Years -- 'Yes, I can play! NO! STAY AWAY!' -- Colouring in -- Using stories -- Jigsaws -- Songs -- Puppets -- Stickers -- Rewards -- Talking about emotions -- Ch 6: Working with Children Aged 8-11 Years -- Card games -- Good Fires, Bad Fires -- Jez's Lucky Day -- Fire safety word searches and crosswords -- Hedgehogs, Hoses and Ladders -- Hazard house -- What's hot, what's not? -- Creating a fire safety club -- Singing -- Fire safety skills -- The Fire Safety Officer -- Sparky® the fire dog -- Emotions -- Ch 7: Working with Adolescents -- Playing games -- Fire science -- House of dreams -- The roll of a die -- ABC -- The domino effect -- The graphing technique -- The ripple effect -- Emotions -- Ch 8: Adapting Our Work and Providing Additional Support -- Examples of child-focused work -- Guiding principles in all our work -- Identifying appropriate support -- Psychosocial intervention -- Knowledge is power -- Ch 9: Working with Jenny-Lee -- Background -- First home visit -- Concerns beyond firesetting -- Seeds of change -- Session two -- Signs of change -- Session three -- Session four -- Session five -- Session six -- Session seven -- Session eight.

Session nine -- Session ten -- Session eleven -- Session twelve -- Session thirteen -- Session fourteen -- Fire safety 'show and tell' -- Re-uniting with Jenny -- In conclusion -- Ch 10: Endings -- The fire safety journey -- The fire safety collage -- Fire safety rites of passage -- App I: Suggestions for giving positive feedback and approval -- Non-verbal signs using body language or physical actions -- Verbal praise -- App II: NFPA® Sparky® ACTIVITIES -- App III: Questions for tumbling tower -- App IV: Fire safety quiz -- App V: Graphing technique -- App VI: M1 Case Study -- App VII: Cinquains -- References -- Further Reading -- Organisations, Helplines and Websites Offering Support and Advice -- About the Author -- Index -- Blank Page.

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