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• 1. Positive Voices
• 2. Making it Happen
• 3. Time to Talk
• 4. Pastoral Action
• 5. Community Action
• 6. The Child Within

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• Journeys of Faith
• Open Secret
• Under the Mupundu Tree
• Youth-to-Youth
• A Common Cause

Called to Care No. 6

The Child Within

Connecting with children who have experienced grief and loss

This 68-page workbook, containing numerous illustrations, was developed in collaboration with Masangane ('to embrace' in Xhosa), an orphan care project supported by the Moravian Church in South Africa's Eastern Province.  It arose out of a need expressed by volunteer caregivers who were experiencing serious difficulties in looking after orphaned children.

The Child Within breaks new ground in promoting resilience in children who have suffered grief and personal loss.  It does so by enabling adults who are child care-givers - as parents, guardians, volunteers or professionals - to rediscover and appreciate their own 'child within'.  Through structured workshop sessions, participants learn how to communicate more openly and effectively with children. 

The workbook incorporates a Christian approach to children as 'a gift from the Lord' (Psalm 127:3), but can be used by a wide variety of community groups and organisations.  Although based on professional research on child and adolescent development, the book is written in clear, simple language, and is easily accessible to non-professional child caregivers.  

by Judy Rankin, with Rev Renate Cochrane and the Khulakahle Child Counselling &  Training Forum;68 pages; published August 2008; £2.60.

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