Mainstreaming Psychosocial Care and Support through Child Participation

Publication language
English
Pages
58pp
Date published
01 Jan 2009
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Children & youth, Health, Psychosocial support
Link
http://www.repssi.org/download/REPSSI%20Manuals%20and%20Tools(2)/_child_particip…

Child participation and psychosocial
support
Participation is one of the key principles of psychosocial
support. Indeed it could be argued that, to some extent,
they are two sides of a coin. It is through getting involved
that children:
• Enhance their resilience and decrease their vulnerability
• Discover and develop their talents
• Discover and enhance their own strengths
• Are able to overcome many of their psychosocial challenges.