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Professor Anne Graham

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Supporting Children's Social And Emotional Well-Being: Does 'Having A Say' Matter?, Anne Graham, Robyn Margaret Fitzgerald Apr 2011

Supporting Children's Social And Emotional Well-Being: Does 'Having A Say' Matter?, Anne Graham, Robyn Margaret Fitzgerald

Professor Anne Graham

This article argues the importance of ensuring initiatives aimed at improving children’s social and emotional well-being are based on sound participatory principles. The discussion posits links between the recognition of children, dialogic approaches to participation, changing conceptualisations of children and childhood, and children’s well-being. It explores these links in light of one particular initiative, Seasons for Growth (Graham, 1996, 2002, Seasons for Growth; Loss and Grief Education Program. MacKillop Foundation), an education programme built around emerging evidence that giving children a voice assists them to adapt to family change. The paper concludes with insights into what is involved when we …


Supporting Children's Social And Emotional Well-Being: Does 'Having A Say' Matter?, Anne Graham, Robyn Margaret Fitzgerald Sep 2010

Supporting Children's Social And Emotional Well-Being: Does 'Having A Say' Matter?, Anne Graham, Robyn Margaret Fitzgerald

Professor Anne Graham

This article argues the importance of ensuring initiatives aimed at improving children’s social and emotional well-being are based on sound participatory principles. The discussion posits links between the recognition of children, dialogic approaches to participation, changing conceptualisations of children and childhood, and children’s well-being. It explores these links in light of one particular initiative, Seasons for Growth (Graham, 1996, 2002, Seasons for Growth; Loss and Grief Education Program. MacKillop Foundation), an education programme built around emerging evidence that giving children a voice assists them to adapt to family change. The paper concludes with insights into what is involved when we …