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The impact on children from a counsellors perspective

The impact on children from a counsellors perspective. Gina Barrs Counsellor Worth Emotional Support Service . Mother’s psychological well-being. The non-abusing parent is now head of the household. Mum’s guilt . ‘We kept the problems well hidden for the kid’s sake’.

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The impact on children from a counsellors perspective

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  1. The impact on children from a counsellors perspective Gina Barrs Counsellor Worth Emotional Support Service

  2. Mother’s psychological well-being

  3. The non-abusing parent is now head of the household

  4. Mum’s guilt

  5. ‘We kept the problems well hidden for the kid’s sake’

  6. The perpetrator is also Dad

  7. Children full of fear

  8. Agoraphobia in children who have experienced DV

  9. Parenting the parent

  10. ‘S/he’s become just like her/his dad’

  11. The prognosis for young people in adolescence appears relatively unfavourable

  12. Disrupted friendships

  13. School

  14. Every Child Matters • Be Healthy • Stay Safe • Enjoy and Achieve • Make a Positive Contribution • Achieve Economic Well-Being

  15. EVERY Child Matters: • Be Healthy • Physically healthy • Mentally and emotionally healthy • Sexually healthy • Healthy lifestyles • Choose not to take illegal drugs

  16. Stay Safe • Safe from maltreatment, neglect, violence and sexual exploitation • Safe from accidental injury and death • Safe from bullying and discrimination • Safe from crime and anti-social behaviour in and out of school • Have security, stability and are cared for

  17. Enjoy and Achieve • Ready for School • Attend and enjoy school • Achieve stretching national educational standards at primary school • Achieve personal and social development and enjoy recreation • Achieve stretching national educational standards at secondary school

  18. Make a Positive Contribution • Engage in decision-making and support the community and environment • Engage in law-abiding and positive behaviour in and out of school • Develop positive relationships and choose not to bully and discriminate • Develop self-confidence and successfully deal with significant life changes and challenges • Develop enterprising behaviour

  19. Achieve Economic Well-Being • Engage in further education, employment or training on leaving school • Ready for employment • Live in decent homes and sustainable communities • Access to transport and material goods • Live in households free from low income

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