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TRAINING MANUALS

 

Seeds of Recovery, Community Support for Vulnerable Children: The Triple "A" Participatory Approach. (Cook, M. & Currie, V. 2006, 64p) Download table of contents.

This workbook is designed to help practitioners learn about engaging children in community action and to equip them with participatory, child centred tools that they can use in local community settings where they are working. This is done through the use of participatory research tools, reflections and stories that can be used to address issues of social change and children's rights. $20.00

Creative Tools: Civic Engagement of Young People. (Cook, P. & Blanchet-Cohen, N. 2006, 72p) Download table of contents.

Want to hear from young people and involve them in your municipality? The Creative Tools: Civic Engagement of Young People manual presents an approach and provides tools for engaging young people in municipal governance based on the work of Growing Up In Cities Canada. Learn about mapping, visioning, 'Jenga with a twist' and photo-framing. The tools are youth-friendly, fun and stimulating, and provide a practical basis for gathering young people's perceptions on the strengths and challenges in their local communities. They also form a basis for developing concrete action plans that involve young people in civic decision-making in partnership with local adults, community planners, and municipal government representatives. $35.00

Growing Strong: A training manual. Using the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to Support Indigenous Children within their families, community and culture. (Hood, R. & Disbury, K.1999, 118 p) IICRD & UNICEF Mexico

This training manual was designed to facilitate the implementation of the CRC in indigenous communities. Full of experiential activities, exercises and case studies from around the world, it provides an excellent 'toolkit' for community workers and anyone involved in health care, education, social services or child and youth care. $20.00

Children Enabling Change: Education, Advocacy and Action Plan for Children with Disabilities and their Families in Multi-Cultural Communities (Halldorson, L.,1997, 97 pp.) IICRD

A nine-step education, advocacy and action plan manual for supporting families who have children with disabilities. A carefully-crafted guide for community-based agencies or professionals working in multi-cultural communities. Binder includes an overview, Victoria Resource Guide and 3-step brochures. $20.00

 

Beyond Borders. Migration and the Affects of HIV/AIDS on Southeast Asian Children and Youth. Child Centered Care and Support Guidelines for Community based organizations. (Cook, M., 2001, 101pp) IICRD & ICAD Click here to download document.

The community guidelines presents the Rights-based approach to children affected by HIV/AIDS and Migration; tools for promoting children's participation and ideas for exploring the role of culture in supporting vulnerable children. The last part of the guideline discusses ways of putting the guidelines into action. The guideline objectives are to (1) Assist agencies in developing holistic responses to the affect of HIV/AIDS on children and youth; (2) Empower community filed workers, local government representatives, and young people to support children and youth (3) Provide field workers with the tools and strategies to engage children; (4) Outline methods to build on cultural values supporting children; and (5) Create a 'continuum of care and support' that develops a stronger civic response in supporting vulnerable children and youth.

Filling the Gaps. Using a Rights-Based Approach to Address HIV/AIDS and its Affects on South African Children, Youth, and Families. Care and Support Guidelines for Child-centred and Community-based organisations.
(Cook, M., 2001, 106pp) IICRD & ICAD

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These community guidelines were developed in response to needs of South African practitioners to better understand a rights-based approach to programming in the area of HIV/AIDS. The community guidelines are designed to: (1) create a continuum of care and support; (2) Assist agencies in developing holistic responses to the affects of HIV/AIDS on children and family; (3) Empower community field workers, local government representatives and young people; (4) Provide field workers with the tools and strategies to engage youth ; and (5) Outline methods and approaches to build on cultural values supporting children. $20.00

Starting From Strengths:
Community Care for Orphaned Children:
A Training Manual Supporting the Community Care of Vulnerable Orphans:
Facilitator's Guide.
(Cook, M.,1998, 62 pp. plus appendices) IICRD

A facilitator's guide for human resource professionals working with orphaned children, with a particular focus on children affected by HIV/AIDS. Includes modules on the Starting from Strengths Project, the impact of HIV/AIDS on children in Malawi, applying the CRC in caring for vulnerable children, tools for helping children with grief and an action plan for communities caring for vulnerable orphans. $20.00

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