“This discussion guide assesses the psychosocial model with reference to displaced and war-affected children and adolescents. The author reviews critical issues and special needs arising from children’s experiences, and discusses how psychosocial programming can meet these needs. The paper mainly assumes a child rights-based approach, but it also gives an overview of the child development-based approach. Throughout the paper the author poses a number of ‘tasks’ to the reader, which are intended to broaden the student’s understanding of the needs that refugee children and adolescents, as a distinct group, present.” – Publisher’s description CONTENTS Contents 1. Introduction 2. What do we mean by ‘Psychosocial’? 3. Implementing Psychosocial Programmes 4. Child Development and Child Rights 4.1 Child Development 4.2 The Rights-Based Approach 4.3 The Convention on the Rights of the Child 5. Critical Issues 5.1 Separation 5.2 Education 5.3 Exploitation 5.3.1 Child Labour 5.3.2 Sexual Exploitation and Violence 5.4 Child Soldiers 6. Conclusion and References
