The Playworker's Role In Developing An Effective Rapport

The playworker's role in developing effective rapport: speech, body language, appropriate to the age/stage of development, positive effect of developing an effective rapport (giving children and young people confidence, sense of belonging, trust, sense of self-worth), being valued as an individual, having views listened to and taken seriously, likelihood of children and young people confiding in adults, learning and development

Negative effects when effective rapport is not established: isolation, low self-esteem, lack of motivation to engage, learning and development, mistrust, not feeling valued, listened to or taken seriously, children and young people less likely to confide in adults