Traveller Children Mick McKeown These features are identified in

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This character is more likely to act out his or her rage than repress it

a new pathway to self-knowledge and fulfilment is opened as a viable alternative to conventional practice

These behaviours may not be immediately identifiable as self-harm by counsellors

hospices and other care contexts for ill and disabled children

Traveller Children Mick McKeown These features are identified inOver the last twenty five years there has been an unprecedented expansion of opportunity for Traveller and Gypsy children to attend school. Educational outreach services have developed in parallel with an increased willingness on the part of parents to put their children into school. Cathy Kiddle has studied the effects of this expansion on the lives of the children. Having worked with Travellers and schools for over twenty years, she is well placed