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Strengths-based practice with families

Author: Community Care Inform

Updated Date: 31 October 2018

Publication Date: 14 September 2018

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Learning points

How to use strengths-based practice in your work, including applying motivational interviewing and how to cope with difficult conversations.
What the key features of different practice models are, including Signs of Safety and solution-focused practice.
Using attachment approaches to work with parents in a strengths-based way.

This knowledge and practice hub helps you meet point 7 of the Knowledge and skills statement for child and family practitioners: Child and family assessment.

Strengths-based skills

Motivational interviewing

Strengths-based approaches to difficult conversations

Applying Signs of Safety in high-risk cases

Using attachment theory to work with adults

Assessing attachment in parents and carers

Understanding practice models

Solution-focused practice

Signs of Safety

Systemic practice

Three conversations

Local area co-ordination

Learning and development

Multimedia learning

Problematic alcohol use: practice scenario videos

Multimedia learning

30 min podcast episode on strengths-based practice

Multimedia learning

Podcast on motivational interviewing including two practice scenarios

Multimedia learning

Webinar: attachment-based practice with adults

If you can’t find what you’re looking for, do let us know.

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Title * Strengths-based practice with families

Date * 27-05-2019 (dd-mm-yyyy)

URL https://www.ccinform.co.uk/knowledge-hubs/strengths-based-practice-with-families/

Learning Use the boxes below to record what you have learned from this activity. Everything you write will be stored in your Inform account and you can export all the information as a Word file or print it off. When you have to renew your social work registration with the HCPC, you can include this as evidence of continuing professional development.

1. What have you learned from this activity?

2. How will it improve your practice?

3. How will it benefit service users?

4. Next steps (any additional learning you need in this area)?

For more details, visit the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

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Title * Strengths-based practice with families

Date * 27-05-2019 (dd-mm-yyyy)

URL https://www.ccinform.co.uk/knowledge-hubs/strengths-based-practice-with-families/

Learning Use the boxes below to record what you have learned from this activity. Everything you write will be stored in your Inform account and you can export all the information as a Word file or print it off. When you have to renew your social work registration with Social Care Wales, you can include this as evidence of post-registration training and learning.

1. What have you learned from this activity?

2. How has it contributed to your practice?

3. How much time have you spent on this activity?

4. Next steps (any additional learning you need in this area)?

For more details, visit Social Care Wales

Citation

Full reference for this document:

Community Care Inform (2018) Strengths-based practice with families. Knowledge Hubs.
Community Care Inform
[online]
https://www.ccinform.co.uk/knowledge-hubs/strengths-based-practice-with-families/
[accessed: 27 May 2019]

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