Child Focused Practice: A Collaborative Systemic Approach

                                                                       Trainer: Jim Wilson

Dates: Thursday 26, and Friday 27, April ( Block One ) and Friday 1st June ( Block two )

Venue: Scope, London

Duration 10am-4pm

Overview

This three day course over two blocks ,aims to set the scene for expanding the repertoire of practice , theoretical considerations and methods to work with children in a family context .

Objectives

The course will :

• Provide a framework for considering the child –in – context ; family / school and social network.
• Offer a range of practice methods for engaging children in family sessions including ; mini-sculpting , interactional interviewing , engaging the parents co-operation , participatory and resource oriented interviewing
• An exploration of typical challenges to interviewing children together with parents/ carers and other adults in their lives ; For example ;
• the child who wont speak ,
• the adults who constantly complain ,
• the young person who fights back,
• the counsellor who feels overwhelmed!
• Provide opportunities to explore the counsellors “style” in working with children by expanding the repertoire of practice .
• Provide practice examples , DVDs of family interviews and case discussion to broaden experience of family work with children and young people .

Course structure

The course will aim to address the interests and challenges brought by participants . In so doing the content may vary in response to participants main area of interest and development

Reading material , references and handouts will supplement the taught components. Skills practice consultation and group learning will be the main modes of teaching and learning during the course.

Aimed at

Please note the course is specifically designed for Relate colleagues who have NOT undertaken the Relate training provided by the Centre for Child Mental Health

Trainer

Jim Wilson is a UKCP registered Systemic Psychotherapist and part-time consultant to Oxleas NHS trust . He also works as consultant trainer and supervisor to Mental Health and Social Care organizations in the UK and Europe.

His publications include:

Child Focused Practice ; A Collaborative Systemic Approach (Karnac , 1998) and The Performance of Practice ; Enhancing the Repertoire of Therapy with Children and Families (Karnac, 2007)