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Practice what you preach The importance of elastic bands

Practice what you preach The importance of elastic bands. Margriet Braun Gitta Griffioen Ilse Boswinkel Tamara Loohuis FICE Congress Bern, October 2013 . The importance of elastic bands in The Netherlands. The six principles of the Expedition. Inclusion (commitment, connection)

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Practice what you preach The importance of elastic bands

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  1. Practice what you preachThe importance of elastic bands Margriet Braun Gitta Griffioen Ilse Boswinkel Tamara Loohuis FICE Congress Bern, October 2013

  2. The importance of elastic bandsin The Netherlands

  3. The six principles of the Expedition • Inclusion (commitment, connection) • Strength based approach • Added value • Balance • Emergence • Congruency

  4. Development of Dutch society Family based ->Rule based -> Value based

  5. ELASTIC BANDS TABLE What is helpful, what is not helpful

  6. How to reach the principles • Dialogue • Teams • Incidents

  7. Before • Manywrittenandunwritteninterferingrules - Amongsocialworkers - Towardsyoungsters in residential care • System determinesworkprocesses • Dependent of managers - Hesitant of responsibility - Strong needtobecoveredby senior members of staff in organisation

  8. After Rules (legal) provide a framework, leavingample room for the socialworkerhim or herself Emphasis on participant involvement: client’sneeds are the starting point. His or her questionsdetermine the steps tobe taken Appeal toownresponsibility of socialworker

  9. Example 1– Daycare for young children Who is ‘in charge’ After: - Parents need to be more involved. - Dialogue with parents: what would they like, what would work. Before: - Parents need to be more involved - Plan of action is written. Weekly activities. Parents should follow this plan.

  10. Example 1– Daycare for young children Principles Inclusion - connectwithparents Strengthbased – possibilities of parents Value Not the organization, but the client is leading Elastic band: result Helping: born out of connectionand trust Nothelping:results are forced

  11. Example 2 – Initial assessment Procedure or client Before - Client enters youth services by an indication. Senior practitioner. Behavioral specialist diagnosis, back to senior practitioner. Social worker. First contact with client, based on schedule of worker After - Client enters youth services by an indication. Client is assigned to senior practitioner, who gets into contact with client.

  12. Example 2 – Initial assessment Principles Inclusion - connectwithparents Creatingopportunitiesforstrengthbased approach andaddedvalue Value Client centered as opposedtoprocessdriven Elastic band: work Helping: do whatcontributestoclient´s life Nothelping: do what has tobedone

  13. Example 3 – Residential care Residential care Before: general ‘agreements’ for all youngsters (10-16). Sign for it on entry Once a week alone-time in room. After dinner: 45 minutes of rest. Breakfast at 8 o’clock, dressed and showered, dinner at 6. ‘These ain’t no agreements, these are rules’ After: Guidelines, tailored. Those who need to learn how to be on their own should get some alone-time each week. Different forms of being alone

  14. Example 3 – Residential care Principle Strengthbased Value Creatingpossibilitiestoaddvalue Elastic band:control Helping:Dialoguebased on mission andvision Nothelping: power based, staffdefines

  15. Example 4– Working routines Home visit outside regular working hours, due to parental access agreements. After: Benefits are clear, social worker has ability to do this. It happens. Before: Discussion in team about desirability of this procedure. Not all social workers are able to agree with such proposals. What does Collective Labour Agreement state about this?

  16. Example 4- Working routines Principle Emergent: go with the flow Congruent Value Respondingtoclientswishesandneeds Elastic band: in the team Helping:Thinkingfromdiversity Helping: Focus on mission andvision Nothelping: Thinking from a shared how

  17. Discussion Are these examples familiar? Do you recognize the change in approach? Tips and trics

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