Practice strategies for implementation

On request training

Opportunity description

A practitioner’s influence in a family’s life begins with their first contact with each other and continues with every question, statement and activity they engage in together. But for many, the implementation phase of child mental health interventions is when their knowledge really comes to the fore.

Practice strategies for implementation emphasises the importance of children’s participation in implementing interventions to support their mental health and wellbeing. It recognises that children’s existing skills, creativity and know-how are key to the success of any child mental health intervention. It also acknowledges the need to work collaboratively with the child’s parents, who are often the driving force behind children’s attendance at therapeutic services.

The course considers four practice skills which support children’s participation:
- Supporting parents to align actions and values.
- Collaborative skill-building with children.
- Noticing progress in setbacks.
- Future-proofing new skills.

These strategies will help you to ensure children and families don’t feel like a failure if techniques seem ineffective in solving their problem. They will also help you to ensure any newly-acquired skills can be used by the child and family to address any ongoing and future problems they may face.