Working with transitions BK1 C7

Working with transitions BK1 C7

1. Political + economic factors

   • continuity helpful for c
     • Issues:
       • parents feel they nag
         • less playtime
           • parents lack time
       • total schooling- parents poss don't have the skills
     • how: engaging c, fam, peers- mentoring, listening, tutoring etc
   • Education
     • supported or influenced by eco/political factors
     • support for uncommon trans sometimes missing
       • c with SN get extra ed support
         • highly valued by c, but can mean less input from teacher
   • Disability + poverty
     • usually connected, raises chances of each other
       • reduce: c centres, holistic support/advice
         • prob: most in need may not attend, staffing, info not updated or lost
     • many org not inclusive
       • DVD: belonging
         • vanessa girl guides, being rejected from some before
         • not availble for every c, lacking funding etc

2. Behaviour + trans

   • Behaviour
     • fun: poss viewed neg by adults
       • nervousness: difficult get balance right with empowering/ acknowledgin
     • c can neg react trans: act out, rebelious, etc
       • good indicator emotional state, practitioners need separate behaviour + c
   • Resilience
     • Rutter 1985: 3 factors
       • 1.self esteem + confidence
       • 2. self belief + ability cope with change
       • 3. reportoire prob solving skills
     • other factors: parental harmony, support + praise, etc
       • can be supported by different c services
     • rare in c exp serious abuse

3. Attending c feelings

   • Reluctance
     • stopping c talking: think their info boring, more comfortable with peers, trying suppress
       • adults can: give support, create safe places, build poss relations, take c seriously, support c agency
   • ambivalent
     • exp rejection but still miss family
       • adults can: prep them, schools discuss it, help c maintain contact peers
   • c can deal with their feeling but possible difficult if maltreated
     • prac need positive relationship + good communicatios skills

4. supporting conectedness + transitions

   • continutiy
     • helps c connect
       • prac can help c maintain + build relationships with fam, peers, etc
         • may need supprt maintain links
     • issues: birth parent contact can depend on courts
       • c may miss fam + best alternative for prac is letting some contact help trans
       • visits can cause stress, undermine work done, impact school
   • Memories
     • Fahlberg 1994: 1 func fam is be respositiry knowledge about c
       • prac can create life story books, genogrames, ecomaps
         • helps maintain contact with past
           • format depends on c
             • LA c: can help new carers understand + help c trans, + connect
       • can neg impact ID
   • wider networks
     • c support c + support networks help connectedness
       • prac should: ensure lang is gaged correctly and is inclusive
         • involve ideas from community on how to engage
         • understand what prevents ppl from engaging, discriminatory processes