Reframing – Brandee Lopez Reframing is a tool used “to facilitate change and break dysfunctional patterns” (Parrott, 2003, p. 378). Those who utilize family therapy services are in need of assistance in changing behaviors within the family system. Reframing helps individuals be able to re-label the problematic issues in order to see them in a more positive and functioning way. Furthermore, “reframing changes the meaning attributed to a behavior without changing the behavior, and this altered perspective changes the family system” (p. 378). Once this person is able to change his or her perspective, he or she is able to understand why the other person has that specific behavior.
Therapy will help Amy to develop new perspectives and life skills so that she can free herself from habitual patterns of anxiety, depression, and self-criticism. It will also help her to reclaim her sense of personal power and learn to take responsibility and move forward in her life rather than feeling stuck, helpless and hopeless. Therapy will help her to feel better about herself, feel more at peace; it will reduce stress last but not least help her to work through problems with a skilled and compassionate professional. ( Benefits of Individual Therapy 2012) Every individual is, in part, a product of the environment they grew up in. Family plays an important role in our emotional, physical and spiritual development since each individual in the family system impacts and is impacted by the others.
Once these methods are put into effect, a few goals would be to make clients more aware of their self-talk and internal dialogue and particularly of their self-defeating beliefs, so that they will be able to think more rationally, clearly, logically and self-helping. Other goals would be to teach the child to evaluate their thinking, feeling and behavior in order to experience more healthy emotions and fewer dysfunctions; to teach the skills to use rational emotive behavioral principles so he or she will act more functionally and be better able to achieve his or her goals in life (Wilde,
First of all we need to share information about the patients with colleagues and other practitioners from other care agencies to form a knowledge base about the young person so that we can offer the best and safest care possible from day one. Information from the family of the patients may be useful to make sure they are fully supported. When a patients first comes into a new environment this is a big transition and they may feel apprehensive. Using communication skills will help them to feel at ease with their surroundings. Speaking to the patients, using the correct body language, listening to what they have to say, maybe asking them a few questions about themselves whilst showing a genuine interest in what they are saying.
By having regular contact with the parent, staff can arrange meetings with the parent to discuss the Child's progression and how they can improve working conditions with the child. In addition to this the staff will also have a clearer understanding of the Childs background, what the child requires and how the child learns best. This is because the guardian has a better understanding of their Childs behavior as they had the most involvement in the Childs early development. Furthermore, this relationship also indicates how the child may be treated at home in case there are any hints of abuse which can be dealt with quickly. In addition to these issues, this parent/career relationship is also important in times of need, for instance, if a child has experienced a death of a loved one, if their father or mother has died.
Once a relationship has been established we then have to work at maintaining those relationships. When we work we are helping to maintain that relationship every time we say hello or goodbye and while we may mostly engage in trivial conversations that do not strictly have a professional 'purpose', like asking how their holiday was or commenting on a new dress, we are using communication to maintain our relationships with others. Gaining and sharing the information we obtain through communication will help us in the way we work with others. We need to gain and share information not only with children and their families but
Harms (2007) asserts that an individual must feel comfortable to share their issues and feelings with their HSP, For example when working with individuals, a HSP must engage with the client, making sure the client is aware that there best intention is to help the client reach a solution that is going to benefit their overall wellbeing and they will not pry or judge the clients life as there are many factors impacting an individual’s life (Harms, 2007). For Example, children at school may be neglected because a Parent cannot provide food or decent clothing for their child. Teachers and community members should not judge the individual’s life as there may be factors influencing the family such as having a low income or not understanding how to budget their money. Support can be directed to help the family be entitled to benefits from the government where a HSP can highlight the importance of nourishment for children growing to the Parents who may have a lack of education (Harms, 2010). In addition the Australian Association of Social Workers’ (AASW) Practice Standards for Social Workers (2003) state, HSPs provide support in at least two ways, “interpersonal practice, advocacy, group work, community work and social action” – directly and “research, social policy... development, administration, management and evaluation” (p.5) – indirectly.
During the deconstruction process I will also search for answers to who was involved, what past events led up to the problem, and how the problem has changed over time. At this point I will compliment the client on being able to maintain a job, a relationship and the will to fight against depression. I will also use this opportunity to express my impression of all of her adult children. I will state how inspiring it is to have raised such successful children despite your own issues. As I compliment her, this will also allow me to ease into asking exception questions.
From a systematic viewpoint, when one person changes the way he or she functions within the family system, that system will change” (vi). A family is made up of many parts and personalities, working systemically supports the practitioner to see things from different perspectives, thereby supporting the family to ‘jigsaw’ themselves together and become one workable unit.
If an individual using the service expresses there needs clearly and accurately it can help build up a better understanding between them and the care worker as they can attend to the individuals needs easier. Good communication (written and verbal) could help reduce the risk of mistakes and accidents. For example if a hoist is faulty it should be reported both verbally and in writing so colleagues know not to use it to avoid injuries to the individuals. In relaying this information it also helps to build up trust between team members as well as reducing the risk of accidents. Aiii.