CYP Now - The language of hope

Having had the privilege of reading many insightful blogs from influential leaders in the sector over the years, as a recently Elected Director on the Board of Directors for ADCS, I find myself both honoured and slightly apprehensive now it is my turn to contribute. So, here we go…

Sukriti Sen is elected director of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services. Picture: Essex County Council

I want to use this blog to think about the language of hope and what it means. My introduction to the language of hope, to Solution Focused practice, was when I started in Essex in 2015. I had not really heard of this within the context of statutory social work before, but seeing it in action was an eye opener and one which, when observed, seemed so easy to replicate.

Solution Focused intervention is a practice model that is much misunderstood and frequently confused with just seeing, or seeking, a solution to a problem. It is of course much more than that. I have seen the power of this approach in successfully keeping families together and helping them to repair fractured relationships with children in the care system.

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