Narratives, metaphors and ‘restorying’ are all important elements of strength-based conversations. They help us think differently about the challenges we’re facing and offer alternative ways of thinking about solutions and ways to move forward. Stories invite us to listen, help us make sense of…
Shadows is an image-based, conversation-starting tool, designed to invite people to explore the aspects of themselves that they may struggle to talk, or even think, about. Each Shadows card is intended to be a window into those parts of us that are often closed…
The vagaries of the sea, with its tides, waves and unpredictable weather provide a great metaphor for the ups and downs of life. In Ups and Downs, the ‘everyperson’ character—who takes to the high seas in nothing but a bathtub—captures life in all its…
For some children, talking about feelings can be difficult. But what if there was a cast of stony-faced characters who could help them find their voice and explore their feelings in a fun and relaxed way. Each card has a colourful, illustrated character on…
In this highly-engaging workshop, we explore diverse range of original resources developed especially for building social and emotional literacy in children. The resources are tools for generating change and strategies to encourage children to recognise body signals, sooth worry and anxiety, build strengths and…
Join us in this workshop designed to re-energise your approach to supervision. It creates a space to explore supervision that values collaboration, mutual respect, careful reflection and constructive challenge.
This workshop explores a range of strategies and tools you can use to prepare for potentially challenging conversations, plus we share some tips for handling those tricky conversations you weren’t expecting to have!
Everyone has strengths. Our qualities, capacities, relationships, values, stories, experiences, skills and material resources can all be strengths. But ‘The Problem’ can easily be experienced as all-consuming, keeping clients and services alike stuck and creating barriers to change. Strengths-based practice focusses squarely on identifying, mobilising and celebrating…
In this highly-engaging workshop, delivered over four 90 minute sessions (or timed to suit), we explore diverse range of original resources developed especially for building social and emotional literacy in children. The resources are tools for generating change and strategies to encourage children to…
Social workers, teachers, counsellors, and other human service workers often support individuals or families who are facing very difficult circumstances—and challenging conversations can be part of the work. Have you ever had a conversation that didn’t go the way you’d hoped? Ever wished you’d…
