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FAMILY CENTRED PRACTICE

A Parents experience and reflections

12th March, 2013

• T. Tonna

INTRODUCTION

 What family centred practice means to me  Basic ingredients of FCP  Attitudes, assumptions & beliefs  Working as part of a team  Removing the blinkers – the wider perspective

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WHAT FAMILY CENTRED PRACTICE MEANS TO ME

 ‘Way of working’  Its not about structures – it is about people  INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

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BASIC INGREDIENTS OF FCP

 Mutual respect  Warmth  Empathy  Trust  Clear & Open communication

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ATTITUDES, ASSUMPTIONS & BELIEFS

 Beliefs influence our behaviours  Honesty about beliefs  Checking our assumptions  Positive attitude

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WORKING AS A TEAM

 Parents and their place on the team  Really seeing parents as team members  Supporting active participation of parents  Valuing the expertise of parents  Proactively seek out parents input and

suggestions

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REMOVING THE BLINKERS – THE WIDER

PERSPECTIVE

Professionals and paid supports

Extended family, friends & community

Parents & Siblings

Child

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KEY POINTS

 Family centred practice is a way of working  Basic Ingredients of FCP  Reflection - press the ‘pause’ button regularly  Attitudes, assumptions & beliefs  Stay positive  Team work  Removing the blinkers – the wider perspective

12th March, 2013

• T. Tonna

12th March, 2013

• T. Tonna