by Charlotte Street | Aug 7, 2020 | Blog, Latest blog, Frontline programme, Practice models
On the Frontline programme, we use motivational interviewing to encourage the children and families we work with to believe they can bring about and maintain meaningful change. It helps families see themselves as experts in their own lives, working alongside...
by Tessa Godfrey | Aug 3, 2020 | Blog, Latest blog, Frontline programme, Practice models
The technique of motivational interviewing (MI) encourages our participants to explore an individual’s readiness to change and the process needed to facilitate this. It offers the families we work with the space to explore the benefits and challenges of change, for...
by Zarnaab Azhar | Jul 31, 2020 | Blog, Latest blog, Frontline programme, Practice models
Parenting has a significant impact on the development of a child, affecting their behaviour, relationships and how they may go on to parent their own children. A key element of offering parenting support to a family is ensuring the social worker helps the family to...
by Brittany | Jul 27, 2020 | Blog, Frontline programme, Latest blog, Practice models
Our parenting intervention practice model helps participants understand the parent–child relationship in order to identify actions the family could take to achieve lasting change. Brittany, our Social Work Practice Development Lead, provides an overview of what these...
by Hannah Watson | Jul 24, 2020 | Blog, Frontline programme participants, Frontline programme, Practice models
Working systemically as a social worker involves working collaboratively with a family to understand their family system, as well as the systems that impact upon them. Through my training with Frontline, this approach has become embedded in my practice and the...
by Cleo Jooston | Jul 20, 2020 | Blog, Frontline programme, Practice models
A systemic approach is at the very core of all the training our Frontline participants receive on how to practice social work. Systemic practice shapes the way our participants interact with families, how they build strong trusting relationships, the perspective they...