Therapeutic Life Journey Work
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“...it gave me some practical parenting strategies which I think have helped us both in those heighten moments. I would highly recommend to other adoptive parents - it's been very supportive"
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“We were really impressed and feel that he [Bradley] has helped us immeasurably. Thank you.”
What Is This Therapy?
Therapeutic life journey work is undertaken with children/young people and their parents/carers. The child/young person’s narrative is constructed from their sense of reality and then reconstructed with the sharing of information to create a factual, cohesive narrative.
This information is then more robustly embedded into the child's sense of identity and will also assist them with developing an enhanced sense of their journey, to the present day with the aim to enhance their mental wellbeing.Prior to the life journey work commencing, information about the history of the child/young persons journey into care is carefully examined from case notes and information from family members via interviews. This helps to identify gaps in information and provides insight into the level of trauma that the child or young person has suffered in their early beginnings.
Using a range of exercises, the child or young person is encouraged to explore their memories of important events which they may not have previously had an opportunity to articulate.
This is undertaken sensitively, with empathy and compassion as the child/ young person’s core beliefs are likely to be challenged at this time.The involvement of parents and carers in this process ensures they bear witness to the unfolding narrative and are encouraged to fully embrace this so that the child or young person is ‘heard’ and respected; their trauma experiences being validated. This develops a shared emotional connection between parent/carer and child/young person in which the worker supports the formation of an open and trusting relationship, whilst helping both parties develop a joint understanding of the child’s journey.
Frequently asked questions
Who is this for?
This intervention for children/young people (age 4 onwards)
How is this therapy funded?
Parents/carers can fund this service in three ways:
Foster Carers: This service can be purchased directly by the affiliated local authority and/or fostering agency.
Adopters/Special Guardians/Kinship Carers: This group can use government funding to access therapy for their children. This is called the Adoption and Special Guardian Support Fund (ASGSF).
Birth parents: Direct payments can be made to purchase sessions. Prices can be obtained upon request.
How many therapy sessions do we need to attend?
If you are accessing this therapy using the ASGSF, we generally provide 18 therapy sessions. If this is intervention is funded privately or purchased on behalf of a local authority/fostering agency, then we can provide as many sessions as deemed appropriate by the commissioning body.
Where is the service available?
We operate from South-East London, in a place called Sidcup. We use a therapy room which is specifically designed for the work we undertake and for children's with sensory needs.
How can I get started?
The first step is to simply reach out to us via email of by phone. Once we have your details we can provide you with all the necessary information needed to either apply for funding via the ASGSF or the local authority.
Where, how long for and what frequency are the sessions?
This intervention can be completed online or in person. Sometimes, we take a hybrid approach, with some sessions being completed online and others physically from our therapy room.
Each therapy session is one hour long and we meet on a weekly basis.
What does a typical intervention look like?
Usually, prior to working directly with the child/ young persons our therapists have lots of information from a plethora of sources about the intricacies of a child's/ young persons life prior to care/adoption. Depending on circumstance and whether the appropriate consents have been sought, our practitioners may interview birth parents to ensure that the child/young person has a robust view, from all perspectives, of the events which led them to enter care. At the the end of this intervention, our conversations will be collected and reflected in a book which the child/young person can refer to long into the future, should they wish to.
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