Consultation and Reflective Practice Groups
Consultation or Reflective Practice Groups can provide professionals with a space to explore and reflect upon their work with children and families allowing time to think through difficulties. They can be offered to an individual, a group of professionals or to a staff team or organisation.
Consultations
Consultations can be offered on a one-off basis or may form part of a wider package of support for a child or family, appointments could include both professionals and carers and will often focus on a specific area of difficulty, these may include:
- Reflecting on ‘stuck’ cases and how to move practice forward
- Making sense of hard to manage or risky behaviour
- Understanding attachment and relationship needs
- Developing empathetic behaviour management skills
- Reflecting on attachment needs during placement matching
- Formulating together a psychological understanding of a child you are working with
Pricing
Individual consultations from £140 per hour
Group (3+) consultations from £165 per hour
Reflective Practice Groups
"What sets Laura apart is her ability to cultivate a sense of cohesion within our Management Reflective Practice sessions. Laura is adept at bringing in teamwork, enabling us to see the importance of collaboration in our work. Laura's diverse background provides us with multiple perspectives, enriching our discussions and broadening our understanding of each other’s roles, and the interconnection. I now approach work with renewed energy and resilience, ready to face challenges head-on. I wholeheartedly recommend Laura to anyone seeking a compassionate supervisor for individuals, and employers seeking team sessions for their employees to support their journey towards discovery and growth!"
Wellbeing Services and Practice Development Director, Oct 2024
Reflective Practice Groups can be commissioned to support professional groups or staff teams looking for a regular space to reflect and think through areas of practice. They provide an opportunity for professionals to come together to share ideas and knowledge, to use each other’s skills and to learn and grow together.
Consultations and Reflective Practice Groups are underpinned by a range of psychological models including Attachment, Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), PACE and Cognitive Analytic Therapy.
Residential Staff Support
Specialist packages of consultation or reflective practice can be designed for residential staff teams which can increase the therapeutic understanding within the home and the empathy and understanding that staff have for the children in their care.
Management Team Consultation
Reflective Practice can also be offered to Management teams looking to improve the therapeutic practices being used across their services and staffing groups. This can be particularly effective in supporting services to grow in their therapeutic knowledge as well as providing understanding around team dynamics and staff motivation.
Video Enhanced Reflective Practice (VERP)
Video Enhanced Reflective Practice (VERP) can also be offered to staff teams wishing to reflect in more depth on their practice.
VERP is a strengths-based,approach to professional development based on relationship building and the awareness of attuned interactions. VERP was initially created using the principles and beliefs of Video Interactive Guidance (VIG). VERP uses video content to focus on the positive aspects and attunemnt in interactions within the workplace. It helps develop the skill of reflecting on our own practice. (Kennedy& Landor, 2015).
Prices
Reflective practice groups (maximum of 8 participants) from £250 for a 1.5hr session.
VERP cycle (recording, video editing and feedback session) £375 per cycle.
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