1. ‘Planning around needs and
solution focused practice’
In this session 03:
Nathan Loynes

2. What are Needs?
•Explore your
understanding of the
needs of children and
families.

3. What is Ecological Systems Theory?
• We shall examine the
ecological systems perspective
of understanding families and
competing needs.

4. What is Transactional Analysis?
• We shall deepen our
understanding how we as
practitioners contribute towards
those systems in terms of
Transactional Analysis theory.

5. Communicating with Children
• We shall explore alternative
methods of
communication, with
reference to children’s
developmental needs.

6. The Impact of NVC
• We shall examine the
impact of Non-verbal
Communication (NVC)
upon social interactions.

7. What is Solution Focused Practice?
• Finally, we shall analyse and
evaluate aspects of ‘Solution
Focused’ helping as an
alternative strategy for
working with children and
families.