Additional Life Story Services
Life Story Work also addresses the emotional issues associated with children and young peoples’ pasts.
Where the need for in-depth life story work has been identified, FFI can offer individual/sibling group packages which incorporate past, present and future.
Direct one-to-one work
In addition to the production of the Life Story Tool, qualified FFI staff can work with the children or young people to help resolve strong emotions about past events, especially those related to separation or loss experiences. This can be done within a therapy setting, involving carers, social workers, and birth family members, as appropriate.
Conferences/Training
FFI has hosted a number of one day conferences on Life Story Work. These are aimed at people who have an interest in, or experience of, undertaking Life Story Work and wish to further develop their skills and explore issues. The conferences include carers and children and young peoples' perspectives and bring together key speakers in the field of Life Story Work. Future conferences are planned; details will be available on this website.
FFI can also provide training packages/workshops on Life Story Work for foster carers and staff, which can be tailored to specific needs.
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