Foundational Perspectives
Building relationships with youth and families
What is the Relational perspective
A place for curriculum-based education
What is school
Participates can come and go in the group
What is an open group
Leaves space for more in-depth dialogue
What is open-ended questions
Focuses on strengths, social competence, and resilience rather than pathology.
What is the strength-based perspective
Providing direct care to children and youth in need of supervised living environments.
What is residential care
Each member has a task
What is a task group
Leaves room for limited dialogue
What is closed questions
Considers the intersecting social locations and cultural identities that influence development.
What is the social justice perspective
Government-level position for safe-guarding issues involving children and youth
What is Child Protection
Is led by a mental health professional and allows support
What is therapist groups
A form of self-disclosure
What is "I" statements
Focused on the interactions between contexts in which children, youth, families, and communities grow and develop.
What is the ecological perspective
Providing structured living environments for youth with specific needs.
What is group homes
A group in a mental health care facility
What is in-patient care
Recapping the key points of the discussion
What is summarization