Systemic Practice:

Client focused practice and interventions are the benchmark in health and social care. Empowering practitioners to use approaches that help individuals’ sense of agency to draw on internal and external resources is a key element to the work we do.

North Tyneside Council wanted to boost theoretical training around systemic practice with something visual and experiential. We created a new programme of drama-based learning for social workers to bring alive the systemic approach. Key elements include family, friendships, demographics, mental / physical wellbeing, financial, environmental and so on.

Professional Curiosity:

Q. When is it okay to be nosy?
A. When you are a health or social care practitioner or wellbeing worker. We developed drama-based sessions for South Tyneside to demonstrate how Professional Curiosity can enlighten and guide client care. Using Professional Curiosity can help a client find the right path for their health, social care and wellbeing needs, and open the door to better communications and clarity of purpose.

Other focus areas:

Other health and social care interventions include Strengths-based conversations; mental health and allied issues e.g. drugs and alcohol; long-term conditions / diagnostic overshadowing; diversity; sexuality; young people; age-related issues; early onset dementia. We work across primary care and secondary care, in GP practices or acute hospitals and in community health services.