{"id":46,"date":"2021-08-01T13:25:45","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T13:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/connecting-roots.co.uk\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2023-09-13T11:28:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T11:28:50","slug":"why-tlsw","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/connecting-roots.co.uk\/?page_id=46","title":{"rendered":"Why TLSW?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Features of Therapeutic Life Story Work&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li>TLSW is a fun and playful way of working. It allows the child to relax, trust and engage in a safe environment knowing they are fully supported.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li>It utilises wallpaper to record the work conducted with the child and their carer. This can be unrolled, reviewed and walked through showing the child how they have evolved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li>The child\u2019s carer forms part of a triad with the child and TLSW practitioner. This way the carer hears first hand the perceptions and misperceptions of the child. This is a unique opportunity for them to gain a greater understanding and therefore attune to their child in a stronger and healthier manner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li>The carer\u2019s strengthening relationship with their child provides the child with a positive experience that adults can be trusted and the world is not always such a frightening place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li>The child gains an understanding of how past events have affected their here and now. This promotes changes to their behaviours resulting in mature, independent personalities and them becoming socially available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li>We, as a triad, have an agreed celebration on completion of our work together to say our goodbyes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"281\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/connecting-roots.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/logo-2-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connecting-roots.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/logo-2-2.png 281w, https:\/\/connecting-roots.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/logo-2-2-84x60.png 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who might benefit from Therapeutic Life Story Work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li>Children and young people who have experiences of abuse and\/or trauma in early life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li>Children and young people who struggle with their own identity or making sense of who they are.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li>Children and young people who have difficulties in understanding what has happened to them in the past.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li>Placements that are struggling or at risk of breakdown.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li>Children and young people who are asking questions about their past and birth family.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li>TLSW is most effectively used with children and young people aged between 4 and 17 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#71b9e2\">&#8220;In order to understand an individual, one needs to know his or her history.&#8221;  ~Bruce Perry and Erin Hambrick <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"77\" src=\"https:\/\/connecting-roots.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connecting-roots.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-8.png 190w, https:\/\/connecting-roots.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-8-148x60.png 148w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Features of Therapeutic Life Story Work&#8230; Who might benefit from Therapeutic Life Story Work? &#8220;In order to understand an individual, one needs to know his or her history.&#8221; ~Bruce Perry and Erin Hambrick<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-46","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/connecting-roots.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/connecting-roots.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/connecting-roots.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connecting-roots.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connecting-roots.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/connecting-roots.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":380,"href":"https:\/\/connecting-roots.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46\/revisions\/380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/connecting-roots.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}