Creative and playful ways to discuss hopes and dreams for the future
Introduction – by Rebecca Booth, Therapeutic Social Worker
Exploring a child or young person’s hopes and dreams is an important part of both life story work and social workers’ general direct work with children.
Hearing children’s voices helps us to understand the child’s world and uphold their rights.
This task requires sensitivity and attentiveness to the child’s circumstances and should be led by them. There are lots of creative and playful ways that this can be done, so that this is appropriate to the child’s age and understanding.
You can adapt these ideas depending on the child’s age, situation, experience...
