Page 51 - Unit 1 Getting Started Flipbook

Brain Needs Questions
Brain Needs Answers

1. The 3 main categories of needs are:
8. What skills does each element of The Empowerment Approach need?
➢ Physical (basic physical & sensory),
(think medical analogy)

➢ Emotional (People Around Me & World Around Me)

9. ➢ Learning needs (the fancy term being Executive Function Skills) and
What is the ‘Building the Foundations’ aspect of the approach all
about and what are the different elements within it?
the six related skills (Control Centre Skills 2).

2. The 6 Physical needs: water, food, sleep, pain free, right
10. What does The Empowerment Approach aim to achieve on
a day-to-day basis?
temperature, physical exercise (feeling fit).

3. The 6 Sensory needs: light, sound, proprioception, smell, tactile,
11. What does the approach aim to build in the long term?
level of interest.

12. Who is The Empowerment Approach suitable for?
4. The 6 People Around Me needs: cared for and supported by adults;

liked by peers; sense of belonging; feeling I count and am an important

part of the group; feeling ok and accepted as the person I am; feeling

listened to and understood.