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Four Key Goals of
The Empowerment Approach
▪ To make sense of my thoughts and feelings and feel
METACOGNITION in control of them.
To know how my brain ticks ▪ To know my own strengths & build on these.
▪ To know and accept my difficulties and learn to
manage these positively.
SELF-EFFICACY ▪ To feel capable and believe that I can do well.
To feel I can do well
▪ To become an expert problem-solver and solution
finder to the issues I experience.
SELF-ADVOCACY ▪ To know my body and emotional needs and the
To ask for help before things get too much ▪ needs I have to do well in school, learning and life.
▪ To ask for things confidently and in positive ways.
▪ To be able to ‘read’ the thoughts and feelings of
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE others accurately and want others to feel ok.
To notice and look after the needs of others ▪ To be able to control what I do for the good of
myself and others.
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