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The five key goals of the Empowerment Approach:

▪ To know how their brains tick and understand why they respond
in the way they do.

▪ To move from subconscious response patterns to conscious

control of self.

▪ To be clear on their individual needs.
▪ To communicate these needs positively and with confidence.

▪ To work out with adults any Protective Measures needed for
Self- things to be good for everyone

▪ To work with adults to find the best scaffolds and strategies to
responsibility help be at their Brain Best

▪ To practice strategies and weaker skills until they are strong

▪ To be clear on their individual needs.
▪ To feel capable and believe ‘I can’.

▪ To communicate these needs positively and with
▪ To become expert problem-solvers and solution finders to the
confidence.
issues they experience.

▪ To recognise & understand their own emotions.
Emotional ▪ To manage and/or adjust emotions to adapt to environments or

intelligence achieve goal(s).

▪ To use emotional information to guide responses.