Page 56 - Course 4 Skills and Strengths Part 1 Brain Strengths 2024

Part 1: Our Strength Cards We can notice people’s strengths – even if they are not YET

using them in helpful ways

Our Strength Cards provide a structure to think about strengths

When a child is using strengths in antisocial or unhelpful ways, we can support them to

We have divided Strengths into 10 sets, with 85 cards in total. The sets cover all

find new, better ways to use them

different types of strengths – there is something for everyone!

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Part 2: Why is it important to focus on strengths? Knowing our strengths means we can let others know them

so they can help us maximise them too

For example, if a science teacher knows we are great at explaining but

find it hard to write, they can give us the opportunity to create a video of

our science findings rather than write a report.

Thinking about different strengths can help us work out the

things we want to improve at and the person we want to be.

Recognising different strengths can help us to focus on what we want to

Knowing our strengths helps us to maximise them

improve.

Being aware of our strengths means we are more likely use them

regularly to help us to learn, enjoy hobbies and interests and to support

our family and community.

Part 3: How to Use the Strength Cards

There are lots of ways to use these Strength Cards: Strength Goals: Extend Your Strengths

Discovery: Keep a look out for strengths Look through the cards and choose two or three that are not your strengths

yet but you want them to be.

Each day, look through the cards and pick out any strengths

you have shown during the day. Think through some ways you could practise these strengths.

Think about the strengths you have seen in other people: Ask a trusted adult to help you create a plan of other actions which will help

did you see any you would like to build in yourself? you improve your Strength Goals

Gather the views of people you trust

Evidence & tracking: Keep a Strengths Journal

Show the cards to people you trust. Ask them to pick out your strengths.

Pin each Strength card to the pages of an empty notebook. You may

Ask them to give examples of when they have seen or heard you show prefer an electronic folder on your phone or computer instead.

these strengths; this is important – it gives evidence so that your brain

Collect evidence of when you have shown different strengths.

believes it.

Pin the examples next to the relevant Strength Card.

Whenever you are lacking confidence, look through your Strengths

COURSE 4: THE SKILLS & STRENGTHS SERIES

Journal.

PART 1: BRAIN STRENGTHS: DO YOU KNOW YOURS?