Page 69 - Course 1 Shifting Mindset: What is the best approach for supporting children and why?

Unit 1: Getting Started Questions
Brain Needs Answers

1. What are the disadvantages of traditional control approaches which rely
1. The 3 main categories of needs are:
upon rewards and sanctions?

➢ Physical (basic physical & sensory),

2. ➢ Emotional (People Around Me & World Around Me)
What analogy could you use to explain the problem with control
approaches?
➢ Learning needs (the fancy term being Executive Function Skills) and

the six related skills (Control Centre Skills 2).
3. What does the puppet prop represent?

2. The 6 Physical needs: water, food, sleep, pain free, right

4. temperature, physical exercise (feeling fit).
What should always be planned to ensure children do not
become reliant on adults for too long? (think swimming)

3. The 6 Sensory needs: light, sound, proprioception, smell, tactile,

What is the key difference between The Empowerment Approach
5. level of interest.
and other therapeutic approaches?

4. The 6 People Around Me needs: cared for and supported by adults;

What different disciplines / fields does The Empowerment Approach
6. liked by peers; sense of belonging; feeling I count and am an important
incorporate?
part of the group; feeling ok and accepted as the person I am; feeling
listened to and understood.

7. What are the four main elements of the programme?