Page 70 - Course 1 Shifting Mindset: What is the best approach for supporting children and why?

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)

What is the ‘Building the Foundations’ aspect of the approach all
9. ➢ Learning needs (the fancy term being Executive Function Skills) and
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.