![]() ![]() Be something the child can return to when he/she needs to deal with their feelings and clarify and/or help them to accept the past.Provide a basis on which Life Journey Work can continue.Integrate the present into the past and it should give the child a sense of a positive future.Increase a child's sense of self-esteem and self-worth.Ensure that we do not feed into a child sense of shame and self blame in relation to their early experiences.Enable the child to understand and accept their history and not feel overwhelmed by it.It is the story of the child's life in words and pictures, It needs to provide an honest, but sensitively written, account of the child's history and should be written in an age appropriate and child friendly way. It is however, good practice for all children in permanent placements to have Life Story Books and in West Berkshire we are committed to making this happen.Ĭreating A Life Story Book is more than compiling a photograph album with identifying sentences giving dates, places and names. While some aspects of Life Journey Work should be undertaken with all children in care, Life Story Books are only a statutory requirement for children placed for adoption. It is the adoptive parent who will need to help the child process their information in the years ahead. It will provide the foundation for the adoptive parent to help the child understand their early history and to answer the what, why, when and how questions they may have, in an age appropriate way and as they arise. ![]() While this may be the case for children in care, for pre-verbal and younger children who are adopted, the book may be the starting point. The Life Story Book is often considered to be the end product, while the life journey work is the process of helping the child to internalise their story. A Life Story Book is just one of the many elements of Life Journey Work. ![]()
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