Adopting an appropriate approach

Not all dyadic sessions are run in the same way. Following a careful assessment, the therapist can make a judgement about the most helpful way to begin.

The therapist may choose one of the following approaches, or a combination of some of them:

• Joint engagement

• Child led art making with parent as witness

• Caregiver and child co-constructing life narratives

Related goal

This step is related to achieving the goal taking a flexible needs-based approach.