The primary practice that we are advocating is:

 

• Reflexive Practice: The ability to analyse one’s own practice against a variety of benchmarking frameworks.  This would build connections with: emotional literacy, self-awareness, motivation, and systemic influences including parental, cultural, societal, economic etc

 

There are two aspects of Reflexive Practice worth highlighting:

 

• Non-Oppressive Practice: the use of relevant theories and concepts to actively expose and transform prejudice both in ourselves and others.

 

• Multi-Disciplinary Practice: the ability to use a variety of professional disciplines in thinking and behaviour to enable the service to become more accessible.

 

These form the framework that the theories can be attached to.

How might we deal with some of the inherent contradictions in the above processes?

It would be worth noting the particular importance of ‘Active Listening’ to facilitate the operation of these practices.

 

• The Qualities