

This enhances the sense of personal continuity and conscious access to mental rather than behavioral representations of past relationships. The child’s distress is channeled into a personal record book of positive memories as well as traumatic ones.

Personal Life History book contains a template which is intended to be used as part of therapeutic life story work. As a 30 session brief psychotherapy tool, the Personal Life History Book is designed to help children reduce their transfer rates to new homes. Generic Life Story Book template developed by Family and Community Servicesģ. Life Story Book template for Aboriginal children developed by Family and Community ServicesĢ. Life Story Work: A resource for foster carers, residential social workers, adoptive parents, and kinship carers, to support this workĪ guide for carers explaining what life story work is and how they can contribute to itĬlick here to view/download Useful templatesġ.Guidance on life story work for social workers by Kent County Council (includes an example of a completed life story book) Social Work Handbook: Life story for work children and young people in care.
