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![]() Tutorial 5 · Partnering with Families in Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation |
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Element 2: EmpowermentA critical goal of ECMHC is to help the adults in children's lives to nurture and support the child's social and emotional well-being. The consultant typically takes the role as facilitator and coach rather than the expert that solves the problems at hand, empowering the family to take action. This approach leads to sustainable change in the lives of children. Supporting this sense of empowerment is a key element of partnerships with families. How do consultants help to build the capacity of families within the consultation experience? Several important practices can be helpful in empowering families based on a strength-based framework. Strength-Based
A review of the literature suggests at least three pathways by which strengths-based practices benefit children and families (Green, McAllister, & Tarte, 2004):
Using a strength-based framework in your early childhood mental health consultation work with families may be a shift from a more deficit based model. With commitment and practice this approach can become part of your consultation framework and can strengthen partnerships.
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