Family Formulation - Online Briefing Session - 19th Nov

Family Formulation with The Leeds Relational Practice Centre - Introducing a formulation-based approach to multi-agency and partnership working for children and families in Hereford

Formulation is a psychologically informed, strength-based approach to understanding, planning, implementing, and evaluating our work with children, families and other professionals. It is rooted in relational practice and can provide a unified and inclusive approach to help us make sense of things together.

Using this approach we can develop a shared language; draw on multiple perspectives and analyse information thoroughly and objectively in order to create collaborative plans that support families and professionals to meet their goals and achieve positive change. 

Over the coming weeks we are aiming to bring together as many people as possible from the various partner agencies working with children and families in Hereford and introduce the methods and tools that we can use to enable the effective use of a formulation approach to ultimately improve outcomes.

We are looking at 3 stages to get this off the ground:

• We will be hosting some online briefings and would love to meet you all and get things started. Dates as follows: Monday 4^th Nov 10am, Friday 15^th Nov 1pm and Tuesday 19^th Nov 3pm.
• We will be holding two in-person launch events both on November 25^th (9am - 12noon and 1pm - 4pm) where you can experience the approach alongside multi-agency colleagues, and we will tell you more about what has worked in other places.
• A series of in-person, multi-agency Family Formulation Forums where we will pilot the approach across the Hereford partnership. The dates for these are yet to be confirmed.

Please join us for one of the Briefing Sessions by booking a place below - a Teams link will be available in the Bookings section two days before the session.