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Partnering with Families
The relationships we have with the families we support are so vital and important. We always seek to make sure that we enter into new relationships with the family understanding that we are partners, rather then people who simply give handouts.
It sounds like the ultimate developmental clique, but what we really want to do is help them, help themselves. How can we achieve this? We must see these people as individuals, each unique and different in what they are able to offer the world. We want to partner with these people, come along side them, helping to navigate through life. We cannot be simply giving handouts and telling them what they should be doing, but instead facilitating them to become independent and confident of their own ability.
A famous proverb comes to mind here; “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime.” Is this really true though? What happens if the river he fishes in dries up, or the equipment he uses becomes unusable? Surely,teaching the man to have enough confidence in himself and his ability to provide for himself in whatever circumstances come his way, would have been a better option.
Perhaps, you disagree. Some food for thought anyway.
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