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Glossary:
Relationships – The way in which two or more people behave toward each other.
Involvement – Emotional or personal association with someone.
Personal – Of or concerning one’s private life, relationships, and emotions rather
than matters connected with one’s public or professional career.
Encounter – Unexpectedly experience or be faced with (something difficult
or hostile).
Guidance – Advice or information aimed at fixing a problem or difficulty.
Disclosure – Letting new or private information be known.
Imbalance – Lack of proportion or balance between two things.
Obligation – An action to which a person is morally or legally bound; a duty or
commitment.
Respecting – With reference or regard to, paying attention to.
Dobbing – tattling, snitching, telling on someone.
Scheduled – A plan for intended events and times.
Continually - Repeating frequently in the same way; regularly.
MOVING ON / CLOSURE.
Another thing we need to think about when we are working with people in a paid capacity
is that Support Partnerships can change and/or end.
It may be that the person being supported decides to move to another area, they may
decide to use another support agency, or they may become unwell. Also, it may be that
they ask for a change in Support Worker as they feel that their relationship with you is no
longer working out. Another reason support partnerships end is because the person has
achieved their goals and no longer feels that they need support.
All these things are a perfectly natural part of people making choices about their lives.
Sometimes it is easy to see these things as a negative reflection on you, but you need to
remember that it’s not about you! It’s about the person you’re supporting. In a lot of cases,
it might be that it’s because of something that you’ve done well, that the person now feels
able to move on.
So be prepared, and remember to keep your boundaries – it will make it much easier to
understand and deal with changes to, and endings of, support partnerships of which you
are a part.
If you find that you’re not dealing with things as well as you wish, talk it through with your
Coordinator in coaching.
Learning Partnerships
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