The Talking Paper Approach

Talking papers can be defined as history papers because it gives an opportunity to the client to speak out of their story allowing for the client to affirmative. Is a tool that allows the social worker and the client to express their feeling by writing down their feelings, thoughts, and emotions. The approach helps the client to be able to emerge their experiences and able to contribute in the solution or decision-making. The facilitator was able to recount her experience when using taking papers as the training tool for a team of 84 staff members. Using the taking papers was necessary in order to diminish intimidation, increase participation, and voice the clients/participants ' feelings. The approach can be more effective in large group settings

The exercise consisted of answering of a specific question. If your pet can talk what it will say to you? As the facilitator was giving the instructions to the group and passing down a yellow piece of paper, at the same time she was explaining the adequate materials which are necessary for writing their feelings. Also, the importance of using words that increase corporation. Using a piece of paper of the same color and shape helps to maintain neutrality and confidentiality. Also, the emphasis was on how to ask the group a request by using words less demanding. The facilitator demonstrated in the exercise by the following statement: Does anyone needs more time? Instead of saying, did you finish? The concept of using words that will not infer command or authority will indicate to the participants that there is no limitation on the assignment, but it encourages participation. Another point that was important, in order to maintain confidentiality, is to walk to the participants and pick up the

Growing -up in unhealthy environment, the constant criticizing, lack of affection, and acknowledgment. When growing I have repeated I would never be like my mother but, it was impossible. I sound and act like my mother, continuing her negative patterns which I am trying to untrained. I need to have a sense of understanding of myself and able to allow to build a healthy relationship with my children. With my grown children I believe I have done and a mediocre job, I was young and only knew what I was exposed through primary care giver who was my mother. My mother form her early age lack the maternal love cause by her environment. Based in the self-reflection, my parental skills were model through my life experience in which it lacks supportive communication of expressing emotions. Until today I am trying to fix my relationship with my older children because our communication is mixed with the feelings of frustration, anger, and the feeling of distant and isolation. I am trying to change my approach when communicating with my younger children by recognizing my behavior when I am frustrated, angry, and upset. My daughters are able to point out when I am angry and they will make a joke and my hunger will boil down. I have learned