Case Study
Bradley is 12 years old and in care. In a meeting with Bradley he states that he wants to make the following changes to improve his outcomes:
• To have a mobile phone
• To be in a family environment by entering foster care
• To travel to school by bus so that he is not laughed at
• To change his first name because he doesn’t like it
• To smoke and drink alcohol
• To become a vegetarian because he doesn’t believe it is right to kill animals
- Differentiate Bradley’s ‘needs’ from his ‘wants’
- How will you plan for the changes that you can agree to that will meet his needs and improve his life chances and outcomes?
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