The JLTS Model

The JLTS Model - Children/Young People & Family Support Services

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The JLTS Model offers comprehensive family support services. This often involves working with children/young people who are struggling to regulate their behaviour and emotions at home or in the classroom. Usually, the children/young people have also experienced some statutory interventions which have not been successful.

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We believe the sum of the parts is greater than the whole. In other words, we operate from an understanding that whatever behaviour or action the children/young people present is a communication. While that behaviour or action may be seen as the “problem” by families or schools, we understand that the behaviour or actions are likely to be a reaction to something affecting the children/young people and cannot be dealt with in isolation.

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For example, if a child/young person is a school refuser, it may be ‘logical’ to encourage them to attend. Teachers and parents might set up a reward system or implement adaptations in the classroom to support the child/ young person.

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However, The JLTS Model seeks to understand why the child/young person is a school refuser. Through assessment and intervention, we would look to better understand the family dynamic, the experiences of the child/young person, and any external influences which may cause the child/ young person to be a school refuser.

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By dealing with the cause, the child/young person’s behaviour/actions are likely to be solved. In short, the issue the child is experiencing is likely to be an effect of something else, not a cause.