Introduction to Systemic Practice for Schools – 10 Week Course
Schools are vital interprofessional hubs for the support of all children, including those with complex needs, despite never being designed to function as such. This course helps educators and leaders move beyond looking at a problem as located inside an individual, in isolation, with short-term strategies and solutions and aims to develop systemic thinking to navigate the complexities.
Learn the protocols and method that underpins the bower(schools) approach to managing the inclusion of complex needs within schools.
In this course you will learn the principles of systemic thinking and practice in schools. You will learn the protocols that underpin bower(schools) thinking and practice.
Outline of the weekly sessions
Session 1 – “A guide to Practice” (The bower(method) Protocol)
Session 2 – “Managing the Session – bower(process) Protocol” (The Politics Meta-frame)
Session 3 – “Systems Theory, Contract Theory, and Information Theory” (The bower(method) Protocol)
Session 4 – “Who needs to change? – The theory of change?” (The Politics Meta-frame)
Session 5 – “Thinking about the problem – Lines of Explanation” (The Space Meta-frame)
Session 6 – “How to ask a question – bower(nine) consultations” (The bower(method) Protocol)
Session 7 – “Mapping the pattern” (The Space Meta-frame)
Session 8 – “Time and turning points” (The Time Meta-frame)
Session 9 – “Development – Family & Individual” (The Development Meta-frame)
Session 10 – Supervision and Feedback
Relevant Teacher Registration Standards
Standard 1. Know students and how they learn.
Standard 3. Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning.
Standard 4. Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments.
Standard 5. Assess, provide feedback, and report on student learning.
Standard 6. Engage in professional learning.
Standard 7. Engage professionally with colleagues, parents / carers, and the community.
Contact Hours
29-hours total
9-hours online sessions with multiple choice assessments (to be done in participants own time)
10 x 2-hours in person or via teams – practical application of the protocols.
