Darla Henry & Associates: 3-5-7 Model

3-5-7 Model by Darla Henry 3-5-7 Model Book

PLANTING THE SEEDS OF BELONGINGNESS FOR CHILDREN YOUTH AND FAMILIES WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN FOUNDED IN ABANDONMENT, REJECTION, ABUSE, NEGLECT, FEAR, CONFUSION

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In the hearts of our children and youth is the need to know and feel they are loved and wanted.

  • How do we, in child welfare related roles, meet those needs?
  • How do we reduce the number of out-of-home placements?
  • How do we maximize our limited time resources to respond to the large number of children and youth who come into our programs?

These questions are answerable when the work with children, youth and families include opportunities to give meaning to life experiences through a grieving process to resolve losses and to give meaning to all relationships through the attachment process so as to rebuild relationships.

The 3-5-7 Model © provides a practical approach to help children youth and families Actualize a more permanent future through Clarification of the events of their lives and Integration of all relationships to connect them to their past and their present life situations. 

Along the continuum of permanency options, from in-home services to reunification to adoption, the work of the 3-5-7 Model explores all events in children's lives and supports their search for answers to understanding these experiences. 

Continuity of work, using a Life Book activity, provides a tangible way to listen to their voices, recognizing their strengths and empowering them to find "feelings" of safety and well-being in the connections and relationships they form.