Bromfield chapters 11 and 12 dived into the role of social workers in helping parents form new relationships with their child. We will be working intimately with the child learning things about them that not even their parents may know or recognize but that does not mean we are trying to become their parent. This is where those that are caregivers for them or have brought the child to therapy come in. We take the information we can share and the knowledge we have to assist in build their skills and understanding of who to engage with their child. In that I think the film connects with that as it should real life examples of parents having to reconstruct how they viewed, interacted and existed with their children.
This film and the chapter highlight what a social workers role can be in working with children which is helping both the client understand and accept themselves and learn who to best live their life in our world. As well to aide parents in getting to know their child from different and new perspectives and working with them to learn how to support, work with and have a relationship with that child based on what they need.
Other things that stood out to me from the film:
When Andrew was speaking at the one event he was talking about transitions in society in regards to individuals identities once being viewed as illness coming to be celebrated. Specifically talking about how being queer went from homosexuality needing to be cured to celebrating his gayness. This then connected to the other parts of the film and his work cause he then poised the question of who decides what needs to be cured.
The importance of community being a common theme for the individuals in the film and who that is so real. People can try and understand each other but when you share a part of your identity with someone else their is a level of connection, peace and relief their that others will not be able to give or have with you.