{"product_id":"visible-progress-practitioner-guide-workbook","title":"Visible Progress — Practitioner Guide \u0026 Workbook","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen conversations feel stuck, goals are unclear, or someone is struggling to recognise their own progress, \u003cstrong\u003eVisible Progress\u003c\/strong\u003e provides a simple, structured way forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Visible Progress Practitioner Edition is a practical tool designed to support collaborative conversations with people who want something in their life to change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than becoming stuck in what is going wrong, the approach helps practitioners and the people they support explore:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere the person wants to be\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is already working\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe strengths, skills and resources they already have\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat has helped them cope or make progress before\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe people and supports around them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat needs to be different\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe small, realistic next steps that could move them forward\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow progress can be noticed and made visible over time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt its heart is a simple principle: \u003cem\u003ePeople are more than their problems — and progress becomes easier to build when we can see what is already there to build upon.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThis tool can be particularly useful when:\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSomeone feels stuck or overwhelmed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe conversation keeps returning to problems without identifying a way forward\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA person's goals feel vague or too big\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMotivation is low\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSomeone finds it difficult to recognise their own strengths\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProgress is happening but the person cannot see it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou want to move from assessment into meaningful planning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou need a collaborative way to identify achievable next steps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou want to review change without reducing progress to simply \"completed\" or \"not completed\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWho is it for?\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eVisible Progress has been created for practitioners working alongside people experiencing challenge, change or transition, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSocial workers • family support practitioners • case managers • community workers • youth workers • support workers • counsellors • coaches • support coordinators and other helping professionals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt can be adapted across a range of community, family and human-service settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat makes the approach different?\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eVisible Progress is not simply a goal-setting worksheet. It encourages a different kind of conversation — one that creates space to ask:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat do you want life to look like instead?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is already helping?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat strengths are you bringing to this?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow have you managed to get this far?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho is in your corner?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat would one small sign of progress look like?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis can help shift the conversation from problems and deficits towards possibility, capability, agency and movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGrounded in established practice approaches\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eVisible Progress has been informed by strengths-based practice, solution-focused approaches, relational practice, person-centred and collaborative practice, and trauma-informed thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat you receive\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour download includes the Visible Progress Practitioner Guide and Workbook, supporting you to:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExplore the preferred future\u003c\/strong\u003e — Help the person describe what they would like to be different and what improvement would look like in everyday life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMake progress visible\u003c\/strong\u003e — Use scaling and reflective questions to identify where things are now and recognise movement over time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIdentify strengths and resources\u003c\/strong\u003e — Notice skills, qualities, coping strategies, previous successes and existing resources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRecognise the person's village\u003c\/strong\u003e — Explore the people, relationships and supports that may help them move forward\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIdentify what is already working\u003c\/strong\u003e — Find exceptions, successes and moments when the issue is smaller or being managed differently\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCreate achievable next steps\u003c\/strong\u003e — Turn a preferred future into small, realistic actions rather than overwhelming plans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview and build on change\u003c\/strong\u003e — Return to the tool over time to notice what has changed and what the next step might be\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDesigned to support conversation — not replace it\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eVisible Progress is intentionally flexible. You do not need to work through every section in order or complete the whole tool in one session. Use the elements that are useful, follow the person's language, stay curious, and allow the conversation to go wherever something meaningful emerges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe workbook provides the structure. The relationship and conversation remain the most important part.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCreated from practice\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eVisible Progress has been developed by \u003cstrong\u003eRachel Kemish\u003c\/strong\u003e, a qualified social worker with more than 27 years' experience across children, families and community services in the UK and Australia. 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