Professional and Practitioners as Relationship Health and I Matter Informed Partners

Strengthening Relationship Health Across Settings

Professionals and practitioners — including educators, social workers, health practitioners, therapists, coaches parent educators, community and youth workers, probation officers — play a pivotal role in supporting relationship health. Your skills, knowledge, and confidence directly impact children, adults, families, and communities.

The I Matter Framework equips professionals with practical understanding, tools, and strategies to strengthen relationships, improve relational practice, and collaborate effectively across settings.

This is not about replacing professional expertise — it is about enhancing relational confidence and understanding to improve outcomes.

Why join as a Professional Partner?

• Build confidence in relational practice across your setting

• Understand and apply the I Matter Framework in everyday work

• Strengthen adult-adult, adult-child, and cross-system relationships

• Access CPD-aligned learning pathways

• Collaborate effectively with schools, primary care, and community organisations

Professional Partnership Pathway

Step 1: Awareness & Alignment

• Introductory session or recorded overview

• Learn how relationship health integrates with professional standards and priorities

• Understand how I Matter supports everyday practice

Decision point: Decide whether to explore further learning and integration

Step 2: Core Learning & Confidence Building

• Access I Matter professional learning modules

• Focus on practical relational strategies for your role

• Build confidence in challenging situations and complex relational dynamics

Decision point: Identify which modules or skills are most relevant to your practice

Step 3: Applied Learning & Cross-Setting Collaboration

• Apply knowledge in your work context

• Collaborate with schools, primary care, or community partners

• Use shared relational language to improve outcomes and consistency

Decision point: Decide whether to pursue deeper integration into daily practice or team-based approaches

Step 4: Advanced Learning & Leadership (Optional)

• Engage in guided workshops, coaching, or mentoring

• Explore leadership in relational practice within your organisation

• Build capacity for training, supervision, and advocacy

Decision point: Determine level of leadership and dissemination within your organisation

Step 5: Sustaining Professional Relational Practice

• Embed I Matter principles into organisational policies, supervision, and culture

• Maintain personal and team relational wellbeing

• Join professional networks and communities of practice

What Professionals Don’t Have to Do

• Deliver parenting or child-specific content unless part of their role

• Replace therapeutic or clinical responsibilities

• Work in isolation — I Matter supports collaboration

The framework enhances professional practice without adding unnecessary burden.

How This Fits With Professional Priorities

• CPD and professional standards

• Safeguarding, inclusion, and wellbeing mandates

• Multi-agency collaboration

• Staff wellbeing and reflective practice

• Evidence-informed relational approaches

Who This Helps Most

• Practitioners supporting children, families, or adults in education, health, or community settings

• Professionals working across agencies or systems

• Leaders seeking to embed relationship health into organisational culture

• Anyone looking to improve relational confidence in their professional role

Next Steps

1. Access professional learning modules

2. Join the Curious About RH professional community

3. Explore optional workshops, coaching, or mentoring

4. Collaborate with partner schools, primary care, or community organisations

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