Trove – an interactive storytelling bag for children in care
Trove is a really useful interactive storytelling device that gives children control of their own life story. Watch the film to find out more.
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A wide range of articles, book and film releases and general interest items that we hope will be of interest to families, carers and all those involved in looking after children.
Level 3 Certificate in Therapeutic Group Work with Children and Young People – sign up now
Group Work is used by staff across many schools, colleges and care settings with children and young people, including pre-schools, schools & colleges and care settings. Used well, groups can be a powerful tool, enabling children to learn to work safely and productively together. This experiential qualification enables practitioners to develop the skills, knowledge and understanding to make effective use of a … Read more
Crossing the lines conference
An experiential learning event designed to support reflection at a time of significant change This event is for all those who are interested in exploring aspects of leadership, followership and their role in the workplace and elsewhere, comprising a weekend of small group, large group and inter-group events which enable participants to learn about the … Read more
Creative relationships – Co-production in Therapeutic Child Care and Education
Creative Relationships Conference: Co-production in Therapeutic Child Care and Education Thursday 21st March 2019 Wrexham Glyndŵr University and The Consortium for Therapeutic Communities present this exciting and innovative conference – the 5th annual event. This year’s event will see a change to the structure with a mixture of performance and presentations and the use of small, facilitated … Read more
Film Screening: “Resilience – the biology of stress and science of hope”
The Mulberry Bush, in conjunction with Oxford Brookes University, are hosting a screening of the film “Resilience – the biology of stress and science of hope” on February 6th as part of Children’s Mental Health Week (#childrensmentalhealthweek). Full details and tickets are available here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/resilience-tickets-53918002196
Have you booked your ticket yet? Institute of Recovery from Childhood Trauma Best Practice Forum
IRCT BPF, 7 December 2018: Assessing needs and measuring change to improve outcomes for traumatised children We are delighted to extend an invitation from the Earl of Listowel, our Patron, to attend the next Institute of Recovery from Childhood Trauma Best Practice Forum on the 7th December 2018 at the House of Lords from 11.30 to 13.30. There … Read more
World record attempt to help only child in the UK with rare form of cancer
A very special world-record attempt will take place in Telford, Shropshire, on Sunday 14th October to help raise money for potentially life-saving treatment for the only child in the UK with a rare form of cancer. Near Haploid Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia affects just 0.5 per cent of children in the world – and little Zac Oliver, age four, from … Read more
New Book: Shame. By By Dr. Joseph Burgo
Free Yourself, Find Joy and Build True Self Esteem An empowering look at the shame experience which is universal, misunderstood and frequently rooted in childhood contains an important lesson about who we are or the person we’d like to become which if we resist, we lose an opportunity to grow. Most people think of shame as … Read more
Crowdfunding for ‘Your Life, Your Story’
Caregiver Amanda Knowles MBE and care experienced Rosie Canning Author and Doctoral Researcher are seeking support to fund a unique annual event: ‘Your Life, Your Story’, a literary festival bringing care experienced adults together with published authors, artists and poets. Find out more and how to fund this initiative here: https://www.justgiving.com/ crowdfunding/amanda-knowles- ylys
A new Article: Retaining foster carers during challenging times
A new article by Dr. Caryn Onions Retaining foster carers during challenging times: the benefits of embedding reflective practice into the foster care role has now been published in Adoption & Fostering. Volume 42 Issue 3, October 2018 and can be viewed at: https://doi.org/10.1177/0308575918790433
First ever study of serious case reviews of sudden unexpected infant deaths
For the first time in England a study has been conducted of official investigations of unexpected infant deaths. Domestic violence, mental health problems and substance misuse highlighted as factors Most cases occurred when intoxicated parents shared sleeping surfaces with child Many happen following a sudden change in family circumstances The research was conducted by academics … Read more
Charities must do more to protect children online
Matt Broekhuizen, Managing Director and Founder of CRM agency Table 19, argues that more needs to be done to shield children from the dangers of the online world. Children’s internet use has hit a record high in recent years, but with so much of the content they consume being regulated, there are ongoing debates about just who … Read more