by diviadmin | Apr 26, 2015 | Child Devmt, Parenting
Children in the care and youth justice systems need help. But some are so damaged it can feel like an impossible task. So how can we help them to overcome their past?… If you’ve worked with children and young people for a while, you’ll know a bit...
by diviadmin | May 26, 2014 | Adoption
I met a woman the other week. She approached a stall I was working on; we were trying to recruit foster carers. We talked briefly and I shared a little of my personal experience of fostering and adoption. She and her partner had been through the whole shooting match...
by diviadmin | May 13, 2014 | Misc.
Taylor & Francis have released a number of articles to mark Mental Health Awareness Week. The articles are journal papers and are free to view until 31 July 2014. To view the papers, click here or on the image above. More info… Click to get twice weekly...
by diviadmin | Apr 5, 2014 | Books & stuff, Practice
Great for working with TEENAGERS. Attachment-Based Practice with Adults: Understanding Strategies and Promoting Positive Change, Pavilion Publishing, Brighton, UK. ISBN-13: 978-1908066176 In recent years I’ve come to really appreciate what attachment theory has...
by diviadmin | Sep 9, 2013 | Adoption
Wow – what started as a quick list has become 3 not-so-quick blog posts! After the first and second posts on this subject, I had a growing number of responses via LinkedIn, offering more and more advice – some of it really good. So I thought that I would...