by Jonny Matthew | Jun 19, 2023 | Blog, Practice, Safeguarding, Uncategorised, Youth Justice
We’ve all been in practice situations where we’ve felt exposed, at risk. Dealing with very troubled children and families means this is going to happen. It’s inevitable, sooner or later. Risky Practice… It’s not that we set out to take...
by diviadmin | Nov 23, 2017 | Adoption, Practice
What do foster carers want? After responding in-depth to a previous post, I asked Melody Barrow to write her wish list – the things that she and her fellow foster carers want to say to other professionals, particularly to social workers. Get the audio versions...
by diviadmin | May 9, 2017 | Practice, Reports, Teens
We all have ambitions, dreams and goals for the future. Young care leavers are no exception! FIND OUT MORE https://www.childcomwales.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Hidden-Ambitions.pdf What needs to happen… They may aspire to become a doctor, teacher, lawyer...
by diviadmin | Feb 19, 2017 | Adoption
I’m a passionate believer in the value of foster care. In fact I think it’s the Gold Standard for helping troubled kids who can’t live at home. So what sort of state is the nation’s fostering system currently in? Get the audio version of later...
by diviadmin | Jul 19, 2015 | Adoption, Child Devmt, Practice
Troubled kids need help. But what is the best way to do this? I’ve worked with kids in a number of roles, including: as a youth worker, a social worker, a case manager, a court officer, a therapist, as a YOT supervising officer and review meeting chair. But I...