by Jonny Matthew | Jun 3, 2019 | Policy, Practice
Children sometimes fail to understand the things we say to them. And yet, often, we don’t even realise this.Kids from troubled, traumatised or attachment disordered backgrounds are particularly susceptible to speech and language problems.So I asked my friend and...
by diviadmin | Aug 3, 2015 | Child Devmt, Policy
Ever felt lost for what to do next with a child or young person? Wondering what on earth you can do to make a difference? Wouldn’t it be great to have map to show you the way? Well now there’s a model which brings together needs, behaviour and...
by diviadmin | Feb 28, 2015 | Child Devmt
We all know the problems that alcohol can cause for adults and teenagers. But what about drinking during pregnancy? Photo courtesy © iStockPhoto/ValuaVitaly (adapted) This is a guest post by Maria Catterick, founder and director of the Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder...
by diviadmin | Nov 9, 2014 | Practice, Teens
When I was a student. I spent a year working in street-based drugs project. What an eye-opener that was! Anyone seeking to help troubled young people is going to come across the drugs issue sooner or later. Are you ready for it? How much do you know? Here’s a...
by diviadmin | Jul 6, 2014 | Practice, Youth Justice
Many young people in the youth justice system have speech, language and communication problems. To help them, we need to discover which ones have and which ones haven’t. That’s where “The Box” comes in… This is a guest post by Dr....