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 | 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 | Jan 17, 2016 | Practice, Self-care, Youth Justice
My few years working in secure residential child care was probably the steepest learning curve of my career to date. It is a unique hot-house of challenge and delights. So how can we do it better? There are lessons here for everybody… In no other work setting...
by diviadmin | Nov 29, 2015 | Practice, Teens
After fostering, residential care is perhaps the most committed and focussed form of working with troubled kids. It’s hard graft and requires exquisite skill to do it well Here are a few tips to help & encourage… I worked in residential childcare for...