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Custody for children – time for change…
After delaying the publication of this post for nearly a year, the death of another young person in custody has spurred me to go ahead... In December 2016 the government finally published the long-awaited and much-leaked Taylor Review of youth justice. Time for...
Being Child-Centred 1: Is It ‘A Thing?’
If you think about it, much of what we do as child care professionals, is promote children's rights. Not that we're quoting the UNCRC, but that we're advocating for their interests and welfare. Getting their voices heard, if you like. We often refer to this and...
Inventing Ourselves – book review (about the teenage brain)
I find brains fascinating. Not easy to understand, but fascinating nonetheless! Sarah-Jayne Blakemore's latest booking, Inventing Ourselves, is my latest effort to get my head around (!) this amazing 3 pound mass of tissue in our skull. I gave it 4 stars - here's why:...
Empathy 6 – Communicate our understanding
Our last five posts about empathy have looked at what it isn't and a summary of what it is, Then, in more detail, we began to look at the constituent parts of empathy - the ingredients, if you like. Dr Teresa Wiseman breaks down empathy into 4 parts: we have to: 1....
New TRM Article…
This month saw the publication of our article in the magazine, 'Magistrate.' Having met with representatives of the youth bench in Cardiff, we were approached to write about our work applying the Trauma Recovery Model in youth offending teams. - this is the result....
Empathy 5 – Understanding Another’s Feelings…
Dr Teresa Wiseman breaks down empathy into 4 parts: we have to: 1. See the world as others see it 2. Be non-judgmental 3. Understand another's feelings, and 4. Communicate that understanding* Our last four posts about empathy have looked at what it isn't, a summary of...
Adverse Childhood Experiences…
Adverse Childhood Experiences - their impact later in life. Great research from Public Health Wales... Download the various reports - here. Pass it on… You can subscribe to this website by clicking here to get these post sent direct to your inbox. Your information is...
Helping Traumatised Children – A Brief Guide for Caregivers
Check out this excellent little guide from one of the prime movers in trauma research - Dr Bruce Perry... Download the FREE guide - here. For more on the Trauma Recovery Model, click - here.
Self-harm among teenage girls
The Children's Society has published it's Good Childhood Report this week. The report draws on qualitative research with over 65,000 children, to try and redress the lack of children's voices in the debate about their well-being. One of the most striking findings is...
Key Messages Report – Scale & Changing Nature of CSA & CSE (undated report)
The Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse have published an update of their report into the scale and changing nature of CSA and CSE. Go to the report homepage - here Download the full scoping report - here. There's a useful infographic summary - here. See other...
