by diviadmin | Oct 29, 2017 | Child Devmt, Parenting, Practice, Youth Justice
Not many YOTs have parenting workers these days. This is unfortunate. So I asked my friend and parenting expert Kelly Cox to summarise why parenting work has a place in youth offending teams. Here’s what she said… Why is Parenting important within Youth...
by diviadmin | Aug 29, 2017 | Child Devmt, Parenting, Practice
So many interventions with troubled kids focus on behaviour. And many of them don’t work. Why is that?… It’s because the sequencing is wrong. If a bricky tried building the walls of a house before digging the foundations, it wouldn’t stand up...
by diviadmin | Sep 27, 2015 | Child Devmt, Misc., Policy, Reports
It’s all about behaviour, right? Think about it, most of us spend our time dealing with the things troubled children and young people do. I want to unpick this a little, because I think we might be barking up the wrong tree… So how should we understand the...
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 | 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...
by diviadmin | Jul 12, 2015 | Child Devmt, Reports, Youth Justice
The very first youth justice case I had, involved brain injury. It took me the best part two years to discover this, by which time it was too late. The lad went to custody. Needlessly. So it’s crucial that those working with all troubled teenagers know a bit...
