by Jonny Matthew | Jun 1, 2020 | Blog, Child Devmt, Parenting
Having negotiated our way through the onset of the virus, a shortage of loo roll and home-schooling, we now have to think about getting kids back to school after being at home for more than 2 months. This bring with it all sorts of challenges, including:...
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...
