by Jonny Matthew | Jun 12, 2020 | Self-care, Streams
Live on 12th June 2020, we discussed: Kids hoarding food – why do they do it and how to help them stop… Good endings – how to finish well (placements, interventions, school moves, etc.) Self-care – an brief intro to the TRM Academy online...
by Jonny Matthew | Jun 9, 2020 | Self-care
Are you tired? Maybe you’re really tired. I know the feeling.Ebbs & FlowsWe all get a bit worn down now and again. Each week can be a series of good and not so good days; tiring and energising days.Managing these ebbs and flows is part of looking after...
by diviadmin | Apr 9, 2016 | Practice, Self-care
A colleague said to me recently, “we have a massive job to do, here!” He was talking about how challenging it is helping some very troubled young people to engage with services and start making progress. At times our work can feel overwhelming… So...
by diviadmin | Apr 2, 2016 | Misc., Practice, Self-care, Training
This week I did a couple of days training for colleagues about theory. It struck me that most of us probably don’t think about this too much, once we’ve finished our qualifications… So why does theory matter?… After 30+ years of working with...
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 | Jan 9, 2016 | Practice, Self-care
Well, the festivities are over and we’re off the starting line for another year. Knowing how hard you all work and what a tough job caring for troubled kids can be, I thought I’d make this first blog post about that… Why your first job this year...
