by diviadmin | Mar 5, 2016 | Practice, Sexual Abuse, SHB/CSE, Teens
If you work with young people, the issue of sex is never far away. Are they practicing safe sex? Do they understand consent? These are key issues. Great new FREE video series… My teenage son spends more time on YouTube than he does pretty much anything else. TV,...
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...
by diviadmin | Oct 25, 2015 | Practice, Teens, Youth Justice
Some kids seem too troubled to fix. It’s just too hard… If we left it there and didn’t look closer, we’d be defeated before we start. But there’s more to it than that. Why redeemability matters… Get the audio version of posts like...
by diviadmin | May 17, 2015 | Teens
Anyone working with troubled young people for long enough will encounter self-harm. But, like anything that we think we know about, we need to challenge our own presumptions. Get the audio versions of later posts on ‘Jonny 24/7’ – here… What...
by diviadmin | Feb 21, 2015 | Parenting, Practice, Teens
The best insult I ever had from a young person is far too graphic to write here. But it was brilliant! Brilliant because it eloquently focused on all the things he thought would hurt me most: my size, my accent and my job. Anyone working with troubled young people...
by diviadmin | Feb 15, 2015 | Practice, Teens
“Trust me.” People say it all the time. I’ve said it myself. But I never say it to troubled young people. Why? Because it’s so much more than a decision… Image courtesy of ©123rf/Paisan Changhirun (adapted) How to work so troubled kids...
