At Christmas most families are looking forward to making memories. But what if you literally can’t?
At Christmas most families are looking forward to making memories. But what if you literally can’t? On Christmas Day 2016, the Jessops were just an…
Category: Social work
Manual Handling in Health and Social Care, Second Edition – Michael Mandelstam
Why write a 2nd edition of this book 19 years after the 1st? It may have taken a long time, but the answer is simple.…
Our Autistic Daughter’s Struggle to be Understood
Our Autistic Daughter’s Struggle to be Understood Why Can’t You Hear Me? is the story of Colette McCulloch, an extraordinary young woman, her struggles with…
Therapeutic Parenting Essentials: Moving From Trauma to Trust
Who is this book for? Sarah Naish: The purpose of this story is to help all therapeutic parents who are raising children who have experienced…
Someone to Safeguard: How Safeguarding Can Go Wrong
An excerpt from Chapter 6 of Social Work, Cats and Rocket Science. ‘Find me somebody to love’, a lyric from the band Queen. A lyric which…
For Decades we’ve been Neglecting Birth Parents of Adopted Children
“Like a light in the Dark” A blog by Joanne Alper, Editor of new book – Supporting Birth Parents Whose Children Have Been Adopted. Sometimes when…
The Intersections of Culture, Ethnicity and Autism
Dr Prithvi Perepa is an Associate Lecturer (SEN) at the University of Northampton. He trained as a special needs teacher and worked in the field of…
Grandparenting the Children of Addicted Parents: Experiences and Wisdom for Kinship Carers
Imagine what it would be like if you suddenly found yourself being expected to take on the full-time care of your grandchildren, without any support.…
New to Working with Asylum Seekers and Refugees?
Working with Asylum Seekers and Refugees is a new resource essential for those who are new to working with asylum seekers and refugees. Drawing on…
How do I talk to my children about Dementia?
Social worker, family therapist and author of My Book about Brains, Change and Dementia – Lynda Moore – talks about the importance of having an…