There is no formula when it comes to tackling child neglect
Neglect is the most common form of child abuse, but is hard to identify and address. Which is why Ruth Gardner decided to bring together a number…
Category: Social work
What is death? And how can we help children understand it? – Marian Carter
In this extract from Helping Children and Adolescents Think about Death, Dying and Bereavement, Marian Carter draws upon her experience as a chaplain who has worked…
Read an extract from Jane Evans’ new children’s book Cyril Squirrel Finds Out About Love
Cyril Squirrel asks lots of questions, but there’s one thing that really puzzles Cyril… “What is love? Can I find it? Keep it? Do I…
Secret, secret – keep or tell?
In a child’s mind, keeping secrets can be exciting, as well as a huge burden. It may not always be clear to them what’s a…
Putting Black Children in the Centre of Safeguarding
It has become increasingly evident that black children and young people are facing victimisation in a context where their identities and experiences are marginalised and devalued.…
Author Q&A with Dr Monika Renz
Dr Monika Renz shares her perspective on optimal palliative care and talks to us about her most recently published title, Hope and Grace. Could you…
Caring with Vitality – bringing yoga to the world of social care
Andrea Warman, co-author of the family yoga book Caring with Vitality – Yoga and Wellbeing for Foster Carers, Adopters and Their Families, explains how yoga can encourage families to enjoy…
Talking about homophobic bullying – LGBT History Month
Jonathan Charlesworth is the Executive Director of the multi-award winning charity Educational Action Challenging Homophobia (EACH), UK, and author of That’s So Gay! – Challenging Homophobic Bullying. With…
‘The Forgiveness Project’ book – 12 years in the making
Author Marina Cantacuzino explains how a journalistic idea evolved into the charity The Forgiveness Project; dedicated to building understanding, encouraging reflection and enabling people to reconcile with pain and…
The Making of ‘Dad’s Not All There Any More – A comic about dementia’.
Alex Demetris is an illustrator, cartoonist and maker of comics. He completed an MA in Illustration in 2012, which resulted in a comic based on…