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…
Category: Social work
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…
International Day of Persons with Disabilities – rights-based approaches to living better with dementia
As today is the UN’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities, and in support of Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) and Dementia Alliance International (DAI)’s call for global…
Capturing the darkness and the light in the lives of looked-after children
There are days when stories with perfect beginnings and perfect endings just don’t cut it at reading time- Ali Redford, author of The Boy Who Built…
Putting restorative theory into practice
Belinda Hopkins, author of Restorative Theory in Practice, provides her unique insight into what works in restorative practice and why. Facilitating restorative conferences is one…