Incorporating creativity in supervision
Anna Chesner, co-author of Creative Supervision Across Modalities, explains why using creativity in supervision sessions can benefit both the supervisor and supervisee, and gives her…
Category: Social work
How well do you know yourself?
We make assumptions about ourselves all the time, but how much do we really know? As Gillie Bolton says in the opening chapter of her…
Delivering continuous e-safety support to prevent online bullying
To mark Anti Bullying Week 2013 (18th – 22nd November), JKP author Adrienne Katz discusses how online bullying can be prevented with more effective e-safety…
Enhancing working relationships – an extract from ‘Mindful Co-working’
In this extract from Mindful Co-working, author and training consultant Clark Baim explains how leadership teams can introduce mindful co-working practices to their organisations through leading…
The realities of adoption – an extract from ‘No Matter What.’
In this extract from the inspirational adoption memoir, No Matter What, author Sally Donovan shares the reality of parenting children who have experienced abuse and…
‘Why Can’t My Child Behave?’ author Dr Amber Elliott on how she came to write a parenting manual for adoptive and foster parents.
Dr. Amber Elliott, author of Why Can’t My Child Behave? talks about how she became motivated to start her own company to support looked-after…
Activities for Older People in Care Homes – even when everyone’s under the weather!
Sarah Crockett, author of Activities for Older People in Care Homes, writes about how, with the right attitude, activities co-ordinators can turn any situation (even…
What is “the Talk” and Why is it Important for Interracial Families?
What is “the Talk” and why is it important for interracial families? The authors of The Interracial Adoption Option explain, sharing their personal experiences as…
The magic of puppetry in dementia care
In this post Karrie Marshall, author of Puppetry in Dementia Care, describes using the power of puppetry to engage with emotions that go beyond words…
Helping children manage their stress, anxiety and anger
Kate Collins-Donnelly, author of Starving the Stress Gremlin, Starving the Anxiety Gremlin and Starving the Anger Gremlin, has specially produced these free progress evaluation sheets…