Observation in Health and Social Care – extract
Helen Hingley-Jones is Associate Professor of Social Work at Middlesex University. Clare Parkinson is Clinical Lecturer and Senior Social Worker at the Tavistock and Portman…
Category: Social work
How do we relate to “old age” and aged care?
Felicity Chapman, author of Counselling and Psychotherapy with Older People in Care, is an accredited mental health social worker who has extensive training and experience in…
Children’s services aren’t placing enough emphasis on life work in helping adopted and fostered children
Joy Rees discusses the importance of life work in helping children to understand their personal stories and experiences, but says that too many children’s services…
Protecting Children and Adults from Abuse after Savile – Conference
10.00 – 17.00, Monday 12th February, 2018 Farrer & Co., 66 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LH Following the revelations of sexual offending by Jimmy…
Christmas can be a tough time for children who have experienced trauma. How can we help them to enjoy the festive period?
Betsy de Thierry, author of The Simple Guide to Sensitive Boys and The Simple Guide to Child Trauma, explains how Christmas isn’t necessarily a happy…
Creative Ways to Help Children Manage BIG Feelings
Help children to stay on top of “big” feelings like anger, sadness and anxiety with this ingeniously easy-to-use therapy toolkit, Creative Ways to Help Children Manage…
Download example activities for psychotherapeutic work
Suitable for adults and young people, The Art Activity Book for Psychotherapeutic Work will help clients to raise self-esteem, cope with change and adversity, and…
The Importance of Talking to Kids About Mental Health
Helen Bashford, author of Perry Panda, has experience working in the mental health field, most recently as Carers Lead for a Mental Health Trust, providing…
How To Tell Your Child They Have Autism
New book Talking With Your Child About Their Autism Diagnosis is a guide to aid discussion and understanding between parents and children. In this…
Our bodies’ hidden strengths – Resilience and love
This blog was written by Hidden Strength’s Children’s Series co-author C.C. Alicia Hu. The books are available November 21, 2017 for therapeutic use with children…