Young People and Drugs – What can adoptive parents do?
Julian Cohen, author of All About Drugs and Young People, is a writer, educator, counsellor and consultant who has specialised in drug and sex education…
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Using non-threatening direct work with children – an interview with Audrey Tait
With one bestselling direct work resource under her belt already, Audrey Tait, with Helen Wosu, has produced another must-have guide, full of creative ideas to…
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First Hand Experience: Good and bad responses to self-harm from health professionals
In this frank and open post, Dr Pooky Knightsmith talks about self-harm and shares her own experiences, both good and bad, of responses from health professionals.…
FASD: A life-long neurodevelopmental disability that needs to be SEEN
Liam Curran is a PhD INDI Social Sciences student at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. He has over 25 years’ experience working with young people in…
Independent Mental Health Advocacy: A glass half full?
Independent Mental Health Advocacy is all about giving a voice to those whose rights have been compromised. Hot on the heels on the release of…
Can children be depressed?
It may be hard to believe that children can experience depression at a very young age, but as the NHS explains, “10% of children in Great…
What it means to be a transitions social worker
Jill Hughes and Natalie Lackenby are part of a Young Adults Team in Worcestershire that has a dedicated focus on supporting young people with disabilities…
Music therapy and dementia care – it’s now time to win friends and influence people
Shibley Rahman completed his PhD in frontotemporal dementia at Cambridge University, commencing a lifelong interest in the timely diagnosis of dementia. In this article he argues for…
Twenty years of living with brain injury
Over twenty years ago, Philip Fairclough fell fifteen feet from a ladder onto a concrete patio, causing massive trauma to his head and severe brain injury. Eight years…