“Committing to Adoption” by JKP author Patricia Irwin Johnston
This article was written by Patricia Irwin Johnston, author of Adoption is a Family Affair!: What Relatives and Friends Must Know (Revised Edition, Jessica Kingsley…
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Occupational therapist Jackie Pool interviewed by OT Expert website
It is currently Occupational Therapy Week in the UK from 5-11th November 2012. Jackie Pool, a specialist trainer in the field of dementia care, was interviewed by…
Working with or supporting young people who self-harm
In this article Professor Carol Fitzpatrick gives her top tips for adults working with and supporting young people who self-harm whether you’re a parent, teacher,…
In Search of Youth Work by JKP author Vanessa Rogers
An interesting and thought provoking article from JKP author, Vanessa Rogers on what it is to be a youth worker today. Vanessa is the author…
Supporting young people on their pathways to adulthood
In this short article, Mike Stein introduces his new book ‘Young People Leaving Care: Supporting Pathways to Adulthood’. He looks back at the research undertaken…
Play Therapy Dimensions Model book launch
May 24th, 2012 saw the book launch of the Play Therapy Dimensions Model: A Decision-Making Guide for Integrative Play Therapists by Lorri Yasenik and Ken Gardner, held…
LGBT people affected by dementia – Roger’s story of care and caring
Roger Newman, MBE shares his experiences of caring for a partner with dementia, and how this led him to set up the first LGBT Dementia…
Top Ten Tips for the First Year of Placement
By Deborah Gray, MSW, MPA, clinical social worker specializing in attachment, grief and trauma, and author of Attaching in Adoption and Nurturing Adoptions. Parents passionately…
‘Without a life story, a child is adrift, disconnected and vulnerable’ – Dr Bruce Perry on the value and power of the Life Story approach
By Dr Bruce Perry, adapted from the Foreword to the new book, Life Story Therapy with Traumatized Children, by Richard Rose. A fundamental and permeating strength…
Life Story Therapy: Externalising feelings and perceptions through a chronological process
Richard Rose, child trauma intervention specialist and author of Life Story Therapy with Traumatized Children: A Model for Practice, shares some of his experiences of…