Flying through an ethereal letterbox near you : issue 10 of the goodenoughcaring Journal lands on December 15th

The new issue of the goodenoughcaring Journal goes online in mid-December. In our last issue John Stein wrote about the influence of mothers and so one of the themes of this next issue is the relatively less explored territory of fatherhood and aspects of this are examined in a poem by Jan Noble and in articles by Joyce Carol Oates, Alex Russon, Mark Smith and John Stein. Marion Bennathan writes about nurture groups in schools and Cynthia Cross recollects the nature of residential child care in the 1960s and compares it with current practice. Jeremy Millar makes a personal assessment of the work and thoughts of Chris Beedell while Moira Strachan discusses the relevance of a child observation placement toward her development as a social care worker. Noel Howard has written a moving review of Danny Ellis' CD 800 Voices : the heartache and the healing. John Molloy provides a review of Richard Webster's book The Secret of Bryn Estyn Bob Forrest has provided us with part two of The Kerelaw Papers and Pat Petrie writes about the Sing Up for Looked After Children project. News of further articles will appear here within the next few days.

This news item first appeared on November 25th, 2011 on the home page of the goodenoughcaring website at http://www.goodenoughcaring.com

Conference : Young People in Crisis? Exploring transitions to adulthood

The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust and Kids Company are holding a joint conference on Friday, December 2nd, 2011 at the Tavistock Centre in London.

"Young People in Crisis? Exploring transitions to adulthood" is being held at a time when concerns about young people have spilled over once more into anxieties about the cohesion of society and social relatedness. The aim of this one day conference is to explore the key issues faced by young people with difficulties in making the transition to adulthood.

The conference will bring together the innovative practice developed by Kids Company, which effectively reaches out to many young people who find it difficult to access services, and the developmental approach of the Tavistock Clinic's Adolescent Department's to clinical practice, supervision, teaching and research. The conference will draw on recent understanding and developments of young people from a range of perspectives including neuroscience and psychosocial.

It is suitable for all practitioners working with young people (15-30 years) in CAMHS, adult services, social care, children, adult, leaving care, youth offending and criminal justice organisations. It will also be relevant for managers and policy makers.

The speakers include:

Camila Batmanghelidjh, Founder and Director, Kids Company,

Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London,

Professor Stephen Briggs, Associate Dean, Specialist and Adult Health Services (SAMHS), The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust

The fee for the conference is £110 (£90 for Tavistock students and TSP members).

For more information or to book a place at the conference telephone 020 8938 2285 or Fax 020 7447 3837

email : events@tavi-port.ac.uk or go to http://tavistockand portman.ac.uk

This news item first appeared at http://www.goodenoughcaring.com on the goodenoughcaring website home page in October 2011.

Flying through an ethereal letterbox near you : issue 10 of the goodenoughcaring Journal lands on December 15th

Flying through an ethereal letterbox near you : issue 10 of the goodenoughcaring Journal lands on December 15th

The new issue of the goodenoughcaring Journal goes online in mid-December.The new issue of the goodenoughcaring Journal goes online in mid-December. In our last issue John Stein wrote about the influence of mothers and so one of the themes of this next issue is the relatively less considered matter of fatherhood and aspects of this are explored in a poem by Jan Noble and in articles by Joyce Carol Oates, Alex Russon, Mark Smith and John Stein. Marion Bennathan writes about nurture groups in schools and Cynthia Cross recollects the nature of residential child care in the 1960s and compares it with current practice. Jeremy Millar makes a personal assessment of the work and thoughts of Chris Beedell while Moira Strachan discusses the relevance of a child observation placement toward her development as a social care worker. Noel Howard has written a moving review of Danny Ellis' CD 800 Voices : the heartache and the healing. John Molloy's remarkable review of Richard Webster's book The Secret of Bryn Estyn which is currently on this page in the section about Richard Webster will also be published. News of further articles will appear here within the next few days.


This notice first appeared on December 1st, 2011 on the goodenoughcaring homepage at
http://www.goodenoughcaring.com/