Issue 11 of the goodenoughcaring Journal docks on June 15th

The good ship "Issue 11 of the goodenoughcaring Journal" will dock near you on June 15th. It carries with it a cargo of precious goods about residential child care from : Zufliya Ashurmamadova, who describes the state of residential child care in former Soviet republics in central Asia, while Alexander Bouchert and Sue Ellis explore the opportunities social pedagogy may offer 'unreachable' young people and their families, John Burton discusses compliance and defiance in residential child care, John Cross gives his thoughts on Planned Environment Therapy, Evelyn Daniel writes about private sector residential child care in the England, Kevin Ellis evaluates his work with a "high impact" child in a residential school, Claire Gaskins reflects on the journey of a keychild/keyworker relationship, Mark Hardy examines the recording of shifts in residential child care, John Stein speaks of the power of residential treatment, Phil Rampton looks back on his experience of residential child care and espouses the need for more provision, and Matt Vince considers how best to support young people who are returning after an absence from care. The pilot editorially navigatng our boat to harbour will be Mark Smith. News of more items of cargo may become available over the next few days.

Meanwhile back at the ranch, Issue 10 of the goodenoughcaring Journal and all its predecessors are available online !

In issue 10 different aspects of fatherhood and what it is to be a father are explored in a poem by Jan Noble, and in articles by Joyce Carol Oates, Alex Russon, Mark Smith and our inspiration for choosing this theme, John Stein. We have two contrasting accounts of a child observation. In one Marie Tree considers the opportunity for reflection a child observation provided her while Moira Strachan observes the relationship of a young boy and his male carer in a nursery school. Marion Bennathan writes about nurture groups in schools and Cynthia Cross recollects the nature of residential child care in the 1960s and compares it to current practice. Jeremy Millar revisits the work and thoughts of Chris Beedell. 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 presents The Kerelaw Papers (The Final Act) and Pat Petrie tells us about the Sing Up for Looked After Children project and its social pedagogic base.

This news item first appeared on the home page of the goodenoughcaring website at http://www.goodenoughcaring.com on May 20th, 2012.

Issue 11 of the goodenoughcaring Journal is just beyond the horizon

Issue 11 of the goodenoughcaring Journal has set all sails and is fast approaching. Its cargo is principally residential child care and it docks on June 15th, 2012. Her provisions will include articles by Phil Rampton, Zufliya Ashurmamadova, Claire Gaskins, John Cross, Darren Coyne, John Burton, Matt Vince, Mark Hardy, Kevin Ellis, John Stein, Evelyn Daniel, Alexander Bouchert and Sue Ellis. Others may soon be added to this illustrious crew. Giving the craft editorial steer will be Mark Smith. Further details of the articles and their authors will appear within a few days.

Limbus : a useful link

Limbus was established 20 years ago. Its prime purpose is to organize lectures
and events of interest to those in the psychological professions - particularly
psychotherapists and counsellors - but they are also of interest to others within
the helping professions in the south-west of England.

Limbus is a not for profit organisation run entirely by volunteers. It organizes four lectures or events a year. Limbus is a non profit organization run entirely by volunteers.

The lectures or events take place on Saturday mornings at Studio 3 on the
Dartington Estate near Totnes. There is no need to book in advance. Turn between
10am and 10.30am for a 12.30pm finish. The fee for each event is £20 for members
and £15 for non-members. The annual membership fee is £10.


Next Lecture

FarhadDalal : An attitude towards a soul

Abstract:

Over the last few years I have come to question the centrality
and value attributed to the ideas of ‘analysis’ and ‘interpretation’ in
psychotherapy – ideas which draw on the prestige of the natural sciences. The talk
develops the reasoning behind the shifts in my thinking and practice.

With the help of the moral philosopher RaimondGaita I will build on my prior thesis
that the psyche is constituted by power-relations, to argue that it is also
constituted by moral-relations. Gaita’s understanding of morality has affinities
with Winnicott and Bowlby, and is also deeply congenial to the group analytic
sensibility. I will show how these ways of thinking contribute towards the ethical
constitution of our inner lives, and why love is central to the whole enterprise.
I will then touch on some of the consequences of this way of thinking for the
practice of psychotherapy, in ways that do not entail a collapse into emotionalism
nor a rejection of the rational. I conclude that because psychotherapy is a moral
endeavour, it requires the therapist to take up ‘an attitude towards a soul’
(Wittgenstein) rather than that of the detached clinician, and that therapy is
better described as a very particular kind of embodied conversation rather than
the scientistic conceptions of ‘analysis’ or ‘treatment.

FarhadDalal is a supervisor, psychotherapist and group analyst in
private practice, based in Totnes and Exeter. He qualified as an Integrative
psychotherapist in 1985 and as a Group Analyst in 1991. He works with
organizations and also has a psychotherapy practice in Devon. His first book
Taking the Group Seriously argues against individualism and for the relational
nature of human life. His second book Race, Colour and the Processes of
Racialization focuses on the causes of the hatred of Others. His current book
Thought Paralysis: The Virtues of Discrimination, is a constructive
critique of the Equality movements.



Lectures and events for 2012 are :

March 24th,  Sarah Bishop :Mentalization and Borderline Personality
Disorders

June 16th,  Farhad Dalal  : Psychotherapy: An Attitude towards a
Soul.

September 15th :  Stella Acquarone <i>Parent-Infant Therapy</i>  - full title
still to be arranged.

November 10th : Aida Alayarian  <i>Surviving Trauma: Dissociation vs.
Fragmentation.

Venue: the meetings will take place in Studio 3 at the Dartington estate near
Totnes and parking is available nearby.

The fee for each session is £20 for non members; £15 members; £10 for members
in training. The annual membership fee is £10.
There is no need to book in advance; turn up between 10 and 10.30 and pay on arrival.The meetings end at 12.30pm.
Time Table:

10 am                Arrivals (tea and coffee provided)
10.30 - 11.30     Lecture/presentation
11.30-11.50      Break (tea and coffee provided)
11.50-12.30      Questions and Discussion</p>


This notice first appeared on the Counselling and Psychotherapy page of the goodenoughcaring website at  http://www.goodenoughcaring.com on March 10th, 21012