Fresh out of the stove comes the piping hot issue 14 of the goodenoughcaring Journal

It's out ! It's hot! We hope it's to your taste. In this issue Luci Ashbourne asks how we can understand the organisational re-enactment of traumatised children and young people. Kevin Ball feels quality in residential child care can be enhanced by an effective Regulation 33 visitor and John Burton writes about compliance and abuse in care settings. Cynthia Cross suggests Donald Winnicott remains relevant to residential child care, while John Fallowfield cites Donald Winnicott among others in his penetrating essay about child development and observation in social work. Joel Kanter explores new ground in his explication of Clare’s and Donald’s notion of the social worker/therapist as 'transitional participant' when in relationship with children traumatised by dislocation. Kiaras Gharabaghi commits to the necessity of giving those whose work is to look after troubled children an education worthy of their profession. Patrick Tomlinson uses Winnicott’s game "The Squiggle' to develop his unique thinking about communicating with traumatised children, and Charles Sharpe mines into Clare Winnicott's interview with Alan Cohen, and the writings of others to excavate the gems she has to offer residential child care. Jeanne Warren’s article comments on the Scottish philosopher, (and contemporary of the Winnicotts) John Macmurray’s and the American educationalist, Nel Nodding’s ideas about the importance of relationships in the education of children. Charlotte Witheridge writes about the application of psychodynamic thinking to residential work with children and Mark Smith questions the application of the psychodynamic thinking to residential work with children.

Bob Royston adds to our series of childhood memoirs, in a poignant account of the time he spent living in a ‘country club’ when he was a boy. John Stein remembers Richard T. Cass, the first social worker he ever met. Sara Kirkwood gives a touching account of children's experiences of foster respite care in a Scottish hutting community. We round things off with an article from a magazine conducted by Charles Dickens. The article “The Girl from the Workhouse” might lead us to think that some things never change. Yet it also tells us that some things do.
The  issue 15 of the goodenoughcaring Journal will be published on June 15th, 2014.

Social Care Ireland Conference, 2014 : Diversity in Practice

The Social Care Ireland national conference takes place on April 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 2014 at the Silver Springs Moran Hotel, Tivoli, Cork.

The theme of the conference is Diversity in Practice.

The main speakers include Kathleen Lynch, Paddy Doyle , Gordon Jeyes , Denise Lyons , Catherine Byrne , Janet Rich, Colin McGinn , Rachel Moran , Kieran McGrath , andFrieda Finlay.

For further information and to register for the conference go to http://www.socialcareireland

This is almost a news bulletin : a newish new look is promised for the goodenoughcaring website

When the next issue of the goodenoughcaring Journal is published online in June, the entire website will have a newish look. Don't fret if you're a fan of antiquarian websites, it will retain that overall feel of the kind of website that was prevalent at about the time of the Napoleonic Wars but it will have taken a small, partial step towards a style favoured more in the modern era. Don't forget you first read about it right here.