Thursday, 15 December 2016

Issue 20 of the goodenoughcaring Journal is now online

The final scheduled issue of the goodenoughcaring Journal is now online. Articles submitted or commissioned in the future will continue to be published but regular readers will we relieved to know that after the next one they will know longer have to read the promotional email we send out to you every six months.
This issue is an interesting and informative one, a challenging one, a controversial one and perhaps a disturbing one. We would welcome and encourage your comments on any of the articles.
In this issue :-
Dr. Elaine Arnold tells of the significance education held for immigrants to the United Kingdom from the Caribbean while Margaret Hughes recollects the City of Birmingham’s efforts to meet the social and educational needs of immigrants from the Indian sub-continent and elsewhere in the 1950s,60s,70s and 80s.
Noel Howard discusses religion, spirituality and the importance of place in social care. Michael J Marlowe considers how relationships may be made with children who are difficult to reach and Maurice Fenton proposes and develops a concept of ‘relationship based self-care.’
Alex Russon reflects on relocating with his young family from the midlands of England to the north-east of Scotland and Justin Frost reviews three feature films which deal with divorce, parenting and family break up.
Cynthia Cross examines the issues which can lead to a cycle of disruption in residential child care. Maurice Fenton proposes and develops the concept of ‘relationship based self-care.’ In a further article he contemplates the notion of ‘vicarious confidence’ in the care of children and young people and Simon Blades reviews Maurice’s latest book ‘The Stolen Child’.
Colin Maginn proposes that we can do better than good enough caring. John Stein recalls how times have changed in child and youth care. In a second article Elaine Arnold argues that aspects of attachment theory remain significant throughout life.
Mark Smith has written a startling, challenging and important article on the prosecution of those accused of child sexual abuse.
In his editorial Charles Sharpe has attempts a brief explanation of what those who founded the Journal believed goodenoughcaring to be and with it he provides a brief history of the goodenoughcaring Journal.


We hope you find something to interest you in this issue. We’d like to thank all the people who have written for us and helped build up this superb archive about children growing up and the adults who care for them and educate them. Each piece of writing is interesting and thought provoking. The archive will remain open for everyone who is interested in the nurturing of children. News items will continue to appear on the home page and occasional articles will be published when they are submitted.
Finally we would like to thank the hundreds of thousands of people who visit and read the Journal. It is good to be part of this community.

Tuesday, 13 December 2016

Not long now: the 20th goodenoughcaring Journal is almost ready




Issue 20 will be published online on Thursday December 15th, 2016
Elaine Arnold writes about the significance education had for immigrants to the United Kingdom from the Caribbean while Margaret Hughes recollects the City of Birmingham’s efforts to meet the social and educational needs of immigrants from the Indian sub-continent in the 1950s,60s,70s and 80s.
Noel Howard considers religion, spirituality and the importance of place in social care. Michael J Marlowe examines the making of relationships with children who are difficult to reach and Maurice Fenton proposes and develops the concept of ‘relationship based self-care.’
Alex Russon considers the implications of relocating a family to another region and Justin Frostreviews three feature films which deal with divorce and the break up of the family.
Cynthia Cross considers how to break the cycle of disruption which exists in residential child care.
In a further article Maurice Fenton contemplates ‘vicarious confidence’ in the care of children and young people and Simon Blades reviews Maurice’s latest book  ‘The Stolen Child’.
Colin Maginn proposes that we can do better than good enough caring and in response Charles Sharpe writes briefly about the history of the goodenoughcaring Journal and the idea of good-enough caring.
John Stein thinks about how times have changed in child and youth care. In another article Elaine Arnold argues that aspects of attachment theory remain significant throughout life. Mark Smith provides a challenging article on the prosecution of those accused of child sexual abuse
This entry was first posted on the home page of  goodenoughcaring.com website on 

Monday, 5 December 2016

10 days to go ’til Issue 20 : Two more ingredients added to the recipe


As they’d ask in Worksop, “Hey up, what’s going off here?” There’s a great deal of activity in thegoodenoughcaring Journal bakery. In addition to those already announced in previous posts further ingredients have been added by Elaine Article and Cynthia Cross. More flavours will be blended in during the next few days.

Wednesday, 30 November 2016

The goodenoughcaring bake off : more ingredients in the mixing bowl for issue 20

In addition to the articles already announced by Colin Maginn, Michael J Marlowe, Alex Russon, Justin Frost, Mark Smith, Simon Blades and John Stein we are delighted to say we have received further pieces by Margaret Hughes, Noel Howard and Maurice Fenton. Others are in the pipeline. More details will appear on this page in a few days time.

The next Limbus lecture

Farhad Dalai has written to us with details of the next year’s first Limbus lecture on Saturday, February 25th, 2017.
The lecture Viewing Learning Disabilities Psychotherapy through an Attachment Lens:
Theoretical Perspectives & Practical Strategies will be given by Kelly Camilleri & Kathy McKay
The event will take place between 10.30am to 1pm  in Studio 3, The Space, Dartington Hall. The cost of entrance is £20.
If you are interested you can book a place online at limbus.org.uk or you can come and pay at the door.

Abstract :  Viewing Learning Disabilities Psychotherapy through an Attachment Lens:
Theoretical Perspectives & Practical Strategies
This talk aims to explore themes around working therapeutically with people who live with labels of intellectual disability, autism and acquired brain injury. What are the psychological sequelae of being born with or acquiring a disability in terms of attachment and early relations? How might therapy need to be adapted to meet individual cognitive or sensory needs? What is the role of trauma in psychological distress and how might this manifest differently in people with these labels? How is power perceived and played out in our systems of care? The talk aims to provide a psychological understanding from a variety of perspectives, with special consideration for the use of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) for this group and their systems. Within the context of a short term, goal orientated therapy world how can we provide meaningful support which is individually tailored?
Dr Kelly Camilleri is an independent Consultant Clinical Psychologist. She qualified 19 years ago from Birmingham University and has since worked with children and adults with learning difficulty, autism, and acquired disability. Kelly has worked in a variety of sectors including the NHS, charity and the private sector. She is particularly interested in the role of attachment and trauma for the individual and their systems. Kelly is a keen proponent on the use of DDP for this group which she feels enables a dual approach focusing both on peoples internal and external worlds. She is on the Division of Clinical Psychology Southwest Committee and is the coordinator for local Psychology Against Austerity Group.
Dr Kathy McKay is a Clinical Psychologist who has worked in Learning Disability Services in the NHS since qualifying in 1995. She has also worked in Independent Practice since 2007. Settings have included community Learning Disability teams, In-patient Units and a Secure Forensic Unit. She has also worked in a CAMHS Service in a secure childrens home, and currently provides regular input into a Local Authority Family Centre to support them in taking into account a parents learning needs in their assessment and intervention processes. Kathy has provided training on attachment and trauma in learning disabilities, and further on creating attachment friendly environments in a number of the aforementioned settings. Like Kelly, Kathy has completed training in DDP, which was a driver for this area of work.

Less than a month away - issue 20 of the goodenoughcaring Journal goes online on December 15th.

On December 15th, 2016, the new issue of the goodenoughcaring Journal will go online.  Articles by Colin Maginn, Michael J Marlowe, Alex Russon, Justin Frost, Mark Smith, Simon Blades and John Stein are already confirmed. A similar number are in the pipeline and will be confirmed with more details in the coming days.


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Tuesday, 15 November 2016

The goodenoughcaring Journal 20 : a very special issue

On December 15th, 2016,  issue 20 of the goodenoughcaring Journal goes online. It is a special issue because it will as ever be full of original articles about aspects of childhood, but also because it will be the last scheduled issue of the Journal. New articles will continue to be posted on the Journal site as and when they are submitted, and of course all the articles from all previous the issues of the goodenoughcaring Journal will continue to be available online as an archive available to all readers.  Submissions for the December issue are still welcome and will be accepted up to December 8th.
Details of the articles already submitted for this next issue will appear on this page in the next few days.

Thursday, 3 November 2016


Limbus lecture : The Present Moment: cultivating embodied attunement and empathy

Farhad Dalal has written to us about our the next Limbus Lecture at Studio 3,The Space, Dartington Hall on November 12th, which will be presented by Margaret Lansdale. The theme of lecture is ‘The Present Moment – Cultivating embodied attunement and empathy’
It starts at 10.30 and will finish at 1pm.
The cost is £20. It is possible to book online at limbus.org.uk  or come and pay at the door.
If you intend to pay at the door, please arrive well before 10.30 to avoid hold ups.
Abstract:
This talk will explore how we may work more effectively in the here and now, integrating somatic, emotional and mental processes within the therapeutic process. This includes a deeper awareness of our own embodied experience and how we engage with the non-verbal forms of communication between client and therapist.
We will explore how to engage with these non-verbal processes in a mindful and compassionate way. We will also enquire into how therapists and clients can cultivate empathic presence, acceptance and equilibrium when working with complex dynamics, deeply rooted conflict or early trauma. Some key practical techniques and strategies for building a safe and supportive therapeutic alliance to help process some deeper trauma or implicit memory held in the body will also be introduced. The talk will draw on current research into the workings of the brain,attachment and emotional regulation, as well as using clinical vignettes to illustrate how these insights may translate into our therapeutic practice.

Margaret Landale is an experienced psychotherapist and supervisor. Shehas been a training director at the Chiron Centre for Body Psychotherapy in London and delivers workshops and talks nationwide on subjects such as  somatization, complex trauma and embodied empathy. Having been a meditator for many years, she has become increasingly interested in the integration of mindfulness in psychotherapy and has taught on the ‘mindfulness in individual psychotherapy’ module at the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice, Bangor University.
Publications include: ‘Working with psychosomatic distress and developmental trauma’ in: Contemporary Body Psychotherapy – The Chiron
Approach, Linda Hartley ed., Routledge 2009. ‘The use of imagery in body oriented psychotherapy’ in Body Psychotherapy, Tree Staunton ed.,Brunner-Routledge, 2002
Here is the 2017 programme – put the dates in your diary!
Feb 25, Kelly Camilleri & Kathy McKay Reflections on Therapy in the context of labels of disability
May 20, Sally Weintrobe Climate Change and the New Imagination
Sep 16, Paul Zeal Breath, Gender & Dream in a Limited World
Nov 11, Sue Mizen Metaphor Making in the Relational Brain


Monday, 24 October 2016

"The Stolen Child" - a new book by Maurice Fenton


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The Stolen Child the latest book by Maurice Fenton is now published. It is available on Amazon at
The Stolen Child was Inspired by articles Maurice Fenton published in recent issues of the goodenoughcaring Journal. His book portrays the stolen lives of young people in care and considers the importance of caring for young people in a human, compassionate and professional manner. Drawing on the writings of WB Yeats and Carl Jung among others the author reflects on his own work with children and young people. The Stolen Child will be reviewed in December's issue of the goodenoughcaring Journal.
A review of Maurice Fenton's previous book Social Care and Child Welfare in Ireland:  integrating residential care, leaving care and after care can be found  here.



This news item first appeared on the goodenoughcaring home page on October 24th, 2016

Friday, 14 October 2016

Call for Papers : Special Issue of the Journal of Social Work Practice on residential child care.



Laura Steckley has written to us about a special issue of the Journal of Social Work Practice which she is editing.
Special Issue :  psychodynamic and systems theories perspectives on residential child care
Call for Papers
Abstracts due :  14th November, 2016
While the theoretical roots of residential child care practice are firmly grounded in psychodynamic thinking (Bettelheim, 1950; Redl & Wineman, 1952; Winnicott & Britton, 1947), explicitly psychodynamic approaches to theorisation and practice have been declining over recent decades (Mann, 2003; Sharpe, 2006). At the same time, consensus continues to grow across professional traditions and across continents in relation to the central importance of relationships in considering the needs of children and young people in residential child care (Kendrick, Steckley, & McPheat, 2011). Psychodynamic and systems theories have explanatory power for making sense of and informing the way we do relationships in residential child care.
This special issue invites papers on residential child care that incorporate psychodynamic and systems theories thinking in their broadest sense (i.e. papers which focus on ways of understanding interpersonal and organisational processes and dynamics in residential settings for children and young people). Areas of exploration might include (but are not limited to):
  • the place of psychodynamics and systems theory in education and training for residential child care;
  • particular psychodynamic or systems theory concepts and their utility in informing practice;
  • synergies and/or tensions between psychodynamic and other traditions in residential childcare;
  • ways in which psychodynamic thinking can inform a more useful construction of ‘professional’in residential milieux;
  • systems theory perspectives on consultancy in residential child care;
  • experiences of care or practice from a psychodynamic perspective;
  • the impact of managerialism on individuals’ and organisations’ interpersonal processes.
Papers are strongly encouraged from practitioners and care leavers as well as academics and educators; perspectives from traditions of residential child care other than social work (e.g. child and youth care, social pedagogy, orphanages) are also warmly invited. Both shorter pieces reflecting voices from practice or care experiences (3,000 words or fewer), and longer articles (6,500 words maximum) are sought. Please consult the Journal’s Instructions for Authors http://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSub- mission?journalCode=cjsw20&page=instructions#.Vx9-hNQguM8 for more detailed guidance.
If it would be useful to talk through your ideas for an article, I would be happy to communicate with you by e-mail, Skype or phone. Please send abstracts of 250–500 words for proposed papers (by 14 November) to: Laura.L.Steckley@strath.ac.uk
References
Bettelheim, B. (1950) Love is not enough, Free Press, NewYork, NY.
Kendrick, A., Steckley, L. & McPheat, G. (2011) ‘Residential child care: Learning from international comparisons’, in Early Professional Development for Social Workers, eds
R. Taylor, M. Hill & F. McNeill, Venture Press/BASW, Birmingham, AL, pp. 144–158. Mann, V. (2003) ‘Attachment and discipline’, Relational Child and Youth Care Practice, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 10–14.
Redl, F. & Wineman, D. (1952) Controls from within: Techniques for the treatment of the aggressive child, The Free Press, NewYork, NY.
Sharpe, C. (2006) ‘Residential child care and the psychodynamic approach: Is it time to try again?’, Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 46–56.
Winnicott, D. W. & Britton, C. (1947) ‘Residential management as treatment for difficult children: The evolution of a wartime hostels scheme’, Human Relations, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 87–97.

Friday, 19 August 2016

The nature of a residential child carer

A new essay by Charles Sharpe The nature of a residential child carer is now online. Though not intended to be a definitive statement on residential child care - in recent years a much maligned project - it describes it in a positive sense and opens aspects of its potential to help children who may not, immediately at least, be helped in a family care setting.

Monday, 4 July 2016

A Review of Residential Child Care in England

A report commissioned by the prime minister and the Department for Education in October last year was published today,  July 4th, 2016.
Residential Child Care is the report of an independent review carried out by Sir Martin Narey. The full text of the review can be found at

This news item first appeared on July 4th, 2016, on the home page of goodenoughcaring.com

Friday, 1 July 2016

Celebrating Mental Health and Keeping Cool : Cool Rethink Summer Party

Claudia Benzies has sent an announcement of a special event to held in Totnes on July 22nd. 2016. A Cool Rethink Summer Party will be held on Friday, July 22nd at the Royal Seven Stars Ballroom, Totnes, TQ9 5PN.
You are invited to drop by and have some fun, meet & make friends, try something different, and to learn & share.
There will be activities throughout the day.
Morning
10.00-17.00 South Hams Community & Voluntary Services; information & support for volunteers & voluntary groups
10.30-17.00 Rethink, peer support, information
11.00-14.00 Bridge Collective (Exeter) an opportunity for voice-hearers to share their experiences with others and to raise awareness.
11.30-12.30 Boxing /Body Rehab session -Ash Hill
11.00-16.00 Making bunting for your festival tent, windbreak and garden party with Pam
12.00-13.00 Bartons Solicitors : Talk on Wills, Trusts, Power of Attorney with a Q and A session.
Afternoon
12.30-17.00 Recovery Devon information, display stand, leaflets, learning College – James Woolridge
13.00-16.00 Drink Wise, Age Well display and information stand
14.00-15.00 Managing Stress – Katie Porkess
15.00-16.00 Boxing /Body Rehab session
15.30-17.00 Cream Teas (£2) & music with John Connor
16.00-17.30 Anger Management – Kate Smith, Cool Therapies
17.00-18.00 Writing your story
- Amanda Cuthbert
18.00-19.00 Introduction to Kung Fu. Qi Gong/Shibashi – Matt Bindon
19.00-20.00 Qi Gong session
_ Matt Bindon
TBC Time Out with Hector Krome (Talk)
& more ………..
All Day 
Cool Art exhibition
Rethink mental illiness : display stand, leaflets, starting a peer group & more
For more information contact Claudia Benzies on 07712210300, Or Email  help&hope@rethink.org   Mobile 07756965814
This news item first appeared on the goodenoughcaring home page and on the counselling and psychotherapy page on July 1st, 2016
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Wednesday, 29 June 2016

PETT SUMMER!!! Richard Rollinson writes :

Holding the future in our hands:

An invitation from the Director of the Planned Environment Therapy Trust

 Put on your thinking caps, get ready to work...

...and join us at 11 a.m. on Friday July 15th, to reflect on all that we have achieved over the past 50 years, to think about the next 50 years, to enjoy lunch, and to do more thinking and working together during the afternoon. (We aim to let people go by 4.30!)
As we progress through our 50th Anniversary year we want to bring friends and supporters together to share a discussion of where we are, and how and where we can go from here into our next 50 years – identifying and discussing the current challenges we face and the potential opportunities we hold.
For my full invitation for this important event, please click THIS LINK.
To RSVP - we need to know how much food to prepare! - please click THIS LINK.
Many many many thanks!
And please join us!

Richard Rollinson, Director

on behalf of PETT's Trustees and members of the staff team
(Some overnight accommodation is still available on the night before)
Read the latest PETT newsletter in full here


This news item first appeared on the goodenoughcaring home page on June 30th, 2016





Wednesday, 15 June 2016

Bob Holman 1936 - 2016

Bob Holman died on June 8th, 2016. He was a man of the community and of community. The story of his life and achievements can be found at Bob Holman died on June 8th, 2016. He was a man of the community and of community. The story of his life and achievements can be found here.

Tuesday, 14 June 2016

June 15th, 2016 : Issue 19 of the goodenoughcaring Journal is now online



June 16th, 2016 : Issue 19 of the goodenoughcaring Journal is now online
June 15th, 2016 :  Issue 19 of the  goodenoughcaring Journal is now online. In this issue Cynthia Cross writes about children and families attending reviews, Maurice Fenton reflects upon Yeats, Jung and Adolescence,  John Stein considers the nature of feedback, Noel Howard gives an account of  the history of the Irish social care journal Curam which published its 50th issue earlier this year and gives a context to developments in social care in recent decades,  Michael J. Marlowe explores the connection between good relationships and trust,  Justin Frost reviews the film The War ZoneLesley Morrison writes about residential child care, Charles Sharpe looks at Ian D. Suttie’s ‘attachment to mother’ theory and George Eliot writes about family life in the 1820s. Our Editors think about community and communities. We hope  there is something to interest you in this issue.
Issue 20 of the goodenoughcaring Journal will be published on December 15th, 2016

Monday, 13 June 2016

Issue 19 of the goodenoughcaring goes online on June 15th



Issue 19 of the goodenoughcaring Journal goes online on Wednesday, 15th June, 2016. In this issue Cynthia Cross writes about children and families attending reviews, Maurice Fenton reflects upon Yeats, Jung and Adolescence,  John Stein considers the nature of feedback, Noel Howard gives an account of  the history of the Irish social care journal Curam which published its 50th issue earlier this year and gives a context to developments in social care in recent decades,  Michael J. Marlowe explores the connection between good relationships and trust,  Justin Frost reviews the film The War Zone, Lesley Morrison writes about residential child care, Charles Sharpe looks at Ian D. Suttie’s ‘attachment to mother’ theory and George Eliot writes about family life in the 1820s.


website on June 12th, 2016.

Tuesday, 24 May 2016

More news of Issue 19 of the goodenoughcaring Journal



Following our recent announcement that issue 19 of  the goodenoughcaring Journal will contain articles by  John Fallowfield, Justin Frost, Ni Holmes, Noel Howard, John Stein, Michael Marlowe we are pleased add Cynthia Cross and Maurice Fenton to the our list of authors for this issue which goes online on June 15th, 2016. Further details will appear on this page soon.

Wednesday, 4 May 2016

The goodenoughcaring Journal’s valedictory teenage issue


The final teenage issue (no.19) of the goodenoughcaring Journal will be online on June 15th, 2016. There will be articles by John Fallowfield, Justin Frost, Ni Holmes, Noel Howard, John Stein, Michael Marlowe. More details will be announced in the next few weeks as will news of further articles.

Monday, 25 April 2016

Unity through Relationship Annual Conference, November 2016: Call for Papers






Maurice Fenton sends this Call for Papers for the Unity through Relationship annual conference. Unity through Relationship is a partnership between Empower Ireland, Gateway Organisation, CYC-Net and Transform Action International.

The Ecology & Impact of Trauma: Relational Responses to Disrupted Development
7th – 9th November 2016
Regency Airport Hotel (Whitehall), Dublin, Ireland
At this time we are sending out a Call for Papers for the 3rd annual ‘Unity through Relationship’ International Conference, an inclusive learning & development event which builds and strengthens connections, relationships and interdisciplinary working. All who are involved in the provision of care and services to children, youth and families are welcomed, including but not limited to: front-line practitioners (social work, social care, teachers, family support staff), clinicians, educators, justice professionals, mental health staff, researchers, managers, carers and students.
Conference theme: The impact of trauma on mental health and relational responses.
We all begin our physical, mental and social development from the moment of conception, a process, which, even at that early stage, is influenced by genetic and inter-generational factors. As we travel along our life course we encounter many factors within our ‘ecology’ and these can impact on our development. Positive and nurturing factors augment healthy development and resilience. However, the converse is also true, negative experiences can stunt or arrest development. We refer to such deeply distressing experiences as ‘trauma’. It is here that the conference has its foundation.
In 2016, the Unity conference is seeking to draw from the expert knowledge of colleagues who have particular interest in the understanding of how ‘’disruption within ones ecology’’ can impact on growth and development. This includes pre-birth disruption (such as contributes to syndromes such as FASD), abuse/neglect and any other type of event which can contribute that what is seen to be a ‘mental health issue’. A focus should also be on how we can optimally respond to such trauma using relational approaches.
The objectives of this 3-day conference are (within a relational framework):
i)  to provide a forum to present thinking and share the views and practice experiences;
ii)  to aid carers and professionals to understanding how early and inter-generational trauma can impact on the mental health needs of young people;
iii)  to share progressive and contemporary knowledge, with a focus on a relational response.
At this time we are sending out a Call for Papers seeking applications to contribute to the conference. If you have an idea you would like to propose or want some help with the application process, we will be happy to provide support. This conference will be innovative, programmatic, participative, comparative, critical and empowering.
We are also seeking expressions of interest from prospective presenters who may have associated 1 or 2 days trainings which they would be willing to deliver on the Thursday 10th and Friday 11th as part of a suite of trainings related to the conference theme being made available as we have done in each of the previous events. This has proven to be an excellent opportunity to make available innovative trainings that may otherwise not be accessible and thereby positively influence practice. It is also an opportunity for professionals to make available trainings that they may be in the process of developing.

Submissions can be made at  http://unitythroughrelationship.com/call-for-papers/ or alternatively forms can be downloaded from the website or are available from and must be completed and returned to: info@empowerireland.com prior to 16th May 2016 

Bookings via Eventbrite




Monday, 4 April 2016

‘Balancing Care : Recognition and regulation in the Era of Professionalisation’ Social Care Ireland’s Annual Conference, April 2016 .



 


Social Care ireland’s  2016 National Conference ‘Balancing Care: Recognition and regulation in the Era of Professionalisation’  takes place on Thursday 14th and 15th of April at the Killashee House Hotel , Naas, County Kildare.
The keynote speakers are Denise Lyons, Fred McBride, Mark Smith, Ginny Harrahan and Ben Charnaud.
There will be further parallel presentations and workshops from EPIC*, John Digney, Maxwell Smart, Carol McGinty, MacGowan, Hazel Gough, Karen Sugrue, Aoife Colleen, Lillian Byrne, Drew Murphy, D.Wiliams and F. McSweeney, Mary Hardiman, Carlos Kelly, Catherine Byrne, Leon Ledwidge, Mark Smith, Ben Charnaud, Dan Lawrence, Lhara Mullins, Sharon Horan, Pat McGarty, P.J. Garnett, Attracta Brennan, Fiona Walshe, Judy Doyle, Anne-Marie Shier, John McHugh, Denis O’Driscoll, David Power, Darragh MacCullagh, Jonathan McGookin and Adrian McKenna.
*Empowering People in Care
Full conference attendance , students discounts, and day attendance tickets are available. Bookings can be made at www.socialcareireland.ie



This news item first appeared on the home page of goodenoughcaring.com on April 4th, 2016.




Thursday, 25 February 2016

Liberating Institutions, a paper by John Burton published by the Centre for Welfare Reform

In what many believe to be a critical time for our social care system The Centre for Welfare Reform has  just published an exigent and apposite discussion paper by John Burton, Liberating Institutions. In this discussion paper John describes the way in which care homes and the people who live and work in them are subjugated and constricted by a social care system run and regulated for the benefit, protection and preservation of an elite of - mostly well-meaning - politicians, bureaucrats, care organisations and in a large part for the profits of owners and shareholders.
However, the author believes that there is an alternative, more hopeful, way to look at the same picture. In every care home there is another sort of institution trying to get out: a community formed of people in mutual caring relationships in search of self-determination, empowerment and liberation.
John's paper can be downloaded from The Centre for Welfare Reform's website here
John Burton, an eminent author on social care issues has been a generous contributor of articles to the goodenoughcaring Journal.

This item was first posted on February 25th, 2015 on the home page of goodenoughcaring.com