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.
Tuesday, 4 March 2014
Sunday, 15 December 2013
Sometimes it’s best to keep it in the oven a little longer : issue 14 of the goodenoughcaring Journal will be on the table for December 18th, 2013
Hungry and perceptive visitors to our kitchen will notice that the oven is still on and our assortment of savouries will not be out on the table until Wednesday, December 18th. Some recipes demand a slower cooking time, but we are sure you will agree the wait is well worth it. This is perhaps the finest menu we’ve ever presented. The flavour of this issue is imbued in the main by the work and ideas of Clare and Donald Winnicott and their influence on our thinking about how children develop, and how social work can help troubled children and their families. We also have other dishes for those who wish to explore a wider cuisine.
More than a baker’s dozen of authors have drawn generously from the contents of their Winnicottian and other larders. Kiaras Gharabaghi writes about the quality of the professional education for Child and Youth care . John Burton writes about compliance and abuse in care settings, Cynthia Cross considers Donald Winnicott’s thoughts about residential child care, while Luci Ashbourne asks how we can understand the organisational re-enactment of traumatised children and young people. John Fallowfield cites Donald Winnicott among others in his essay about child development and observation in social work, Joel Kanter writes about Clare’s and Donald’s notion of the social worker/therapist as 'transitional participant' when in relationship with children traumatised by dislocation, Patrick Tomlinson cites Winnicott’s game "The Squiggle "in his article about communicating with traumatised children, and Charles Sharpe refers to Clare Winnicott's interview with Alan Cohen, and the writings of others to consider what she has to offer residential child care. Jeanne Warren’s essay is a consideration of the Scottish philosopher, (and contemporary of the Winnicotts) John Macmurray’s and the American educationalist, Nel Nodding’s ideas about 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 approach to residential work with children.
Bob Royston adds to our new bake's relish presenting an article in our series of childhood memoirs with an account of his boyhood in his life living in a ‘country club.’ John Stein adds spice our new bake with recollections of Richard T. Cass, the first social worker he ever met and tells us about what he learnt from Richard, Kevin Ball puts forward a framework that should assure quality in residential child care as he gives a comprehensive explanation and evaluation of the role of the Regulation 33 visitor, and Sara Kirkwood's article about children's experiences of foster respite care in a Scottish hutting community rounds off our classic fare, though “The Girl from the Workhouse” an article from a magazine ‘conducted’ by Charles Dickens is a fascinating petit four.
We hope visitors to the goodenoughcaring website and readers of the Journal will agree that they are in for a pre-winter holiday treat.
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
A rich and nourishing offering : issue 14 of the goodenoughcaring Journal will be brought out of the oven on December 18th, 2013
On December 18th, 2013, Issue 14 of the goodenoughcaring Journal will be brought out of the oven and put online. The flavour of this issue is nuanced by the work of Clare and Donald Winnicott and its influence on our thinking about how children develop, how they are brought up and how social work can help troubled children and their families. Our authors have drawn generously from the ingredients in their Winnicottian larders. John Burton writes about compliance and abuse in care settings, Cynthia Cross considers the Winnicotts' impact on residential child care, John Fallowfield cites Donald Winnicott among others in his essay about child development and observation in social work, Joel Kanter considers Clare’s and Donald’s notion of the social worker/therapist as 'transitional participant' when in relationship with children traumatised by dislocation, Patrick Tomlinson cites Winnicott’s game "The Squiggle "in his article about communicating with traumatised children. Charles Sharpe reflects upon Clare Winnicott's interview with Alan Cohen and examines her influence on social work, and Jeanne Warren’s essay is a consideration of the Scottish philosopher, (and contemporary of the Winnicotts) John Macmurray’s ideas about the education of children.
Added to our new bake's relish is Bob Royston’s account of a childhood spent in a ‘country club’, an article which continues our series of individual memoirs of childhood, John Stein's recollections of Richard T. Cass, the first social worker he ever met, tell us all that John learnt from him, while Kevin Ball provides a comprehensive explanation and evaluation of the role of the Regulation 33 visitor whose task it is to monitor the care provided for children who live in children’s homes. Finally, for some, the icing on the cake will be “The Girl from the Workhouse” an article from a magazine edited by Charles Dickens.
More articles may well be added to further spice our mix but we hope that visitors to the goodenoughcaring website and readers of the Journal will agree this issue is looking to be a rich and nourishing offering.
This news item first appeared on the homepage of the goodenoughcaring website on November 27th, 2013.
Wednesday, 20 November 2013
The new goodenoughcaring Journal, "the Winnicott" issue is on its way !!
The new issue of the goodenoughcaring Journal has embarked upon the journey towards its destination on December 15th, 2013. This issue has a principal focus on the work of Donald and Clare Winnicott, yet it also contains other outstanding articles on matters to do with childhood, parenting, nurture, social child care and all things relating to bringing up children. More details to follow on this page within a few days, so keep clicking in for a visit.
Wednesday, 9 October 2013
Radical Then, Radical Now : Care and Education in Communities
Radical Then, Radical Now : Care and Education in Communities
A conference to celebrate the centenary of the Little Commonwealth and Homer Lane, and to reflect on the future of residential therapeutic child care and education with a group of leading practitioners, academics, writers and thinkers.
The conference takes place on Saturday, November 9th, 2013 from 10.15 am to 4.45 pm at Hilfield Friary, Dorset DT2 7BE
The conference is preceded by the 5th Anniversary AGM of the Child Care History Network.
Delegates are invited to share the evocative spaces built and lived in by the child and adult citizens of one of the 20th Century’s best known and most influential experiments in child reclamation and education. Created in 1913, closed in 1918, in 1921 the Little Commonwealth farm and buildings became home to a radical new Anglican order of friars, created to serve the homeless and destitute, and still flourishing in an ever-evolving community as part of the world-wide Anglican Society of Saint Francis. The conference will be a day-long discussion of history, heritage, community, continuity, and the future of education in communities and residential therapeutic child care.
The speakers are :
Judith Stinton, "Round the Houses: A walking tour of the Little Commonwealth"
Michael Fielding, "Self-government, shared responsibility and the possibility of radical democratic education"
Albert Lamb, "The Rescue of Childhood: Homer Lane and A.S. Neill"
Brother Philip Bartholomew, SSF, St. Francis School, Hooke, and the place and role of Hilfield Friary and the Society of Saint Francis in community living, service, and education
Charles Sharpe, “Freedom cannot be given. It is taken by children and demands the privilege of conscious wrong-doing." Has Homer Lane's thesis space to be accommodated in the 21st century?
Emily Charkin, "Building and Learning: Exploring the fundamentals of radical education and child care"
John Diamond, 'the children of the dangerous and perishing classes'
David Gribble, "Similar ideas in dissimilar settings"
Booking forms and further details of the conference can be found at the CCHN website.
Fees (which include lunch) for the conference are £85 and £70 for members.
This news item first appeared on the goodenoughcaring home page on October 9th, 2013
Tuesday, 8 October 2013
Separation and Reunion Forum 14th Annual Conference - Attachment Issues: Children’s Rights
Attachment Issues: Children’s Rights
Date: Friday 29th. November 2013
Venue: London Voluntary Resource Centre, 356 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA
Time: 9.30am to 4.30 pm
The Conference will explore, the relationship between Attachment and the Rights of the Child; how these are reflected in the approaches of policy makers and practitioners in the provision of services for children and families. Participants will be able to select from a wide range of practical workshops which address various issues affecting children. Example, Education, Health, Adoption, Child Abuse, Migrant Children and Children in the Justice System .
Key Note Speakers:
- Dr Simon Hoffman, School of Law; Wales Observatory on Human Rights of Children and Young People, Swansea University. “Attachment and Children’s Rights: Exploring the Relationships.”
- Dr Antonia Bifulco, Professor of Psychology, Middlesex University. “Understanding Adult Attachment in Family Relationships: Impacting on Children’s Needs.”
- Dr Linda Ince, Researcher, Freelance Life Coaching, Social Work Trainer and consultant.
- Dr Tirril Harris, International Attachment Network. Chair of Panel ”Question Time.”
A booking form for the event can be found at SRF
Payment can also be made by cheque to SRF, Room 003, 250 York Road, SW11 3SJ.
Venue: Voluntary Sector Resource Centre, 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA
For further information on this event, please, email: serefo or ring 020 7801 0135.
This news item first appeared on the home page of the goodenoughcaring website on October 8th, 2013
Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Limbus : a useful link
A useful link : Limbus http://www.limbus.org.uk/
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 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 up at 10am (when coffee and tea is served) for a 10.30am start and a 13.00pm finish. The fee for each event is £20.
Next Limbus Psychotherapy Lectures for 2013/14
Nov 30, 2013, Jeremy Holmes : The Clinical Imagination: Conversations with Freud, Coleridge & George Eliot
Mar 1, 2014, Liz Burns : Literary inspirations in therapeutic conversations: a systemic perspective
May 17, 2014, Nigel Smith : The Expertise of the non-Expert Position
Sep 20, 2014 Graham Music : The full title is to be arranged but will be associated with Morality & Altruism
This updated news item first appeared on September 24th, 2013 on the goodenoughcaring website at the Counselling and Psychotherapy page.
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