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

The Stolen Child the latest book by Maurice Fenton is now published. It is available on Amazon at

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stolen-Child-Relationship-Belonging-Compassion/dp/0995550905/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1477224126&sr=8-2&keywords=maurice+fenton

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

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.

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.

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

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/534341/Residential_Care_in_England_Sir_Martin_Narey_July_2016.pdf

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

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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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

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.