Published by The International Centre for Therapeutic Care
Hugo Pickering All around the world, millions of children – girls and boys alike – are affected by sexual abuse, exploitation and harmful behaviours. All children deserve a childhood free of these threats, but because boys and girls have different experiences and needs when it comes to sexual violence, we need to ensure that we are working to support them … Read more
This is a degree for people working (or volunteering) with children or adolescents or with vulnerable or challenging adults. It is taught at the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalysis Studies, a fast growing world-class centre for the study of unconscious and psychosocial processes affecting human behaviour at the University of Essex. You can find full … Read more
Dear Colleagues, A warm welcome to this edition of IC/TCJ news to all our members and readers who are engaged in the daily lived experience and struggle to meet the needs of traumatised children, young people, adults and families. We have had more than 26,000 visits to the site since the last edition from all … Read more
The following article was written by Dr. Tom Main in 1946 and is an important one as it’s the first time that the term Therapeutic Community (as we understand it and use it today) appears in print.
On the 15th March 2019, at a ‘Best Practice Forum’ in the House of Lords, I presented our work, ‘The Emotional Warmth Model of Professional Childcare’ drawing on two evidenced-based research papers by my colleagues Dr Seán Cameron (2017) and Cameron and Dr Ravi Das (2019). This article takes the main points of the presentations … Read more
Arcus Consultancy Ltd is many things, its two people, Hannah Dobbs and Stuart Macmanomy, a management team that worked together to create a home for children where they felt safe and loved. Within a year the home went from requires improvement to outstanding in all areas by Ofsted. Arcus Consultancy Ltd is most importantly a … Read more
The original research was controversial, but the findings revealed the most important public health findings of a generation. Resilience is a one-hour documentary that delves into the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the birth of a new movement to treat and prevent Toxic Stress. Screening on 16th May 2019 at Pamoja Hall, THE SPACE, … Read more
An Award Winning Foundation Degree in Therapeutic Work With Children & Young People UPDATE: THERE ARE A FEW PLACES AVAILABLE FOR THIS COURSE, BUT THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS FRIDAY 14th JUNE. APPLY NOW! An award-winning Level 3 course, with an option to continue to a Level 5 Foundation Degree, run by The Mulberry Bush and validated by the University of the … Read more
The TCJ continues to share members ‘lived experiences’ of the achievements, dilemmas and struggles to meet the needs of emotionally troubled and traumatised children, families and communities. Many of the papers in this edition explore perspectives on the concept of community. Thadei Kamisa writes from Pangani Town, Tanzania, on how the rape and murder of … Read more
The First of a Regular Feature From The Planned Environment Therapy Archive at MB3 We hope you enjoy our first contribution to the Journal. The Library and archive from which this article is taken is situated in the Mulberry Bush Third Space (MB3). MB3 is located in the village of Toddington, Gloucestershire, (formerly the Barns Archive … Read more
University of Essex Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies Senior Lecturer in Childhood Studies Ref: REQ02420 The Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies (PPS) is recognised internationally as one of the leading Departments for work that focuses on the role of the unconscious mind in mental health, culture and society and the many psychosocial factors which influence … Read more
13-16 JUNE 2019 Ex-Convent S. Giovanni Battista, Celleno, Viterbo, ITALY The primary task of this conference is to offer participants the opportunity to explore how awareness of resources, energy and creative collaboration can introduce wellbeing into the organisations to which they belong. The conference is directed at individuals from all walks of life, who are interested in understanding groups, organisational dimensions and the … Read more