Published by The International Centre for Therapeutic Care
Hugo Pickering A warm welcome to our newest members; Diana Lynch Bodger; Play Therapist, UK Helen Gedge; British Association of Play Therapists. James Anglin; Professor at the School of Child and Youth Care, University of Victoria, Canada. Patrick Reason; Associação Beneficente Encontro com Deus, Brazil. Antony Clements, Childhoodfirst, UK Chris Bennett, Caldecott Foundation, UK Events: The next … Read more
We were sitting together either side of the fire and chatting together. It was a few months after the last time we had met. Reuben, as I will call him, had driven down from East Anglia to Mill Grove, and we began to catch up on news over a cup of tea. He and his … Read more
Edited by John Diamond, ‘70 Years of The Mulberry Bush School‘ contains contributions from staff and colleagues telling the story of The Mulberry Bush School, its formation in 1948 and creation of the therapeutic child care model that is still used today, 70 years later. You can find out more and buy the book here.
A warm welcome to our newest members; Adriana Morao – Portugal Rute Lopes– Portugal David Mitchell – Scotland Kerri Ramsaidh– Scotland Janine Mitchell – Australia Mark Siegmund – USA This edition of the International News offers papers that reflect on aspects of child care policy in the UK and India. In his article ‘children in … Read more
AARDMAN and STUDIOCANAL are delighted to announce that EARLY MAN – the new prehistoric comedy adventure that is “gloriously funny” (Robbie Collin, The Telegraph) from four-time Academy Award®-winning director Nick Park and AARDMAN, the creators of WALLACE & GROMIT and SHAUN THE SHEEP – will be available on digital download from 21 MAY 2018 and onDVD, Blu-ray™ and 4K UHD from 28 MAY 2018 – available to pre-order now: http://scnl.co/EarlyManHE. Shot … Read more
A mud cake made from earth and water, decorated with nature’s gems – fallen petals, leaves, sticks and stones and forest egg hunts with golden tickets hidden in nature . . . By engaging in this sort of Spring active free play, children become fully immersed in and connected to the environment, developing both physically … Read more
Early Bird tickets are now available for the conference: How To Commission Children’s Services That Work. Date: 28-29 June 2018 Venue: Hayes Conference Centre, Derbyshire Price: £110 for public sector You can read the full details here: How to Commission Children’s Services that Work
It’s a dark winter’s night and a scruffy black cat arrives on an old lady’s doorstep. Named Nicholas because he arrived at Christmas time, he soon makes an impression in the neighbourhood, his bedraggled looks belying his mighty skills as a mouser. Soon, his many exploits are greeted with grateful thanks and much amusement, until, one … Read more
Tickets are available for the Therapeutic Childcare Conference 2018 WHY RELATIONSHIPS MATTER: Responding to Trauma and Attachment in the Classroom Thursday 22nd March 2018 at the Catrin Finch Centre – Glyndwr University, Wrexham The conference is aimed at all those working to teach, care for and support young people, especially those with emotional, social and additional learning needs. It will … Read more
The dates for forthcoming training for Therapeutic Community & Therapeutic Environments Practitioners have been announced. You can read the course dates here. You can read about the course here.
With childhood reading seeing a huge resurgence, it makes sense for literature to become a vehicle for helping youngsters confront and address many of the issues they’ll face in life. UK author Jennifer Molly has taken this to heart, with an uplifting and whimsical new book. However, ‘Luke Gets Wishes’ is so much more than … Read more
While reading is currently more popular than ever among young children, many adults are disenchanted with modern storybooks and their tendencies to focus on toilet humour, epic battles of good versus evil, and horror. Thankfully, British writer Julia Kay is bucking all trends with gusto, using her debut novel to hark back to a more innocent, … Read more