Published by The International Centre for Therapeutic Care
Editor So far we’ve heard how prospective parents Caroline and Roger came to adopt and the process of doing so with PACT (Parents And Children Together), the Diocesan adoption agency. Then their son Jon told us what the transition to a new home was like for him. Now Roger relates the emotions and logistics of the … Read more
This is the fourth episode in Sharon’s story. She and Caitlin were in care together, and they have just met again. Sharon is telling Caitlin what happened to her after there were split up. You can read the earlier episodes here – Episode 1 2 3 So, when we had eaten, I started again, “Course, … Read more
Happy New Year. The Webmag is seven years old, a good time to look back on the past and forwards to the future. Towards the end of the First World War, the Germans made one final push to create a rift between the British and French armies before the Americans could play a significant role. … Read more
Review by Anna Roble A good panoramic view on a wide range of conditions and abnormalities affecting human behaviour nowadays. A handbook prepared for psychology students, it presents issues relating to psychopathology, psychiatry and emotional abnormalities, yet due to its introductory character and transparent as well educational character, it may address the needs of other … Read more
So Alan Johnson, the Education Secretary of State, wants teachers to ignore the country’s rampant blame culture and mustn’t let it prevent them taking children away on school trips. Oh yes? This to teachers who have had to endure the aftermath of school trips which have gone wrong and the ensuing nightmare of local and … Read more
July 2002 Asylum-seekers are now big news, but back in 2002, the problem of coping with unattached minors was not yet at its current level. In the July article Working with Refugee Children, Pirjo Vesala’s view of the services offered by Salaam, a private home in Kensington and Chelsea, is revealing in many ways. Certainly … Read more
Last month Dave explained how he and Tim Evans as Chief Executives decided to draw attention to the good stories about young people by taking to the road. Tim Evans and I met with £10.00 in our pocket to spend the week on the road together. No plans, no hotels, no………. We walked from the … Read more
Finding people to provide training can be difficult, and so we are happy to publish this article about a unique new website which, for the first time, brings together providers and seekers of training together. www.socialcaretrainers.com is having a significant impact across the social care industry. In a sector that is so diverse and yet … Read more
This is the third episode in Sharon’s story. If you want to read the others first, click here (part 1) or here (part 2). Caitlin squeezed my hand and said, “I want to hear it all, Sharon, but only if you are OK telling me. I know how hard it can be to have someone … Read more
This is a specialist book, but it should be bought for any children whose field it describes. It’s for children who are cello players. The book’s format is small and it’s about sixty pages long. The style is whimsical at times, but essentially it offers advice on all the practical points about playing the cello … Read more
This book is described as “a Pop-up Celebration”, and an “Anniversary Edition”. It is certainly a celebration, and just out in time for Christmas, which is very appropriate. It is not clear from the information provided what anniversary is being celebrated, unless, of course, it is 25 December. The contents are as on the cover … Read more
This version of the story is only twelve pages long, but the book is about three inches thick. That is because it is a “Pop-Up Adventure”. Each double-spread has a really magnificent paper pop-up, displaying a scene from The Jungle Book. The one with the monkeys climbing all over the temple claims to be the … Read more