Published by The International Centre for Therapeutic Care
Editor When my oldest child, a boy was born, my partner was working as a driver and I was a health visitor. After the statutory maternity leave, we needed the money, so I returned to work on a part-time basis and I had to find someone to look after my son on the three days I … Read more
Joey was brought up in the countryside, and when his parents died, his grandmother looked after him. Now, she was seriously ill, and the Lady at the big house intervened. To read the first episode, click here. They were talking about a boy and then I realised that it was me. Phrases like “Poor lad” … Read more
In this month’s In Residence column, Keith White raises the question about the way we prepare children and young people for the problems of the modern world, and he focuses on the ecological problems facing humankind. Learning to be a good steward of the planet’s resources and taking real responsibility for the welfare of other … Read more
The camp experience is seen as primarily a North American phenomenon with more than 11 million children and adults attending approximately 12,000 camps throughout the United States (ACA 2005). Many of these camps are dedicated to catering for young people whose lives are impacted by conditions such as Limes Disease, Cancer, Diabetes, Cerebral Palsy and … Read more
In the last month, the All Party Parliamentary Group for Children has held one meeting: Monday 24 April 2006 – Children’s Rights in Practice With presentations from Lotis Bautista and Nisha Wilkinson (representatives of Young NCB), Christine Smart (Children’s Rights Director, CAFCASS), and Dr Roger Morgan (Children’s Rights Director, CSCI), this meeting was an opportunity … Read more
The Lords spent a good couple of hours the other evening (9 February 2005) trawling over the problems faced by children in foster care or children’s homes. It was a worthwhile debate and indicated sound homework on the part of the peers and a good grasp of this important subject on the part of the … Read more
Edited by Margaret Melrose and David Barrett This book gives accounts of projects throughout England, designed to offer young people involved in prostitution alternative ways of living, and it discusses the difficulties encountered in the work. It is an important book in a number of ways. First, the subject matter is still fairly new; not … Read more
When my daughter was born, I knew how I wanted her to be looked after. I also knew that I wanted to return to work. I considered without a doubt that I would be a much better parent if I still kept part of me for me. That part was my career. I had never … Read more
This quotation is over-used, but that is because it raises an important issue. Identities matter to people, and names are handles on identities. So I’m going to use the quote as well. The Webmag has already carried articles about the significance of surnames and the terms we use to describe the places where we provide … Read more
The title is somewhat unfair. We are actually reporting on a day workshop run by the York Group at St Peter’s School in York, which considered the issue of bullying and in particular focused on the School’s impressive anti-bullying pilot system. The York Group was originally set up by Professor Ewan Anderson in 1989 as … Read more
The Webmag has been going for over six years now, and we must have published over a thousand articles. Who refers to the musty piles of back numbers of hard copy magazines? The Webmag articles are all there at the touch of the Back Issues button. Modern technology makes them available. But unless you are … Read more
We all know that the future consists of electronic communication and virtual meetings, and here in the Webmag we’ve done our bit to promote the future. However, it is still nice to meet face to face once in a while. It gives a chance to communicate more fully, picking up on the non-verbal messages, developing … Read more