In Residence

  It is axiomatic in the theory of child development that children need the security of the experience of being held safely in healthy arms and a healthy mind. For the very young child this is an absolute and essentially physical experience, although its presence or absence has a profound effect on her life.  As … Read more

  There is a poem which describes my philosophy of education beautifully.  It is called, “Child Though I Take Your Hand”, and is by Jane Clements. Child, though I take your hand and walk in the snow; though we follow the track of the mouse together, though we try to unlock together the mystery of … Read more

Dear Colleagues I would like to share news of The International Centre for Therapeutic Residential & Foster Care with you: as you will see below, the International Centre is extending its mission to create a global network for all those working therapeutically with children and young people. The aim is to build a low cost but highly … Read more

This paper was originally published in Funzione Gamma magazine. Copyright and permission the authors. Abstract Adolescence is a period of change.  An existential change that is a change in the sense of who one is, a change in one’s identity.  It may be a catastrophic crisis in identity, so that there is an uncertainty about … Read more

Let me begin by quoting the title of this article in context.  It was in a letter I received at the beginning of November 2016 from the daughter of someone who had lived at Mill Grove as a child.  The sentence reads:  “My mother always told me that being taken into [Mill Grove] was her … Read more

Guest Blog Post for University of Minnesota Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare Written by: Amelia Franck Meyer, MS, MSW, APSW, LISW; CEO of Alia In child welfare, we come face-to-face with the need for healing on a daily basis.  So much trust has been broken; so much pain has been felt.  There are … Read more

Recently I was asked to facilitate a seminar on the theme of “professional love”.  It was part of a conference organised for those involved in pre-school/early years’ education.  There were about fifteen in the group, and I began by inviting the participants to introduce themselves and to summarise why they had chosen this particular seminar … Read more

For the latest International Centre News, please click here. A warm welcome to all our new members who represent our International networks in Africa, Italy, USA, Australia, and from across the UK. Chaste Uwihoreye, Family for Every Child, Rwanda Pomaa Arthur, Challenging Heights, Ghana Bilal Sougou, Global Protection Cluster, Nigeria Ansie Fouche, Optentia Research Programme, … Read more

A warm welcome as always to our newest members: Lisa Harker (CEO the Art Room, UK), Myrna McNitt (Independent Social Work Consultant and Board of International Foster Care Organisation, USA), Beth Bradford (International Child Protection Consultant, USA), Dr Andrea Hathazi (Associate Professor, Psychology & Education, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania), Heather Geddes (Educational Therapist, UK), Mark Rogers … Read more

In a special offer for readers of the October issue of The Therapeutic Care Journal,  Adrian Ward and Smokehouse Press are making available copies of his well-reviewed book Leadership in Residential Child Care: a relationship-based approach. This book is unique in offering a detailed account of all aspects of this challenging and demanding leadership role, and … Read more

The Masters in Therapeutic Child Care Course at Carlow College presented its third national training event in the George Bernard Shaw Theatre at Visual in Carlow on April 8th 2013, offering a psychodynamic perspective on ADHD, subtitled “An Illness of our Time?”.  Our first training event, Making All the Difference in 2009 was followed by … Read more