DDP conference yesterday & Today. #Eugene Ellis & Anthea Benjamin yesterday & looking forwards to John Baylin today amongst other fantastic speakers
Behaviour is a way of communicating an unmet need,a way of communicating distress.Lets not
get stuck on the behaviour but instead look beneath the behaviour by asking ourselves,what are the causes & conditions that are leading to this behaviour.What's missing in their lives🧠🌱
Samantha Morton is an inspiration to many. Her speech eloquently spoke about the importance of representation in our society. Especially giving a message & Hooe to children in care
I was interviewed by the lovely Jenna Kelly at the Attachment Theory in Action podcast on my work on dissociation in children. You can watch it on YouTube at https://t.co/uSV9hhGiBa or listen to it where you consume podcasts - just type my name into the search section.
Finally, some common sense from DfE - removing the need for therapists to be Ofsted registered to provide therapeutic support to adopted children & families (as long as working under contract with LA or RAA). Was a long slog, but we got there.... https://t.co/L8cpFPHBRU
https://t.co/HqxZb7LKFR
Sending festive wishes to all. 'Rise of the guardians' clip above. Jack Frost finding his center. This is what Carl Rogers referred to as 'self actualizing'. We would hope for in every child and parent we support here at Wave Connections Cic
Our therapists will be preparing the children & families to take a break over christmas, we wanted to offer some exercises to help strike a beautiful balance between supporting our clients and savoring the joy of the season! 🌈🤝#InspireMeAdvent#ClientConnection#TherapistLife
Wave Connections Cic are excited to welcome children & ready for the day camps for our children in the week ahead. The Just Right State Program & Trauma Centre Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY)...MindfulYoga for children's emotional health
We speak to Prof Helen Minnis and Fiona Lettice from the University Of Glasgow about the (The Relationships in Good Hands (RIGHT)Trial) looking at Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (#DDP) therapy.
#Adoption https://t.co/eEisr0Ps62
After many convos with families who said their Social Workers, however well intentioned, did not know how to respond & support with their child's most aggressive meltdowns @MrAlCoates & I teamed up to write this for @BASW_UK⬇️
https://t.co/Op8qWX4hnt