The Trauma Informed Social Worker

Independent social worker specialising in trauma, neurodiversity and fostering. Excited to be working with Raising a Wild Child

[The Trauma Informed Social Worker @klgwilshere]

@ASMU_Sendplight Do you want to message me? I don't have a waiting list as I have a different remit in the work I do, but my availability is limited

[The Trauma Informed Social Worker @klgwilshere]

@HappierHypno @suzannezeedyk To me the word obey suggests using some form of threat to get compliance, that's never what we should aim for from our children

[Liz Lane @LizLaneSky]

Theresa May told us in 2020 that mothers who had taken Primodos & had babies born with disabilities had been 'patted on the head and told they were imagining it' https://t.co/kiayJPERat

[Jason Farrell @JasonFarrellSky]

Those interested in levelling the legal playing field in the Primodos court battle - this is where the disabled campaigners are crowdfunding…

https://t.co/Mgit9FwLy1

It’s not even taking sides really because you are already paying for one legal team through your taxes.

[Naomi Fisher @naomicfisher]

“The refusal to flex, to allow school and college leaders the agency to make exceptions to attendance rules for good reason, is, in our view, creating a longer-term attendance problem”YES

DfE school attendance drive 'damaging trust with families' | Tes https://t.co/3TBvSccZlO

[The Trauma Informed Social Worker @klgwilshere]

There aren't many training courses I would give up my Friday evening for but @SpectrumGaming is always worth listening to #SGAA #AutismAcceptance

[Naomi Fisher @naomicfisher]

Why does it matter how young people think and feel about their learning? Why shouldn’t we just focus on exam results when evaluating education and schools? Here are some of the reasons I have learnt through my work with young people and their families. 1/

[The Trauma Informed Social Worker @klgwilshere]

So well said, and some brilliant links for advice and support

[lisa chapman; @commonsenseslt.bsky.social @CommonSenseSLT]

/1 Sadly our 12yo autistic CYP was excluded today 😔. The saddest thing is this was because of his autism, & an autistic meltdown. It makes us so sad, angry & frustrated. This tweet is about giving him & other autistic CYPs a voice @NotFineinSchool @_MissingTheMark @naomicfisher

[Naomi Fisher @naomicfisher]

Imagine you're in a job you really don't like. You're bored, you have few choices about what you do, and you don't feel you fit in. Each Friday an 'Employee of the Week' prize is awarded & the pressure is intense. Every night you go home with hours of extra work to complete.1/

[Suzanne Zeedyk @suzannezeedyk]

Ok. When all the grown-up stuff begins to seem dark & incomprehensible, let’s turn to the babies for some sanity & joy. Here’s a Baby THREAD for you all.

[Spectrum Gaming @Spectrum0Gaming]

I don’t think I have ever met an autistic child who *wants* to game all day. We talk about this topic in our community, as it is a common belief which young people find really frustrating. So why does it *look* like young people want to game all day?

A thread 1/17

[Naomi Fisher @naomicfisher]

A Thought Experiment. What would happen to our schools if young people had the right to leave? If they could say, this isn’t for me, and go somewhere else where supportive adults would help them do the things which mattered to them? 1/

[Naomi Fisher @naomicfisher]

The Winners Take All. What would it be like if we were honest with parents about school? We'd say, your children have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to enrol in a 12-year competition. At the end, about a third of them will be deemed failures. (with @_MissingTheMark )1/

[The Trauma Informed Social Worker @klgwilshere]

@jshmtn @robotmaths @MichellePyer @MrsSarahOgden @neuroteachers Or you could reframe that as we're experts in our field and worth listening to ☺️

[Nicci Vella @VellaNicci]

Can you spare 15 minutes to complete this #questionnaire about how #socialworkdegree has taught #domesticviolenceandabuse. Please click on the link for more information & to access the survey: https://t.co/pWCQaqwzvw. Thank you! #graduation

[The Trauma Informed Social Worker @klgwilshere]

@gemdeerfield @jshmtn @MichellePyer @MrsSarahOgden @neuroteachers I'm sorry to hear this, I hope you are able to process your experiences and have support you need to do so. Too many people are impacted this way

[The Trauma Informed Social Worker @klgwilshere]

@jshmtn @Viktoriamac @MrsBrown_SEMH @neuroteachers All behaviour is communication, sometimes the child with the wrong uniform is expressing a level of distress that's hard to imagine

[Clare McDonnell @claremcdonnell1]

Not your regular post-match press conference.
Wait for it.
#lionesses
#ItsComingHome

[The Trauma Informed Social Worker @klgwilshere]

@naomicfisher Yes! I've often thought this and my parents let me start and quit ballet, tap, gym, violin and more I'm sure! This goes right down to telling a child they chose a particular ice cream so it's their fault if they don't like it... Why would they ever risk trying anything new?