Episode 12: S4E12 - Making genograms more creative and meaningful
Clinical psychologist Dr Karen Treisman MBE joins us to talk about genograms and why they matter in trauma-informed care. Genograms are a visual representation of a family tree, which are often used in therapeutic settings. Karen shares how we can extend the traditional genogram model to make it into something much more creative, relational and meaningful. Hear how you can incorporate different materials -- from household items to puppets -- and use genograms as a springboard to open up questions and discussions about intergenerational themes, patterns and relationships.Find out more about Creative Life Story Work membership here, and sign up to our mailing list here, for regular updates on our training and resources.Sign up to Karen's live classroom by clicking hereCheck out the other training we have coming up, with online Live Classrooms​,​ delivered by our brilliant ​expert trainers>>
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Episode 11: S4E11 - Going on a bear hunt: learning about Think, Feel, Do Sensory Bears
This month we are talking about Think, Feel, Do Bears - how they were developed and how they can be used during life story work. Amy Payne and Karen Vance, two of the practitioners who created Think, Feel, Do Bears, join us from Australia. They take us back to 2016, when the first Think, Feel, Do bears were made, inspired by conversations at the 2016 Australian Childhood Trauma Conference. Find out how the bears can help children and young people talk about their thoughts, feelings and actions. Hear about some real-life examples of them being used by children, young people and adults, and learn how the bears can help children and young people's voices be heard.Sign up to Amy and Karen's upcoming Live Classroom by clicking here Find out more about Creative Life Story Work membership here, and sign up to our mailing list here, for regular updates on our training and resources.Check out the other training we have coming up, with online Live Classrooms​,​ delivered by our brilliant ​expert trainers>>
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Episode 10: S4E10 - Sing Our Story: how personalised songs can be part of life story work
Sing Our Story is a personalised song-writing programme created by London-based charity, Groundswell Arts. Groundswell Arts and Blue Cabin are now collaborating to deliver Sing Our Story in North East England, with a focus on care-experienced babies and children.Joseph Robb (head of service, looked-after children at Darlington Borough Council) explains why he wanted Darlington to be part of Sing Our Story and how the songs form part of children's records for them to revisit in years to come. And Lucy Ridley (Blue Cabin project manager) gives an insight into how the songs are written and the careful, creative process behind capturing each child's story.Read more about Sing Our Story here>>Find out more about Creative Life Story Work membership here, and sign up to our mailing list here, for regular updates on our training and resources.Check out the other training we have coming up, with online Live Classrooms​,​ delivered by our brilliant ​expert trainers>>
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Episode 9: S4E9 - Using timelines in life story work
Timelines are a powerful tool in life story work. They can bring play into the process; they can link past, present and future; and they can help prepare children for change. And they provide a safe way to explore a life story. Listen to our conversation with Polly Baynes, who has worked with children and families for 37 years, for some brilliant advice on how to get started with using timelines. Polly shares her own experience of kinship care as a child and what she's learnt in her wide-ranging career. She ends with a series of top tips for foster carers and social work professionals who want to start using timelines with children and young people. Sign up to Polly's online live classroom event by clicking hereFind out more about Creative Life Story Work membership here, and sign up to our mailing list here, for regular updates on our training and resources.Check out the other training we have coming up, with online Live Classrooms​,​ delivered by our brilliant ​expert trainers>>
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Episode 8: S4E8 - The role of a Therapeutic Life Story Worker
Michelle Ewing is a Therapeutic Life Story Worker with Leicestershire Children and Family Services, which recently received an Outstanding rating from Ofsted.Michelle joins us to share how the local authority provides consistent and high quality life story work for care-experienced children and young people. She gives an insight into the role of a Therapeutic Life Story Worker, her training with Professor Richard Rose, and shares some of her go-to tools and techniques. Finally, we talk about wellbeing for life story work practitioners: the importance of supervision and accessing support as part of your role. Find out more about Creative Life Story Work membership here, and sign up to our mailing list here, for regular updates on our training and resources.Check out the training we have coming up, with online Live Classrooms​,​ delivered by our brilliant ​expert trainers>>
Find out how a creative approach to Life Story Work can help children and young people who have been in care make sense of their past and build a brighter future.A new model for Life Story Work is being rolled out in the North East of England, and this podcast shares the latest learning and investigates how it could help improve the lives of care-experienced children and young people across the country.
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