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Aug
14
COVID-19 – An opportunity to connect with time
Elaine Hamilton, Service Manager at Nether Johnstone House describes how lockdown due to the current emergency health crisis has changed the thinking, outlooks, and actions of both the young people and the team that surround them.
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Topic :
Health and Wellbeing
,
Residential care
Author :
Elaine Hamilton
Oct
11
‘Why didn’t you f*cking restrain me’: when physical restraint can meet a child’s need
This blog post was first published as an article for Community Care in June 2019.
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Topic :
Residential care
Author :
John Radoux
Oct
10
Can theory be an ally in efforts to reduce physical restraint?
Bridging the gap between theory and practice is the discussion in the latest blog on physical restraint in residential child care.
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Topic :
Residential care
Author :
Erica Barr
Oct
08
Unintended consequences: Restraint and criminalisation of looked after children
The criminisation of children in residential care. We need to be careful when changing practice as there can be unintended consequences.
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Topic :
Residential care
Author :
Debbie Nolan
Oct
03
Should our young people be experiencing physical restraint at any level?
David Grimm asks if physical restraint should be used at all in residential child care, using his own experience of care to discuss the ability to adapt to the needs of individuals young people.
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Topic :
Residential care
Author :
David Grimm
Oct
01
Physical Restraint in Residential Child Care: A Watershed Moment?
Laura Steckley explains how people are coming together to consider how to apply what we know about both experience and theory to address the practice of restraint in residential care.
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Topic :
Active implementation
,
Residential care
Author :
Dr Laura Steckley
Oct
01
We need to talk about physical restraint
Introducing a series of blog posts which will consider the use of physical restraint in residential child care from multiple perspectives.
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Topic :
Residential care
Author :
Joanne McMeeking
Dec
18
Caring about care means being ready to change
John Ryan reflects on the fight to continue to do best by Scotland’s children.
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Topic :
REACH
,
Residential care
,
Stigma
Author :
John Ryan
Dec
02
I couldn't bring myself to write the acronym 'LAC'
Continuing the theme of Graham's first blog post on language and labelling, giving examples of when this is unhelpful.
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Topic :
Corporate parenting
,
Residential care
,
Voices of young people
Author :
Graham Connelly
Dec
01
Labels are for clothes not people
Introducing issue 12 of REACH, which explores stigma, language, perception and the representation of care and care experience.
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Topic :
Corporate parenting
,
Foster care
,
Health and Wellbeing
,
Kinship care
,
Local authority
,
Looked after at home
,
Residential care
,
Throughcare and aftercare
,
Voices of young people
Author :
Claire Burns
Sep
25
An air of calm
Mark Brotherton, Educational Psychologist, explains how strong relationships between carers and psychologists have been nurtured.
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Topic :
Education
,
Residential care
Author :
Sep
13
A care leaver's path to university
Many paths to higher education are not straightforward. A care experienced student talks about overcoming such challenges.
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Topic :
Education
,
Health and Wellbeing
,
Residential care
,
Voices of young people
Author :
Derek
Aug
16
"Mummy’s Little Punchbag"
Kenny Murray comments on the Children's Hearings Scotland 'Be A Force For Good' campaign.
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Topic :
Adoption
,
Child protection
,
Children's hearings system
,
Foster care
,
Local authority
,
Looked after at home
,
Permanence
,
Residential care
,
Voices of young people
Author :
Kenny Murray
Aug
02
If I wasn't emotionally involved, they wouldn't have thrived
Gordon Main continues the conversation on commitment, discussing the emotional investment of foster carers.
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Topic :
Corporate parenting
,
Foster care
,
Health and Wellbeing
,
Kinship care
,
Looked after at home
,
Residential care
Author :
Gordon Main
Jun
20
Commitment must be matched by deeds, not just words
Kenny McGhee continues the conversation from Gordon Main’s recent blog Commitment, like love, is not enough.
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Topic :
Foster care
,
Kinship care
,
Residential care
,
Throughcare and aftercare
Author :
Kenny McGhee
Jun
04
Commitment, like love, is not enough
Gordon Main talks about how commitment in the care system is not enough.
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Topic :
Foster care
,
Kinship care
,
Residential care
Author :
Gordon Main
May
16
What's the harm?
The difficult issue of self-harm in residential care, exploring the experiences of young people and the support workers need to help.
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Topic :
Health and Wellbeing
,
Residential care
Author :
Judy Furnivall
Apr
26
It’s not just about the adults!
The importance for children in residential care to develop the ability to navigate friendships with each other.
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Topic :
Health and Wellbeing
,
Residential care
Author :
Judy Furnivall
Mar
26
Change is coming
Change is coming in the inspection of how well corporate parents are meeting their responsibilities in improving the lives of care experienced children and young people.
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Topic :
Child protection
,
Corporate parenting
,
Foster care
,
Kinship care
,
Local authority
,
Residential care
,
Voices of young people
Author :
Judith Tait
Apr
24
I used to, but ...
Research into how music could and should help shape the experiences of children and young people in residential care settings.
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Topic :
Corporate parenting
,
Education
,
Health and Wellbeing
,
Residential care
,
Voices of young people
Author :
Moyra Hawthorn
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Blog Topics
Voices of young people (43)
Residential care (36)
Health and Wellbeing (35)
Education (33)
Corporate parenting (28)
Local authority (27)
Foster care (26)
Throughcare and aftercare (24)
Child protection (23)
Permanence (18)
Legislation (14)
Adoption (11)
Kinship care (11)
Active implementation (9)
Children's hearings system (9)
Authors
Graham Connelly (9)
Claire Burns (8)
Kenny McGhee (6)
Chrissie Gale (5)
Judy Furnivall (4)
Jennifer Davidson (4)
Linda O'Neill (4)
Lizzie Morton (4)
John Ryan (3)
Fiona Aitken (3)
Jillian Ingram (3)
Joanne McMeeking (3)
Louise Hill (3)
Senator Sam Mézec (2)
Barbara Firth (2)
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