#SocialWork [032.19] Notes about the use of restraint in the light of the Social Learning Theory 28 Oct 201928 Oct 2019 I'm not going to use this as a long reflection about restraint but just to throw a few reflections about the use of restraint in residential care settings, having in…
#SocialWork [020.19] there are teenagers that are not being dumped… 20 May 201922 May 2019 Following several news about children in care, BBC reported yesterday that the number of looked-after children aged 16 and over living in unregistered accommodation in England has increased 70% in…
#SocialWork [017.19] relationships and 2nd opportunities 17 May 201917 May 2019 No... this is not supposed to be a new section of my website, neither I want to be the next "Dear Deidre" and "solve" personal and love problems here. It…
# Professional and Scientific Divulgation [016.19] supporting the transition into the community of care leavers with complex needs 15 May 201928 Oct 2019 I was present today (my appreciation for the invitation), in the International Knowledge Exchange Symposium on Leaving Care, organised by Anglia Ruskin University, where I had the opportunity to present…
# Professional Activity [034.18] let’s just do the maths… 24 Aug 2018 ... and we'll all see that this doesn't make any sense. And sometimes, politics just requires a bit of good sense... Spending by English councils on children’s services has dropped…
# Professional and Scientific Divulgation [021.18] family fun fete 10 Jun 2018 The FEVACA Foundation is hosting a family fun fete for everyone to come and enjoy themselves whilst supporting the foundation to raise funds and begin their work supporting care leavers.…
# Professional Activity [014.18] about “pinball kids” (moving forward) 3 Jun 201816 May 2019 Following a discussion in some social media websites about the use of the expression "pinball kids" I published a post when, understanding the noise around it, also expressed my idea…
#SocialWork [013.18] about the “pinball kids” 3 Jun 20189 Jun 2018 Dr Richard Barker is completely correct. The expression "pinball kids", regarding the constant changes the looked after children face constantly, is horrible. Another expression could have been used by Anne…
#SocialWork [012.18] clipping – for future memory (i) 2 Jun 20189 Jun 2018 "We estimate that the majority of looked-after children - 74% - experienced some form of change during 2016-17: a placement move, a school move or change of worker." [link]
Pragmatic Idealism 