We know that rates of eating disorders are high. According to a large survey conducted in 2017, about four in every 1,000 young people have an eating disorder… Read More
NSPCC fights for a fair start in Wales
The NSPCC have launched a new campaign ‘Fight for a Fair Start’, aimed at ensuring there is perinatal mental health support available for every parent who needs it, wherever they live… Read More
How fuzzy logic can empower young people
provision for young people, especially those who are disadvantaged, is very much linked to a pre-determined linear agenda. This agenda may well go something like… Read More
Improving the experiences of young homeless people in supported accommodation
This workshop reviews the experiences of young homeless people living in supported accommodation… Read More
Practitioner Workshop: Decision-making in child and family social work; Can we learn to do it better?
This workshop provides a brief introduction to what we know about how social workers make decisions, followed by some practical exercises to test out and see what difference they might make… Read More
Purpose and agency in teaching
In February of 2015, the Welsh Government released Successful Futures, an “independent review of curriculum and assessment arrangements in Wales.” A number of recommendations were made in this report… Read More
Collaboration, creativity and complexities: Conference blog
Though the potential of employing co-productive techniques with children and young people is increasingly recognised in research and practice, conferences focusing on academic and practice innovation in… Read More
Meaningful participation of children and young people in decisions about their care
This webinar set out the following objectives: to consider what we mean by children’s participation; to feedback from research with children and professionals… Read More
Barnardo’s ‘Reflect’
It is estimated that 1 in 4 women involved in care proceedings will become ‘repeat clients’ of the family court within 7 years (Broadhurst et al. 2017). Reflect is a service that aims to provide practical… Read More
Working more ethically with children and young people
The thorny issue of ‘informed consent’ can present challenges to those of us researching with children and young people. This holds particularly true in… Read More
