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Attachment in School Settings Post Lockdown
When We Emerge When we emergewith cleaner cupboardslonger hairunphased by Zoomspeaking more French,or playing the guitar When we can meet and hugand laughand share reliefand grief When we no longer fearfor relatives in careno longer hesitateto pick up...
Dr Karen Treisman and Lisa Cherry In Conversation
At the beginning of 'lockdown' which has been affectionately renamed 'safe keeping', I spent a lot of time thinking about how I could serve you. You may or may not know that I host a rather fab podcast that creates the kind of conversations that make a difference. The...
Living In A Digital World During A Pandemic
I was made for living in a digital world. I remember that moment when someone explained the World. Wide. Web. to me in, I think, around 1997. My eyes widened, my jaw dropped and I said with an enthusiasm usually ascribed to discovering that the cake I just ate was...
Post Pandemic Nurture; The Transition Back To School
As school leaders begin to ponder how best to prepare for a return of the school community, the confusing enormity of their task is unfolding. They are accustomed to integrating vulnerable children from complex backgrounds at the beginning of a new school year, but...
Talking To Children About Grief and Loss; Parents and Teachers
One area that stands out for me during this whole experience of Covid 19 is grief and loss. As we settle into week 6 (or 7 if like me you made the decision slightly ahead of the Government) of this new normal, we can locate the loss of so much which sits alongside the...
A Guided Meditation
A 10 minute guided meditation from Lisa Cherry. Follow these guidelines when using this meditation. Make sure you are in a safe and comfortable place, and that there is no danger from being sleepy or relaxed.Begin by closing your eyes and taking a series of long...
Staying Close Physically Distant. Life On The Frontline
Who knew we would end up here, in a topsy turvey world where finally rubbish collectors, supermarket workers and carers would at long last be recognised as an integral feature of a society's infrastructure. That NHS workers from cleaners to consultants would be...
Social Distancing During Covid 19; A Crisis Or An Opportunity
Opinion Piece Social distancing reminds us that we're in a period of time, that will one day be assigned to part of humanity's history that we will look back upon and wonder what we learnt, whether we changed and in what capacity. It is a time that is asking us to...
Covid 19 and Social Work. An Opportunity Or A Crisis?
As we head deeper into the abyss that is Covid 19, it is clear for all to see that the people who were on the edge of the cliff before this happened, will be the first to fall off the cliff if the net is not there to gather them up. The value of life and of whose life...
Maintaining Recovery From Addiction During Lockdown
There are many people for whom the implications of Covid 19 are going to create a huge mental health challenge. The impact on our very natural reactions and responses to shock, isolation and uncertainty are rarely covered in news reports. I'm not sure have been...
Podcasts To Listen To While on Lockdown
There is so much to listen to, to read, to analyse, to keep up with and box sets galore to choose from every where we look that it's a job to know what to choose! So I have compiled my favourite podcasts to listen to while on lockdown. A consistent favourite that...
Children and Young People’s Mental Health, Well Being and Safety
“I thought at the time that I couldn't be horrified anymore, or wounded. I suppose that's a common conceit, that you've already been so damaged that damage itself, in its totality, makes you safe.” Lionel Shriver, 2005 "The important role of ‘safety’ in...