goodenoughcaring.com is an arena for the discussion of issues of interest to parents, foster parents, residential child care workers, counsellors, youth support workers, social workers, teachers, mentors, social pedagogues, educateurs and to young people who are, and adults who have been, in care. If you are interested in, or involved in the care,upbringing and education of children and young people or in the nurturing of children and young people who are unable to live with their own families goodenoughcaring.com is a site for you. The website welcomes all thoughtful views, whether personal, practical or theoretical about the care of children and young people. If you want to comment about child care or about goodenoughcaring.com then e mail charlessharpe@dsl.pipex.com
The goodenoughcaring journal is an online publication which invites anyone wishing to publish papers and articles about parenting, nurture, child care work and related fields or anyone wishing to write about their child care experiences to submit as e mail attachments papers or articles for publication to the editors at charlessharpe@dsl.pipex.com. The members of the editorial group are Evelyn Daniel, Siobain Degregorio, Jane Kenny, Ariola Vishnja and Charles Sharpe. The current edition of the Journal was published online on 25th June, 2008. The next edition will be published during December 2008.
CONFERENCE NEWS
The goodenoughcaring conference takes place at the Maria Assumpta Centre, 23 Kensington Square, London on Saturday, October 4th from 9.30 to 4.30. The theme is Love Is Enough : sincerity and professionalism in the care of children and young people. The roll of guest speakers is still being finalised but we know we have the prospect of a stimulating and entertaining day.
There will be exhibition tables for delegates who wish to bring promotion literature, about themselves, about the services they provide, or any other related information they might wish to broadcast.
We will also be launching the goodenoughcaring book Love Is Enough : sincerity and professionalism in the care of children and young people, (seen that title before ?) at the conference. It will be on sale at a special conference price.
The Maria Assumpta Centre in Kensington Square is one minute walk from Kensington High Street tube station on the Circle and District lines. Use this as an excuse to spend a week end in London. (The centre is within easy reach of all central London’s attractions). Lunch and morning and afternoon refreshments will be provided within the cost.
We have managed to keep the cost down to £40 for the day which in London is an achievement which lies somewhere between a minor and major miracle.
The booking form is to be found in the contents page of the Journal. Scroll down,click on it and do a quick copy and paste job, print it and send it to us.
Places at the conference are limited and are given on a strictly first come first served basis. We do hope you join us.
goodenoughcaring.com website is edited by Charles Sharpe. I am a child care consultant. I provide support to child care organisations in the United Kingdom and Europe engaged in looking after emotionally troubled children and young people. My services include project development, management supervision, team development and staff training. I have been involved in the care and education of children and young people as a practitioner, manager, teacher, trainer and lecturer. I am a psychodynamic counsellor and therapist.
I am known to be vociferous about the lack of depth in training provided for those who work with emotionally troubled youngsters. In Writings at goodenoughcaring.com you will find articles, papers, a recommended reading list, and training documents I have written about child development and about the care of children and young people who have experienced disrupted childhoods. Most of these have been written and devised for different courses I have run. I hope they have general interest and are helpful towards the professional development of those who work with children and young people. Some articles first appeared at http://goodenoughcaring.blogspot.com/
Useful Links
National Children's Bureau http://www.ncb.org.uk
Scottish Institute of Residential Child Care http://www.sircc.strath.ac.uk
Psychoanalysis and Therapy http://www.psychoanalysis-and-therapy.com
Childhood http://www.childhood.org
Children Webmag http://www.childrenwebmag.com/
The Planned Environment Therapy Trust http://www.pettarchiv.org.uk
The International Child and Youth Care Network, CYC-NET http://www.cyc-net.org