Lovely to be back in Bristol training again with a great group of social workers and family support workers. They’re really investing in #lifestorywork and I’ve been happy to support with developing practice guidance. And the sun is shining.

Podcast season 5: Episode 6 - How play and creativity can transform life story work % - Creative Life Story Work Artist Elena Miller explains how play and creativity can make life story work more inclusive and can give children empowerment, choice and control.

NEW podcast episode: How play and creativity can transform #lifestorywork.

Artist Elena Joy Miller shares simple, trauma-informed ways to create safer, more playful life story work sessions - starting with small steps you can take tomorrow.

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Booking now: learn how to use creativity in #lifestorywork in this online Live Classroom with artist Nic Golightly.

The Live Classroom is open to everyone - all welcome! You can book your place here: creativelifestorywork.com/event/creati...

Anita Holford is an adoptive parent and has shared a bit about her and her daughter's experience of #lifestorywork and life story books. And thank you, Anita, for the mention of our Creative Life Story Work podcast as well!

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Podcast season 5: Episode 2 - How to add creativity into life story work % - Creative Life Story Work Psychologist Amy Payne joins us from Australia's Blue Mountains to talk about Therapeutic Life Story Work with adults.

In our latest podcast episode, we discuss why creativity isn’t just for ‘artists’ - and how it can transform life story work with children and young people.

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⭐ Book your next #lifestorywork training! ⭐

Our Live Classrooms give you new ideas to add to your toolkit, and the opportunity to learn from like-minded practitioners — and the sessions below are all open for booking now.

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From bubbles, balloons, and blocks to ghosts, monsters, and squiggles, this book offers a wealth of activities that help children to express their feelings and experiences while feeling safe and supported. #communicationtools #lifestorywork www.amazon.co.uk/Communicatio...

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Life Story Work Training For Social Workers & Foster Carers | Creative Life Story Work Online training led by experts in life story work for care-experienced children and young people. Boost your knowledge now.

We add new Live Classrooms to our website regularly - take a look at the #lifestorywork training we have coming up here:

Sandra Garner is a Life Story Social Worker with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Find out which Creative Life Story Work activities and tools she’s found the most useful in her day-to-day work.

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We're going on a bear hunt! This episode of the Creative Life Story Work podcast is about Think, Feel, Do Sensory Bears.

Find out how they can be used in #lifestorywork and hear some real-life examples: creativelifestorywork.com/resource/pod...

On Thursday 4 September we have an online Live Classroom all about Think, Feel, Do Sensory Bears.

Book your place to learn about using the bears as part of #lifestorywork, with care-experienced children and young people, and in a range of settings:

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Next week we'll be sending out our newsletter which has all our latest #lifestorywork training, news and resources in. If you'd like a copy in your inbox, you can sign up here: eepurl.com/h90tcn

Creative Life Story Work membership information session - Creative Life Story Work Find out how you could use Creative Life Story Work in your own practice. Creative Life Story Work membership will give you access to all the resources and training on this site, all focused on helpin...

Coming up next week - find out how a Creative Life Story Work membership can give you access to #lifestorywork resources and activities you can use in your practice.

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How can music form part of care experienced children's records? Find out in the Creative Life Story Work podcast as we talk with Darlington County Council's Joseph Robb and Blue Cabin's Lucy Ridley.

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Take a look at our website for lots of new updates and life story work resources including:

⭐Tips on preparing for direct #lifestorywork
⭐Our Book of the Month
⭐New podcast episode
⭐And lots of new online Live Classrooms

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Virtual Memory Box: Transforming life story work for children in care - Creative Life Story Work Join co-founder of Virtual Memory Box, Christian Brock, who will share their journey and demonstrate they are transforming the way memories are preserved in care.

Have you booked your place on this free Live Classroom with Virtual Memory Box's Christian Brock? Christian will give an insight into the development and use of this digital solution to capturing and storing children's memories as part of #lifestorywork.

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Why is wallpaper an essential tool for social workers? Polly Baynes is our latest podcast guest, sharing how she uses wallpaper timelines during #lifestorywork.

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Uncovering the past - Creative Life Story Work How can we use timelines to help children and young people explore their past? Social worker and trainer, Polly Baynes, shares a case example based on her work with multiple children.

How can we use timelines to help children and young people explore their past? Social worker and trainer, Polly Baynes, shares a case example based on her work with multiple children.

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New partnership to support life story work for newly-arrived refugee and asylum-seeking children and young people - Blue Cabin A new partnership has been formed, to develop life story work resources specifically for refugee and asylum-seeking children and young people who have recently arrived in the UK.

NEWS: The Segelman Trust has awarded funding to Blue Cabin to develop #lifestorywork resources especially for use with refugee and asylum-seeking children and young people who have recently arrived in the UK.

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Life Story Work Training For Social Workers & Foster Carers | Creative Life Story Work Online training led by experts in life story work for care-experienced children and young people. Boost your knowledge now.

New training available to book now: we have online Live Classrooms coming up on a range of subjects including Think Feel Do Bears, Therapeutic #LifeStoryWork with adults, trauma and recovery.

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Leicestershire Children and Family Services was recently awarded an Outstanding rating by Ofsted 🎉

Therapeutic Life Story Worker, Michelle Ewing, joins us on the podcast to share how they provide consistent and high quality #lifestorywork.

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The A & F Podcast Adoption and Fostering Podcast

Episode 207 - Michelle Hall & Dr Paul Shuttleworth talk Life Story Work and Kinship
#Kinship #lifestorywork

The A & F Podcast Adoption and Fostering Podcast

Episode 207 - Michelle Hall & Dr Paul Shuttleworth talk Life Story Work and Kinship
#Kinship #lifestorywork

NEW! Communication Tools for Working with Traumatized Children and Teens: Creative Ideas and Interventions for Relational Practice by Richard Rose #lifestorywork #directwork #socialwork #trauma www.amazon.co.uk/Communicatio...

Never one to travel light to training. Looking forward to thinking with foster carers in Bristol today. #lifestorywork

Communication Tools for Working with Traumatized Children and Teens This expert guide provides 50 essential tools and activities to use in practice with children and young people who have experienced trauma. From bubbles, balloons, and blocks to ghosts, monsters, and ...

NEW from JKP: Communication Tools for Working with Traumatized Children and Teens by Richard Rose features lots of simple, affordable ideas for #directwork #lifestorywork #socialwork with children uk.jkp.com/products/com...

Life Story Work Training For Social Workers & Foster Carers | Creative Life Story Work Online training led by experts in life story work for care-experienced children and young people. Boost your knowledge now.

Want to keep up to date on best practice when working with care-experienced people? Take a look at our online training options here: creativelifestorywork.com/training/
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