Find out how a creative approach to Life Story Work can help children and young people who have been in care make sense of their past and build a brighter futur...
Episode 5: Adverse childhood experiences and their impact on later-life outcomes
We welcome Mary-anne Hodd to the podcast to discuss adverse childhood experiences (also known as ACEs). Mary-anne explains how neglect, abuse and household dysfunction in early childhood can have an impact on later-life outcomes for care-experienced people -- and how we can support young people to start to heal. Mary-anne is a care-experienced trainer and consultant with Trauma Informed Consultancy Services who combines her own lived experience with her background in psychology. Listen to this episode to hear how Mary-anne takes a strengths-based approach to ACEs. Hear a new episode of the Creative Life Story Work podcast on the first Thursday of each month.Find out more about Creative Life Story Work membership here, and sign up to our mailing list here, for regular updates on our training and resources.Want to learn more from Mary-anne Hodd?Check out the training we have coming up, with online Live Classrooms by Natalie and other brilliant trainers>>
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Episode 4: S4E4 - The impact of parental separation on children and young people
What role can social workers play in supporting children affected by parental separation? Parental separation might be widespread (around 3.5 million children a year are living in separated families), but it can still have a big impact on children and young people, affecting behavioural outcomes, physical health and more. We welcome Natalie Wyatt to the podcast to talk about how we can help children thrive, post-separation. Natalie shares what children and young people she has worked with have told her about what's important to them, and the factors which can affect children's lives, longer term. Hear a new episode of the Creative Life Story Work podcast on the first Thursday of each month.Find out more about Creative Life Story Work membership here, and sign up to our mailing list here, for regular updates on our training and resources.Want to learn more from Natalie Wyatt? Check out the training we have coming up, with online Live Classrooms by Natalie and other brilliant trainers>>
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Episode 3: S4E3 - Trauma-informed record keeping
How can social workers and foster carers create records that have a positive impact on people's lives? We welcome Dr Lisa Cherry to the podcast to discuss how we can take a trauma-informed approach to recording information about a child or young person's life. Lisa has been working in education and children's services for more than 30 years and in this episode she shares advice for both social work professionals and foster carers. Learn what makes 'good' record-keeping -- from the language we use to the moments we choose to record -- and how you can promote healing in care-experienced adults. Hear a new episode of the Creative Life Story Work podcast on the first Thursday of each month. Find out more about Creative Life Story Work membership here, and sign up to our mailing list here, for regular updates on our training and resources.To sign up to Lisa's upcoming Live Classroom on 27th November, click here.
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Episode 2: S4E2 - The role of technology in capturing the stories of care-experienced children
In this episode of the Creative Life Story Work podcast, host Dawn welcomes Christian Brock, co-founder and managing director of Virtual Memory Box, to discuss how technology is being leveraged to support life story work for care-experienced children and young people. They delve into the functionalities and benefits of the Virtual Memory Box, including its web platform setup and its co-production with South Tyneside Council. Christian shares insights on the personalization and accessibility features of the tool, and highlights how it augments traditional life story work. The conversation also touches on the emotional impact and positive feedback from users, alongside advice for tech entrepreneurs looking to develop meaningful tools for community support.Find out more about Creative Life Story Work membership at www.creativelifestorywork.com00:00 Introduction to Creative Life Story Work00:51 Meet Christian Brock: Co-Founder of Virtual Memory Box02:29 The Concept and Features of Virtual Memory Box03:16 Collaborative Development with South Tyneside Council08:23 User Permissions and Access Control11:41 Data Ownership and Accessibility12:44 Break: Blue Cabin's Creative Life Storywork Membership14:32 Impact Stories and Feedback18:08 Future of Digital Technology in Care Systems19:28 Advice for Tech Entrepreneurs20:33 How to Engage with Virtual Memory Box22:11 Conclusion and Farewell
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Episode 1: S4E1 - Supporting children and young people affected by grief and loss
How might grief and loss affect children and young people's behaviour and relationships? And how can we support care-experienced children and young people to process their feelings? We welcome back to the podcast Ciara McClelland, who specialises in working with children and families impacted by adverse childhood experiences, to find out more about the impact of grief and loss on the brain and body. Ciara is a trainer from Trauma Informed Consultancy Services. For this episode, we are partnering with Lively Minds: the mental health podcast who are posting it on their feed too! Head over to their show to hear Ciara dig deeper into the world of dramatherapy in her conversation with hosts, Ellie and Will.Hear a new episode of the Creative Life Story Work podcast on the first Thursday of each month.Find out more about Creative Life Story Work membership here, and sign up to our mailing list here, for regular updates on our training and resources.
Find out how a creative approach to Life Story Work can help children and young people who have been in care make sense of their past and build a brighter future.A new model for Life Story Work is being rolled out in the North East of England, and this podcast shares the latest learning and investigates how it could help improve the lives of care-experienced children and young people across the country.
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