Creative Life Story Work

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council: giving every child life story work that’s as unique as they are - Creative Life Story Work Leanne Morgan, principal social worker at BCP Council, explains how she hopes the Council’s new method of delivering life story work will mean every child experiences an offer that’s as unique as they...

We're so happy to welcome @bcpcouncil.bsky.social as Creative Life Story Work members!

Here's principal social worker, Leanne Morgan, on how the Council’s way of delivering life story work will mean every child experiences an offer as unique as they are.

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Therapeutic Letter Writing - Creative Life Story Work Explore how therapeutic letter writing can be a powerful tool for healing, care and truth-telling within fostering and social work settings.

Booking now: An introduction to therapeutic letter-writing, with Ciara McClelland

Join us for this online Live Classroom in January. Book your place: creativelifestorywork.com/event/therap...

The healing power of therapeutic letter writing - Creative Life Story Work Trainer and arts psychotherapist, Ciara McClelland, offers some guidance on writing letters which are trauma-informed and which build trust and connection.

New: The healing power of therapeutic letter writing.

Get some tips to help you write trauma-informed, therapeutic letters, in this new article by Ciara McClelland from Trauma Informed Consultancy Services Ltd. Thank you Ciara!

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🩷 This is one of our favourite recent pieces of feedback for our Live Classrooms (this is from the session @drkarentreisman.bsky.social delivered on genograms).

We're happy to hear it inspired you!

💌Where to start with therapeutic letter-writing. 💌

This month Ciara McClelland is our podcast guest, discussing how letters can help young people feel seen, heard and understood.

Listen to the full conversation here: creativelifestorywork.com/resource/pod...

What to consider when developing a life story work policy and procedure - Creative Life Story Work Blue Cabin’s Local Authority Specialist, Joanne Stoddart, discusses the role of foster carers in life story work with care-experienced children and young people.

⭐ Six things to consider when developing a life story work policy ⭐

Here's our local authority specialist, Joanne Stoddart, with her tips on developing a policy from scratch.

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Welcome to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, who have joined us as a Creative Life Story Work member!

We're looking forward to welcoming your team members to our Live Classrooms and supporting you all to make use of our life story work tools, guidance and resources.

Virtual Memory Box: A new digital tool for regional adoption agencies - Creative Life Story Work Find out how a digital solution to capturing and storing memories is being rolled out to regional adoption agencies, with Christian Brock, founder of Virtual Memory Box.

Just a few days left to book for this free Live Classroom with Virtual Memory Box, all about how this digital tool is being rolled out to regional #adoption agencies.

Book your spot here:

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Our online Live Classrooms give you practical ideas you can add to your life story work toolkit.

See what's coming up and book yourself some training here: creativelifestorywork.com/training/

What do Ofsted reports reveal about life story work provision across the UK? - Creative Life Story Work What do Ofsted reports reveal about life story work provision across the UK?

Find out how life story work is talked about in Ofsted reports, and the lessons we can learn: creativelifestorywork.com/latest/what-...

Virtual Memory Box: A new digital tool for regional adoption agencies - Creative Life Story Work Find out how a digital solution to capturing and storing memories is being rolled out to regional adoption agencies, with Christian Brock, founder of Virtual Memory Box.

👏 Congratulations to Virtual Memory Box, winners of The Digital Innovation Award at #CYPNow awards!

We'll be joined by Christian Brock from Virtual Memory Box on 8 Dec to hear how Virtual Memory Box is being rolled out to regional adoption agencies.

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Podcast season 5: Episode 3 - Exploring The Vault: a digital tool for life story work % - Creative Life Story Work How can digital tools help young people store important memories, documents and stories? And how can care-experienced voices guide their use?

How can young, care-experienced voices help guide the use of technology in life story work?

Listen to this episode of the Creative Life Story Work podcast for an insight into The Vault and how it's being tested out by care-experienced young researchers.

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What to consider when developing a life story work policy and procedure - Creative Life Story Work Blue Cabin’s Local Authority Specialist, Joanne Stoddart, discusses the role of foster carers in life story work with care-experienced children and young people.

Where should you start in developing a life story work policy?

Here's a quick guide, from our local authority specialist, Joanne Stoddart.

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Virtual Memory Box: A new digital tool for regional adoption agencies - Creative Life Story Work Find out how a digital solution to capturing and storing memories is being rolled out to regional adoption agencies, with Christian Brock, founder of Virtual Memory Box.

⭐ FREE Bonus Live Classroom

On 8 December we'll be joined by Christian Brock of Virtual Memory Box to hear about a digital solution to storing memories is being rolled out to regional adoption agencies.

Book your free ticket here: creativelifestorywork.com/event/virtua...

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.

💛 Thank you to everyone who came along to Nic Golightly's Live Classroom yesterday on creative inspiration for life story work. We hope you enjoyed it!

We have lots more Live Classrooms lined up and you can book onto any of them here: creativelifestorywork.com/training/

Podcast season 5: Episode 3 - Exploring The Vault: a digital tool for life story work % - Creative Life Story Work How can digital tools help young people store important memories, documents and stories? And how can care-experienced voices guide their use?

Two artists teamed up with three care-experienced young people to test out a digital tool which can store stories, documents and memories. We chatted with artists Rosie Reid and Ruth Mary Johnson to find out more.

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The result is Creative Life Story Work - a bank of tools, resources and information to help you deliver creative, trauma-informed life story work.

⭐ Start exploring here: creativelifestorywork.com

In 2016, a charity called Blue Cabin partnered with Professor Richard Rose of Therapeutic Life Story Work UK, and three North East local authorities, to see how we can deliver better life story work for all care-experienced children and young people.

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In My Own Words - Creative Life Story Work Step into the mind of 11-year-old Lillybelle as she reflects back on her adoption journey.

📙 Our Book of the Month was recommended by one of @bluecabin.bsky.social's Care Experienced Consultants, Jane McPhail - thank you Jane! It's 'In my own words' by Lillybelle, and puts you in Lillybelle's shoes as she reflects on her own adoption journey.

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Creative inspiration for life story work - Creative Life Story Work Join graphic artist Nic Golightly to discover creative ways to work with care experienced children and young people during life story work.

💡 Fill up your ideas bank: Get 3 new creative activities to use in life story work💡

It's your last chance to get a ticket for next week's online Live Classroom, which will show you how creative activities can equal better life story work.

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What do Ofsted reports reveal about life story work provision across the UK? - Creative Life Story Work What do Ofsted reports reveal about life story work provision across the UK?

What do Ofsted reports reveal about life story work provision across the UK?

Our local authority specialist, Joanne Stoddart, looked at more than 150 Ofsted reports and has shared her key takeaways here: creativelifestorywork.com/latest/what-...

Creative inspiration for life story work - Creative Life Story Work Join graphic artist Nic Golightly to discover creative ways to work with care experienced children and young people during life story work.

💡 Get 3 new creative activities you can use in life story work.

Our next Live Classroom will fill up your ideas bank with practical ways to use creativity in your life story work.

Booking closes on Monday so grab your ticket now!

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🎧 Find out how playful approaches to life story work can open up conversations and strengthen relationships.

Tune into this episode of the Creative Life Story Work podcast as we chat with graphic artist Nic Golightly: creativelifestorywork.com/resource/pod...

📣 Calling adoption agency team members 📣

Find out how a digital solution to storing memories is being rolled out to regional adoption agencies, with Christian Brock, founder of VirtualMemory Box, in this free Live Classroom. Everyone welcome!

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Booking for this info session closes on Sunday night. And there are future sessions listed on our website if you can't make this one! creativelifestorywork.com/become-a-mem...

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...

Intrigued about Creative Life Story Work membership? Want to know more?

We have an online info session on Tuesday at 11am, when Freya and Jenny from our team will talk about our membership for organisations and for individuals.

Book to join us:

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Our Live Classrooms are a welcoming, friendly space - whatever stage of your career you're at.

➡️Book your spot to learn from life story work experts: creativelifestorywork.com/training/

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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.

🎧 Find out how playful approaches to life story work can open up conversations and strengthen relationships. Tune into this new episode of the Creative Life Story Work podcast as we chat with graphic artist Nic Golightly 🎧

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🎧Stay connected to the latest thinking in #lifestorywork with our monthly podcast 🎧

You can browse all our episodes here:

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Creative approaches to life story work - Creative Life Story Work Nic Golightly is a graphic artist and part of the Creative Life Story Work team. She’s created many of the bitesize creative activities you’ll find on the site and delivers training that helps people ...

Exactly how can you add creativity into your life story work with children and young people? Artist Nic Golightly has shared her tips, and some resources to help you, here: creativelifestorywork.com/latest/creat...