Humber Social Work Teaching Partnership

Sarah Naish has developed models of specialised parenting that have had a national impact in increasing the recognition of the needs of traumatised children. She is widely recognised as a trail blazer in the field of Therapeutic Parenting and is a bestselling author within that.

She has helped and influenced the lives of many despairing parents with positive outcomes for their adopted and fostered children.

Sarah’s expertise and understanding were developed through her role as an adoptive mother of a family of five profoundly traumatised siblings. 

• A No 1 best-selling author of books on Therapeutic Parenting, translated into five languages 
• Sarah is a sought-after media spokesperson in this country and abroad (particularly in the US), contributing to national publications

• Established a Facebook page which currently has over 28,500 members  
• Established the National Association of Therapeutic Parenting (NATP) which now has over 10,000 members to provide a desperately needed hub of information and support to carers of traumatised children
• Established Fostering Attachments Ltd (trading as Inspire Training Group). Inspire Training delivers courses to carers, Independent Fostering Agencies (IFAs), Local Authorities and adoption agencies in Therapeutic Parenting
• Devised the only nationally accredited Diploma in Therapeutic Parenting in the UK for professionals and parents
• Former owner of a fostering agency, Fostering Together Ltd, took it from special measures and turned it around within a few years to earn an ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted report
• Developed the TRUE model “Therapeutic Re-parenting U nderpinned by Empathy/Experience” and works as a consultant assisting agencies and Local Authorities in implementing this model
• Instigated and funded research into compassion fatigue with the University of Bristol. This was the first ever worldwide research into compassion fatigue and made significant changes and improvements in this area. (Compassion fatigue is experienced by many foster parents, adopters, and other parents, which is best described as symptoms of burn out akin to post-traumatic stress disorder)
• Keynote speaker at national and overseas conferences on child trauma including Iceland, Estonia, the US, and Australia.
• Founder of a new independent therapeutic fostering agency, TRUE Fostering Ltd in June 2019 to actively help spread the practice of Therapeutic Parenting. Within just four months, Ofsted granted it a “Good” report which is an almost unheard-of achievement within such a short timescale 
• In 2020, established SAfER Fostering CIC - a ‘Not for Profit’ Therapeutic Foster Agency in Wales.

Sarah Dillon is a therapist and accredited member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists; Founding Committee Member of the National Association of Therapeutic Parents

Therapeutic Lead: National Association of Therapeutic Parents (NATP)
Therapeutic Lead: Centre of Excellence in Childhood Trauma

Child and Adult Therapist for those with attachment difficulties, complex and developmental trauma.

Foundations for Attachments and Nurturing Attachments Course Facilitator
EMDR Therapist

Certified Havening Practitioner (Neuroscience)

Developmental Trauma and Attachment Consultant for numerous independent Fostering Agencies, Schools and Local Authorities

Delivering Therapeutic Parenting training courses to Adoptive Parents, Foster Parents and Supporting Professionals Nationwide

Former Fostering Panel Chair

Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy Informed Practitioner

Therapeutic Parenting Consultant

Accredited Trainer

International Keynote Speaker:  Adoption and Fostering

Author: Therapeutic Parenting Essentials. Moving from Trauma to Trust, The Quick Guide to Therapeutic Parenting and the A-Z Therapeutic Parenting Professional Companion

My background is that of a looked after child. I spent much of my childhood in the care system.

I have four children of my own and five Grandchildren.

Ryan Hart, and his brother Luke, share their family’s story of coercive control and domestic homicide. In 2017 they released their book, Remembered Forever, and set up their organization, CoCoAwareness, to increase the awareness of coercive control. So far, their work has taken them to over 13 countries and they have trained tens of thousands of professionals in identifying, understanding, and ending domestic abuse.

They are White Ribbon Ambassadors and Refuge Champions speaking out against male violence towards women and children. They have also worked with the charity Level Up to produce and advocate for the acceptance of domestic homicide reporting guidelines and have received a number of awards for their work in raising awareness – including the Lincolnshire Police Outstanding Contribution to Public Service 2018/2019, BBC Inspirations 2020 award and the Big Issue’s Top 100 Changemakers of 2020.

Their website is www.cocoawareness.co.uk

Jonny is a part time Head of Innovation and Engagement for the Wales Youth Justice Board (YJB), where he is working to develop, test and evaluate a developmental case management approach for youth offending teams to use with young people with complex and prolific offending histories. Jonny also works part time as Youth Forensic Co-ordinator at the tier 4 All Wales FACTS Team (Forensic Adolescent Consultation & Treatment Service) where he specializes in advice and guidance on harmful sexual behaviour in young people who have committed offences. Jonny is also a freelance consultant social worker and criminologist. He offers consultancy, training, assessment, inspection, editing and supervision on a private basis, working with local authorities, charities and the private sector. Jonny runs a website and blog promoting recovery for troubled children and young people ( www.JonnyMatthew.com ) The Troubled Kids Blog offers information and inspiration to those working in the field. He has recently published his second book, ‘Working With Troubled Children & Teenagers’ and is co-founder of the TRM Academy, which promotes the understanding and use in practice of the Trauma Recovery Model (TRM); Jonny co-authored the TRM with Dr. Tricia Skuse (see www.TRMAcademy website for more information)

Prior to his current roles, Jonny was a YOT officer for 5 years followed by 10 years as an adolescent sexual offending specialist with Barnardo’s. In August 2013, he left his 3-year post as Deputy Manager of Hillside Secure Children’s Home, where he was responsible for the therapy and other interventions, and joined the YJB. Jonny’s research interests are youth crime, attachment, adoption & fostering, abuse, safeguarding, therapeutic approaches and particularly how skewed development and trauma impact on children’s behaviour. Jonny is a former Chair of NOTA Wales ( www.NOTA.co.uk ) and co-opted National Committee member of BASW Cymru ( www.basw.co.uk/wales/ ) and is a founding member of the Wales Attachment Network.

Siobhan has been a social worker for 32 years and became a practice educator in 1995. Siobhan has worked independently for a number of years. As an independent her work is varied but includes training, devising practice learning resources and consultancy work. Siobhan still very much enjoys working as a practice educator and currently works with a few students a year in an offsite capacity. 

In 2004 Siobhan was appointed to the position of Secretary of the International Federation of Social Workers, holding this position for eight years. She still maintains close international links and enjoys working to support practice educators in countries where social work education is in the early stages of development. She is currently the Co-Director of the New Social Workers international project which is exploring the experiences of social workers making the transition into the profession.

Siobhan is a Visiting Professor at the University of Chester. She is also an Editorial Board member of the Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning. 

Siobhan has written widely, mostly around social work theory and critical reflection. She is committed to making the knowledge base accessible to busy practitioners and set up Kirwin Maclean Associates as an independent publishing organisation based on the values and ethics of social work.

Elaine James is a senior manager in social work. She is currently the Service Manager of an award-winning Learning Disability Social Work Service. Together with Rob, Elaine co-wrote the best-selling social work book, Social Work, Cats & Rocket Science. Elaine occasionally has a strong ‘Ull accent for which makes no apology for.

Rob Mitchell is a Principal Social Worker and Head of Service at Bradford Council. He lurks on twitter via @RobMitch92 and last year somehow managed to bag an MBE. Rob foolishly supports Leeds United.

Mawuli has lead specialism within the Eileen Murphy Consultants on Solution Focused Motivational Interviewing and Supervision for managers.  He is an experienced Social Work Manager working in a variety of settings including Primary Care Trusts; Residential Care; Education and Children and Families.

The Eileen Murphey Consultants have over 30 years’ experience and provides training to Children & Families, Youth Offending, Education and Mental Health teams across the UK.

The ethos of all our work is that the client is the expert on what works for them, what doesn’t work and what a preferred future looks like. Our role as Practitioners is to be a “conduit” to a better outcome rather than “prescriptive expert”.

www.brief-therapy-uk.com 

Tel: 07779 242 289