Evidence Based Practice?
Posted September 10th, 2020
I recently came across a review of trials for school-based interventions for adolescents aged 10 to 19 who displayed symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Updates
Covid focused intervention model
Posted August 5th, 2020
Dr Jane Herd shares a snapshot of the focused intervention model she has developed to work with foster carers online during Covid.
The surprising impact of lockdown on Foster Carers, children and young people.
Posted July 15th, 2020
As we come out of lock down and continue to manage the ongoing implication of Covid we have been thinking about what might be learnt from this experience.
Exciting News! Conference on Re-thinking Foster Care - Therapeutic Approaches
Posted March 6th, 2020
Gain a greater understanding of what is meant by therapeutic foster care, explore why we need therapeutic foster care, share practitioners’ experiences and gain best practice ideas and skills to implement in your own work/organisation.
Two New Courses!
Posted February 5th, 2020
Orb8 is delighted to announce the following two new courses: "Trauma Informed Practice - Mental Health & Wellbeing for Unaccompanied Minors" and "Trauma Informed Practice - Mental Health & Wellbeing" Please do get in touch for more information on admin@orb8.org
Dr Jane Herd to present for the Institutue of Recovery from Childhood Trauma at the House of Lords.
Posted May 20th, 2019
Dr Jane Herd will be presenting on Orb8's Best Practice Forum at the House of Lords on 21st June 2019
What do I know?
Posted May 20th, 2019
Dr Jane Herd's thoughts on What we know as practitioners discusses her invitation to present a best practice forum on Orb8's Provision of Therapeutic Foster Care Training for the Institute of Recovery from Childhood Trauma (IRCT) on 21st June 2019 at the House of Lords.
Promoting the Importance of Human Relationships: World Social Work Day 2019 (Relationship based practice)
Posted March 25th, 2019
Read Dr Jane Herd’s contribution on Relationship-based Leadership for the PSW Network Publication for World Social Work Day
The importance of identifying communication difficulties in Looked After Children
Posted March 11th, 2019
Sally Dickens, Speech and Language Therapist, draws attention to communication difficulties in looked after children.
An article on Orb8's Model of Therapeutic Caring
Posted February 4th, 2019
Dr Jane Herd's article on Orb8's Model of Therapeutic Caring from the International Centre for Therapeutic Care's Journal.