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How early years trauma affects the brain

The child who mistrusts good care

Dan Hughes
Dan Hughes summarises how the brain reacts to trauma and how an understanding of this process is helpful to foster and adoptive parents and professionals.
Published in
Videos
on 4 Feb 2016

Autism and acting

Liam's career four years on

Liam Robertson

In 2012 Liam Robertson, who is on the autism spectrum, told us about his passion for TV, film and theatre and his ambition to become an actor. Liam's story is inspirational, demonstrating the importance of seeing the person, not the disability.

Published in
Videos
on 3 Dec 2015

Place-based working

Iriss on…

Iriss on place-based working
Explores how a place-based approach enables effective work with people and communities to improve their health and wellbeing.
Published in
Iriss on…
on 28 Jul 2015

Leading change in supervision

Messages from practice

Supervision meeting
Report that describes the rationale, process and learning from a project which explored the topic of supervision with a group of six partners.
Published in
Reports
on 9 Jul 2015

Prison leavers and homelessness

Insight 29

Insight 29
Examines the relationship between homelessness and offending, the impact of prison, key challenges and messages for practice.
Published in
Insights
on 7 May 2015

Engage and Create

The Art of Talking

How does facilitating discussions about paintings by Van Gogh & Picasso open up amazing conversations between people with dementia living in care homes?  In The Art of Talking, Rachel Mortimer shows how her social enterprise Engage & Create ignites people's minds, engages their interest, and creates wonderful connections.

Published in
Case studies
on 16 Apr 2015

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