Creative Life Story Work Podcast: Recent Episodes
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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.
Back in episode four of our podcast we heard about a short film which was being made by a group of first-time filmmakers from Redcar and Cleveland.
Now, we catch up with members of The Studio of the Fostered Heroes, and filmmaker Laura Degnan, to find out how they feel about the film they created together, sharing their own, personal stories of care-experience.
How is therapeutic life story work delivered in different parts of the world?
We chat with Professor Richard Rose from Therapeutic Life Story Work International on our podcast, and hear how life story work looks in places including the USA, Australia and Japan.
The tale of the librarian and the researcher
We welcome two guests from Leeds, which is an official Child-Friendly City.
We're joined by Dr Delyth Edwards from Leeds University and Elvie Thompson from The British Library to find out what that means for people in the city, and to hear about the creation of a new recipe book by 30 unaccompanied, asylum-seeking young people.
Cooked with Love: World recipes without borders looks to create and enhance connections between young people in Leeds and their social workers and other supporting adults, and brings together food from Iran, Sudan, Chad, Ethiopia and Eritrea and Afghanistan. Download a copy here: www.bl.uk/projects/food-means-home.
How do we know that Therapeutic Life Story Work is making a difference to the lives of care-experienced children and young people? And how do we gather evidence of the change it makes?
In this episode of the podcast we welcome three guests who have been involved in evaluating new models of life story work: Professor Richard Rose from Therapeutic Life Story Work International; Meisha Taumoefolau, MacKillop Family Services; and Dr James Lucas from Deakin University, who are all joining us from Australia.
Blue Cabin's Jenny Young and Gloria Raine take us back to 2016 when the organisation was set up to help improve outcomes for care-experienced children and young people by connecting them with creative activities.
Hear how the organisation developed connections and partnerships with local authorities and how the new model of Creative Life Story Work emerged.
Find out more at wearebluecabin.com/podcast
The Creative Life Story Work podcast returns in September!
Over the last year, we’ve had sparkling conversations on our podcast, with colleagues who
are delivering Creative Life Story Work with children and young people.
We’ve heard from local authority staff, social workers, evaluators, and professional artists,
and we’ve discussed how this new approach to Life Story Work was developed, and what’s
been learnt so far.
The podcast returns in September – listen in to find out more!
In the meantime, you can catch up with all episodes so far at wearebluecabin.com/podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.
In this episode of the Creative Life Story Work podcast, Dawn Williams talks to social worker: Pauline Hilling, and Therapeutic Social Worker: Rachel Booth about what happens before and after an All About Me session has taken place. Who are the other professionals involved? How do they work together? What connections do they make? What are they noticing? Produced and mixed by Will Sadler of Anya Media You can subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, or listen on our website at www.wearebluecabin.com/clswpodcast
Our Creative Life Story Work Sharing Event took place in March 2022. Delegates attended from across the country and were from Local Authorities, charities, and freelancers. The event included a panel of people who have been central to the programme so far:
Prof Richard Rose (Therapeutic Life Story Work International)
Lisette Auton (Blue Cabin Associate Artist)
Michelle Wood (Blue Cabin Associate Artist)
Pam McArdle (South Tyneside Council)
Joanne Stoddart (Darlington Borough Council)
Episode 9 of the podcast is a special edition - a recording of the event panel. We hope you enjoy it.
Produced and mixed by Will Sadler of Anya Media
You can subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, or listen on our website at www.wearebluecabin.com/clswpodcast
Dawn Williams talks to Ben van Wagtendonk of Gateshead Council, and Joanne Stoddart of Darlington Council about the value of doing Life Story Work differently.
Dawn Williams talks to researcher Chloe Juliette, and Tom Elkins from PhotoVoice. Today we ask the question: what tools might we use to best advocate for and influence change for care-experienced young people?
Dawn Williams is joined by Creative Facilitator, Mary Robson, to discuss the importance of reflective practice.
Dawn Williams is joined by Professor Richard Rose of Life Story Work International and experienced Therapeutic Life Story Worker: Lynda Gallagher to discuss the "More About Me" stage of the Creative Life Story Work process.
Dawn Williams is joined by researcher: Dr Delyth Edwards and artist: Lisette Auton to discuss the ethics of storytelling.
Grace Lockrobin, Director of Thinking Space and Professor Richard Rose, Director of Theraputic Life Story International talk about the power of the story and the role it plays when children are trying to make sense of their lives.
The Creative Life Story Work Podcast explores 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.
Whether you’re a foster carer, someone who has experience of the care system, or you work with children and young people, we hope that this podcast show will give you an insight into how we could make life story work better for young people.
You can subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, or listen on our website at www.wearebluecabin.com/clswpodcast
The Creative Life Story Work Podcast explores 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.
Whether you’re a foster carer, someone who has experience of the care system, or you work with children and young people, we hope that this podcast show will give you an insight into how we could make life story work better for young people.
You can subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, or listen on our website at www.wearebluecabin.com/clswpodcast
The Creative Life Story Work Podcast explores 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.
Whether you’re a foster carer, someone who has experience of the care system, or you work with children and young people, we hope that this podcast show will give you an insight into how we could make life story work better for young people.
You can subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, or listen on our website at www.wearebluecabin.com/clswpodcast