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Day 7: Caring for those we know and those we don't know
Bakewell to Derby
What a beautiful day's cycling - wonderful canal paths, lanes and railway cuttings.
Our morning meeting was very quiet - there is a lovely coming together of the group of riders with the local support - this time of Bakewell Quakers - Friends that we have never met any may never meet again yet they have organised themselves to support us?
How is that some human beings want to care for those who they have never met?
Usually it seems to depend on their ability to recognise that …
What a beautiful day's cycling - wonderful canal paths, lanes and railway cuttings.
Our morning meeting was very quiet - there is a lovely coming together of the group of riders with the local support - this time of Bakewell Quakers - Friends that we have never met any may never meet again yet they have organised themselves to support us?
How is that some human beings want to care for those who they have never met?
Usually it seems to depend on their ability to recognise that …
Day 6: All age living: Never too old or too young to care
Sheffield to Bakewell
Today was pitched as a gentle day - just 20 miles but we are in the middle of a heat wave and so the temperatures remain high long into the evening when we generally expect cooler times.
However there is something very wonderful about zipping up and down hills with such views all around - it feels a tremendous privilege and opportunity to see the country at a different pace and from a different perspective.
Robert our intrepid 79 year old who managed the hills comfortably a…
Today was pitched as a gentle day - just 20 miles but we are in the middle of a heat wave and so the temperatures remain high long into the evening when we generally expect cooler times.
However there is something very wonderful about zipping up and down hills with such views all around - it feels a tremendous privilege and opportunity to see the country at a different pace and from a different perspective.
Robert our intrepid 79 year old who managed the hills comfortably a…
Thinking Strategically in Health and Education Practice. Have we got a Missing Model?
The I Matter Framework was drawn together as a response to my professional concern that something pretty serious was missing in child and family practice.
There were so many different approaches that families, and front line practitioners, especially those with the most challenging and complex behaviour often found themselves feeling completely bewildered about what to do and why to help their child.
The I Matter Framework offers a practical easy to share integration of the evidence on what…
There were so many different approaches that families, and front line practitioners, especially those with the most challenging and complex behaviour often found themselves feeling completely bewildered about what to do and why to help their child.
The I Matter Framework offers a practical easy to share integration of the evidence on what…
One of my Autism Intervention Heros: Stephen Gutstein
One of the people who has inspired me most in the autism world is Stephen Gutstein, founder of Relationship Development Intervention. There are a few others but Stephen is one of the practitioner researchers who has stood up for the message that children with difficulties on the autistic spectrum can be helped when we use an informed developmental approach.
Click here for his recent talk on What we should be aware of in Autism
One of the things that is most shocking in the field of autism is …
Click here for his recent talk on What we should be aware of in Autism
One of the things that is most shocking in the field of autism is …
How do you judge the impact of I Matter CPD?
In recent weeks, in the process of submitting the I Matter courses for CPD accreditation via the CPD Standards Office I have had to go through a rigorous process. I have had to supply documentation and evidence to show that the course has been carefully put together and that proper systems are in place to ensure that participants have a good experience. I have had to demonstrate that feedback on the course is carefully gathered and evaluated.
In this process I have also been looking at the q…
In this process I have also been looking at the q…
7 Ways that I Matter Training Can Improve Your Job Satisfaction
Wellbeing at work depends on number of important details, but one key detail that can make a huge difference is having a clear undesrtanding of what you are seeing and clarity about what your own role can most usefully be,
What is an I Matter Action Research Project?
There is a significant crisis in the provision of mental health services for children and families. The needs are growing and services are being cut. So maybe there is a need to think laterally?
The Complexity of Needs Assessment Tool (CoNAT)
The quality of the sound recording on this is very poor - sorry - but if you can bear it the content will I hope be useful!
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