Cathy Betoin's I Matter Blog and Videos
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Challenging Behaviour? Are you feeling Healthy Outrage or Out of Control Anger?
"I know it is not very helpful to be angry with my complex child they tell me, but isn't it normal to feel angry if my child is hitting me or hurting their brother or sister?"
In I Matter practice …
And we're off!
Yay! The e-learning Foundation I Matter Class trial is finally running! I am excited that there are 12 participants - most of them professionals from the Kendal and North Lancs area who work in mainstream settings but are nonetheless in touch on a daily basis with one or more (often many more) young people with complex social-emotional needs.
The class will take place over the next 7 weeks and will I hope give participants an opportunity to step back and think about some important - and fascin…
First Online Professional I Matter Class!
Time is running out to register to take part in the first I Matter Online Training Course running in the first half term of 2014.
Due to level of expressed interest, I have decided to open some additional reduced fee places - still offered in exchange for good quality feedback
On completion of the course participants will:
1. Understand what is meant by a complex child, and what is meant by well-being in the I Matter Project
2. Demonstrate a deeper awareness of why complex children behave the way t…
What is an Adult-Child Wellbeing Approach and what it is not? 8 key ideas
An Adult-Child Wellbeing Approach is not however just a traditional parent training approach. An Adult-Child Wellbeing 'I Matter' Approach is a psycho-educational, community based learning experience. It starts…
5 reasons Attachment Theory is important for professionals and parents
Attachment Theory refers…
What I plan to write about
This one jumped out at me today - she looks a lot younger than me (!) but I liked this image because she looks as if she is enjoying the process of thinking, and is about to enjoy the process of writing and this is how I am feeling right now.
I have committed myself to writing a regular blog about........well that is the question....... I think I would…
Another Adult-Child Wellbeing Project!
It is exciting to find other people putting out material as good as this in the area I feel so strongly about!
This one comes from the Center for the Developing Child in Harvard!
Enjoy!
Cathy
JEWELS IN THE MUD?
The trouble with teaching something as challenging as I Matter is that I have found there is very little pl…
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