Using books in conversations with looked after children

CourseWeDo & Worth Publishing Ltd • 31 May 2024

With Clinical Psychologist Dr. Shona Quin

This webinar will provide you with ideas for using books to support looked after children on issues which really matter to them, whether they be living with foster parents, in children's homes or other similar arrangements.

They may have a lot of worries, concerns and questions, and sometimes we may not know if we are the 'right person' to have a conversation that could really help them.

Clinical Psychologist Shona Quin (Psychology Space) has worked in child and adolescent mental health services for over 20 years, specialising in working with children and adolescents living away from home.

Shona will introduce the benefits of bibliotherapy and how to use it, as well as introducing material she has written herself, on such relevant themes as arriving into foster placement, experience big emotions and coping with them, experiencing flashbacks, and more.


You may want to look at Reach2Teach Action for inclusion Tool (AFIT) and buy it at https://www.reach2teach.net/

Comments on the webinar

  • Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and skills with us - a beautiful way to end the week.
  • Thank you so much. Much food for thought :)
  • Thank you, so interesting. The books a great way to connect withThank you. What a lovely way to end the week!children
  • Thank you ! So interesting and will be purchasing the books when they are out, can see how helpful they will be. So lovely to end the weekend with this - I can feel your passion from here (Northern Ireland!)
  • Thank you. What a lovely way to end the week!
  • Very interesting, thank you.
  • Thank you, good to be part of this.
  • Thank you so much for sharing your story and practice using stories. Have a lovely weekend!
  • Thank you so much, a really useful and engaging session.😄

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