Contents tagged with drop-in centres

  • You are not really making toast!

    To be purposeful in the guise of aimless “hanging out” is a complex and unusual skill – not easy to learn but easy to underestimate.

    Having provided group supervision to workers in drop-in centres for over twelve years, I have developed a strong respect for the complexity of this work. Not everyone has the ability to build a warm connection with someone, whilst simultaneously monitoring the rest of the space for anyone else in need and keeping an eye out for brewing unrest or …

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Lisa Derham

Lisa's photoBA, BSW, AMHSW, Graduate Diploma in Family Therapy, MACA Level 4

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