Case Studies, Child Centered Practices

A good childhood: what we can do

The Good Childhood Report released by The Children’s Society will provide the backdrop for this blog.  We will examine the data, evaluate the current climate and reflect on how Mind Of My Own can help...

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Child Centered Practices

The digital way to emotional context

There has never been a better time to be on the same page with the children and young people we care for and this is how we come to understand their emotional context.

2 min read
Child Centered Practices, How to use Mind Of My Own, Participation

Life Story Work: Me In My Own Words

Life story work is an essential social work intervention, particularly for children in care. Inspectorates recognise the importance of life story work and this is seen widely in their judgements.

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Case Studies, Child Centered Practices

Intelligence that helps leaders

Data created from the authentic voices of children using Mind Of My Own becomes intelligence that helps leaders. When Coventry children’s services joined the Mind Of My Own community in 2018, we were all thrilled.

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Awareness, Child Centered Practices, Our Reflections

How we celebrated Social Work Week 2021

Last week care workers from across the UK came together to celebrate #SocialWorkWeek2021.

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Child Centered Practices, Our Reflections, Product Updates

Beware: Social Media Messaging Services

A new report by the children’s commissioner has found that 60% of 8-year olds and 90% of 12-year olds use some sort of social media messaging service, such as Facebook and WhatsApp...

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