Resources

Berry Street produce a range of resources to inform carers, practitioners, service providers, policy makers and the public. Our resource library includes publications, reports, articles and presentations on issues impacting children and families.

Innovative Therapeutic Life Story Work

"Developing Trauma-Informed Practice for Working with Children, Adolescents and Young Adults"

Therapeutic Life Story Work is an approach designed to enable traumatised children to explore, question and understand the past events of their lives.

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The Y-Change Pilot Project Evaluation

Innovation in youth partnership, youth leadership and social change. Berry Street’s Y-Change is a youth leadership and social change program for young people who have experienced disadvantage.

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Common practice elements for child and family services

This discussion paper was commissioned by Berry Street in 2014 to inform Berry Street about the potential application of the Common Elements or ‘Kernels’ approach to child and family welfare practice. The paper was prepared by Dr Penny Mitchell.

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Publication by Richard Rose

1 July 2017

Innovative Therapeutic Life Story Work

"Developing Trauma-Informed Practice for Working with Children, Adolescents and Young Adults".

This new edited volume documents innovative ways in which Therapeutic Life Story Work has been developed. The book draws on the work of nine organisations implementing Therapeutic Life Story Work across the world, and it provides understanding and guidance for those working with children who have experienced trauma

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Publication by Richard Rose

15 May 2012

Life Story Therapy with Traumatised Children: A Model for Practice

Life Story Therapy with Traumatized Children by Richard Rose is essential reading for those working with children and adolescents, including social workers, teachers, child psychotherapists, residential care staff, long-term carers, psychologists and other professionals.

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