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Life story work for care leavers: find out about new research into life story work for care leavers aged 16-25, in this interview with care-experienced independent consultant and Therapeutic Life Story Work practitioner, Mary-anne Hodd. creativelifestorywork.com/resource/pod...

Podcast season 5: Episode 7 - Between Chapters: exploring life story work for care leavers

Exploring life story work for care leavers aged 16-25, with Mary-anne Hodd.

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NEW podcast episode: How play and creativity can transform #lifestorywork. Artist Elena Joy Miller shares simple, trauma-informed ways to create safer, more playful life story work sessions - starting with small steps you can take tomorrow. creativelifestorywork.com/resource/pod...

Podcast season 5: Episode 6 - How play and creativity can transform life story work % - Creative Life Story Work

Artist Elena Miller explains how play and creativity can make life story work more inclusive and can give children empowerment, choice and control.

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Need to refresh your knowledge on life story work theory? Or learn how to use particular tools and techniques? We have a Live Classroom for that - take a look: creativelifestorywork.com/training/

💙We’re so happy to share new resources, all about delivering life story work with refugee and asylum-seeking young people💙 We worked in partnership with @cfabuk.bsky.social and @tlswuk.bsky.social to create an animation for young people, a guide for interpreters, and a toolkit for practitioners.

Life story work resources to support refugee and asylum-seeking children and young people - Creative Life Story Work

Resources to support life story work with refugee and asylum-seeking children and young people.

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Get a behind-the-scenes insight into life story work at BCP Council. BCP Council are the latest local authority to join us as Creative Life Story Work members, giving their team access to our resources and online training. creativelifestorywork.com/latest/bourn...

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council: giving every child life story work that’s as unique as they are - Creative Life Story Work

Leanne Morgan, principal social worker at BCP Council, explains how she hopes the Council’s new method of delivering life story work will mean every child experiences an offer that’s as unique as they...

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Understanding eating disorders. @psyjess.bsky.social from Trauma Informed Consultancy Services gives an introduction to understanding eating disorders and how we can respond using kindness, safety and connection, in her new blog post. Read it here: creativelifestorywork.com/latest/eatin...

All the resources on the Creative Life Story Work website centre play and creativity as vital tools for supporting children and young people through life story work.

Our newsletter, with a round-up of our latest life story work resources and training, will land in inboxes later this week. If you'd like a copy, sign up here: eepurl.com/h90tcn

Understanding eating disorders. Jessica Parker gives an introduction to understanding eating disorders and how we can respond using kindness, safety and connection, in this new article: creativelifestorywork.com/latest/eatin...

Eating disorders: Understanding what’s beneath the surface - Creative Life Story Work

Jess Parker gives an introduction to understanding eating disorders and how people working with children and young people can respond using kindness, safety and connection.

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Our first podcast episode of 2026 is with Jessica Parker, director of Trauma Informed Consultancy Services. Jess joined us in our virtual studio to discuss how we can support young people affected by eating disorders: creativelifestorywork.com/resource/pod... @psyjess.bsky.social

Happy new year everyone! There's still time to book onto our first Creative Life Story Work info session of the year, where you can ask questions about membership and meet some of our team. It's on Tuesday next week: creativelifestorywork.com/event/creati...

We'll be starting 2026 with one of our membership info sessions for anyone who wants to know more about what’s included in Creative Life Story Work membership. It's friendly, no-pressure, and we'd love to see you there! Book your spot here: creativelifestorywork.com/event/creati...

Creative Life Story Work membership information session - Creative Life Story Work

Find out how you could use Creative Life Story Work in your own practice. Creative Life Story Work membership will give you access to all the resources and training on this site, all focused on helpin...

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Can letters help us say things that might be difficult to discuss in person? In this episode of our podcast, Ciara McClelland from shares her perspective on letter-writing techniques. Listen online, or wherever you get your podcasts: creativelifestorywork.com/resource/pod...

Podcast season 5: Episode 4 - Therapeutic letter-writing % - Creative Life Story Work

How can therapeutic letters support healing, truth-telling and connection?

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More than 1,000 people are already Creative Life Story Work members, giving them access to all our life story work tools and resources. Find out if membership could be useful for you: creativelifestorywork.com/become-a-mem...

Lots of you have booked onto our January live classroom, on therapeutic letter-writing with Ciara McClelland, in the last few days💙 If you haven't booked yet, there are still places available and everyone is welcome. Book your ticket here: creativelifestorywork.com/event/therap...

Therapeutic Letter Writing - Creative Life Story Work

Explore how therapeutic letter writing can be a powerful tool for healing, care and truth-telling within fostering and social work settings.

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❄️The Creative Life Story Work office will be closed for a two week break, from Monday 22 December 2025 to Friday 2 January 2026. We'll be back from Monday 5 January. We wish everyone a peaceful, restful time this Christmas and New Year!❄️

We're so happy to welcome @bcpcouncil.bsky.social as Creative Life Story Work members! Here's principal social worker, Leanne Morgan, on how the Council’s way of delivering life story work will mean every child experiences an offer as unique as they are. creativelifestorywork.com/latest/bourn...

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council: giving every child life story work that’s as unique as they are - Creative Life Story Work

Leanne Morgan, principal social worker at BCP Council, explains how she hopes the Council’s new method of delivering life story work will mean every child experiences an offer that’s as unique as they...

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Booking now: An introduction to therapeutic letter-writing, with Ciara McClelland Join us for this online Live Classroom in January. Book your place: creativelifestorywork.com/event/therap...

Therapeutic Letter Writing - Creative Life Story Work

Explore how therapeutic letter writing can be a powerful tool for healing, care and truth-telling within fostering and social work settings.

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New: The healing power of therapeutic letter writing. Get some tips to help you write trauma-informed, therapeutic letters, in this new article by Ciara McClelland from Trauma Informed Consultancy Services Ltd. Thank you Ciara! creativelifestorywork.com/latest/the-h...

The healing power of therapeutic letter writing - Creative Life Story Work

Trainer and arts psychotherapist, Ciara McClelland, offers some guidance on writing letters which are trauma-informed and which build trust and connection.

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🩷 This is one of our favourite recent pieces of feedback for our Live Classrooms (this is from the session @drkarentreisman.bsky.social delivered on genograms). We're happy to hear it inspired you!

💌Where to start with therapeutic letter-writing. 💌 This month Ciara McClelland is our podcast guest, discussing how letters can help young people feel seen, heard and understood. Listen to the full conversation here: creativelifestorywork.com/resource/pod...

⭐ Six things to consider when developing a life story work policy ⭐ Here's our local authority specialist, Joanne Stoddart, with her tips on developing a policy from scratch. creativelifestorywork.com/latest/what-...

What to consider when developing a life story work policy and procedure - Creative Life Story Work

Blue Cabin’s Local Authority Specialist, Joanne Stoddart, discusses the role of foster carers in life story work with care-experienced children and young people.

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Welcome to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, who have joined us as a Creative Life Story Work member! We're looking forward to welcoming your team members to our Live Classrooms and supporting you all to make use of our life story work tools, guidance and resources.

Just a few days left to book for this free Live Classroom with Virtual Memory Box, all about how this digital tool is being rolled out to regional #adoption agencies. Book your spot here: creativelifestorywork.com/event/virtua...

Virtual Memory Box: A new digital tool for regional adoption agencies - Creative Life Story Work

Find out how a digital solution to capturing and storing memories is being rolled out to regional adoption agencies, with Christian Brock, founder of Virtual Memory Box.

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Our online Live Classrooms give you practical ideas you can add to your life story work toolkit. See what's coming up and book yourself some training here: creativelifestorywork.com/training/

Find out how life story work is talked about in Ofsted reports, and the lessons we can learn: creativelifestorywork.com/latest/what-...

What do Ofsted reports reveal about life story work provision across the UK? - Creative Life Story Work

What do Ofsted reports reveal about life story work provision across the UK?

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👏 Congratulations to Virtual Memory Box, winners of The Digital Innovation Award at #CYPNow awards! We'll be joined by Christian Brock from Virtual Memory Box on 8 Dec to hear how Virtual Memory Box is being rolled out to regional adoption agencies. creativelifestorywork.com/event/virtua...

Virtual Memory Box: A new digital tool for regional adoption agencies - Creative Life Story Work

Find out how a digital solution to capturing and storing memories is being rolled out to regional adoption agencies, with Christian Brock, founder of Virtual Memory Box.

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How can young, care-experienced voices help guide the use of technology in life story work? Listen to this episode of the Creative Life Story Work podcast for an insight into The Vault and how it's being tested out by care-experienced young researchers. creativelifestorywork.com/resource/exp...

Podcast season 5: Episode 3 - Exploring The Vault: a digital tool for life story work % - Creative Life Story Work

How can digital tools help young people store important memories, documents and stories? And how can care-experienced voices guide their use?

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Where should you start in developing a life story work policy? Here's a quick guide, from our local authority specialist, Joanne Stoddart. creativelifestorywork.com/latest/what-...

What to consider when developing a life story work policy and procedure - Creative Life Story Work

Blue Cabin’s Local Authority Specialist, Joanne Stoddart, discusses the role of foster carers in life story work with care-experienced children and young people.

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