Life story work with children in kinship care workshop: Derby

The Wardwick Room, Derby Museum & Art Gallery The Strand, Derby, DE1 1BS

Join our free workshop about life story work. Learn what it is, when to consider it, techniques to carry it out (and get support), as well as how it can help kinship children build a positive self-image. Our workshops are a place where you’ll meet other kinship carers just like you and where you can connect and learn together.

Offsite parking is available nearby at Bold Lane and Chapel Street car parks and parking cards can be validated at the Museum and Art Gallery to give a discounted rate of £2.70 for a day. The nearest offsite car park is on Bold Lane, 50 metres from the museum. This car park is open twenty four hours a day.

Derby Bus Station is a 10 minute walk away. There are frequent and regular bus services into the city centre.

To plan your journey, visit Arriva or Trent Barton.

 

The nearest station is Derby, which is a 25-minute walk from the venue.

To plan your journey and buy train tickets, visit National Rail or Trainline.

For more details about Derby Station, visit Derby Station on National Rail.

 

About Dr Paul Shuttleworth

Paul is a registered social worker, having worked in practice with children and families for 20+ years, as well as in a kinship care team in Brighton and Hove. Paul completed his PhD (“What Matters to Children Living in Kinship Care”) in 2021, and worked at Sussex University as a BA social work professional officer, associate tutor, postdoctoral fellow, lecturer and research associate, as well as a senior lecturer at Kingston University. His book ‘Navigating Relational Spaces’ came out in Aug 2024, but he’s previously published and edited work in a variety of publications. Paul’s interests include listening to and valuing children’s views, kinship care, permanence, dialogical participation, critical realism, value-led research and practice, and breaking down the theory-practice divide.

Headshot of Dr Paul Shuttleworth

About Michelle Hall

Michelle is a kinship carer for her 13-year-old grandson, having also been his special guardian for 10 years. She is a university lecturer, teaching students interested in working with children, young people, and families – as well as social work apprentices training for leadership roles. Her previous roles include leading services for young adults with learning disabilities and autism, family support and childcare.

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