ROOTS
OF
CONNECTION
Knowing where we come from is fundamental to knowing who we are and where we want to go.
Our Philosophy
Good quality relationships are key to healing from trauma. Developing and maintaining caring relationships is the most important thing we can do for children, young people and adults who have experienced trauma and loss.
Natural families need to be heard and supported to overcome whatever difficulties are preventing them being the parents their children need. Support needs to continue after any separation as family never stop being family, even at a distance.
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All children separated from their family of birth should understand their 'story' and have access to good quality Therapeutic Life Story Work, their relationships with people who are important to them should be maintained.
Anyone living or working with traumatised children should have access to training support to understand the impact of trauma, including relationship trauma and vicarious trauma, and how best to nurture children, young people and those who care for them.
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Life-Story
Work
Supporting children and young people to understand their life journey and the impact it has had on them, nurturing relationships with the people who care for them...
Training, Speaking & Workshops
Whether it's hearing Ruth and/or Josephine speak, or one of our bespoke training courses and workshops there will always be lots to think about and discuss.
First Family Connections
At the heart of all we do is the first family connections and relationships that are often where the healing begins...
Blogs
Ruth writes her own blog under the pseudonym mummy tiger where she shares her adoption story as an adopter. How to be adopted's blog is one that Ruth has found really useful from an adoptee's perspective.
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