About us
The people who hold others need holding too.
We sustain the practitioners who are there on people's hardest days, and we name the harm that systems of care can do. That's how both practice and systems begin to heal.
What we believe
Equity and justice
We challenge systemic inequity and champion racial, cultural and social justice in everything we deliver.
Relational safety and belonging
Relationships sit at the heart of the work. Attachment, belonging and cultural attunement are the conditions for people to flourish.
Practitioner wellbeing
The wellbeing of practitioners and of the people they serve are interdependent. We care for both, and we name the secondary trauma helpers carry.
Transformative learning
Evidence-informed learning that leaves professionals working with humility and creativity, and feeling empowered inside complex systems.
The team
Dr Beverley Barnett-Jones MBE
Co-founder & Director
Thirty years in children's social care, family justice and system reform. Pioneered Family Drug and Alcohol Courts; formerly Associate Director at the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory.
Donna Bailey MA
Co-founder & Director
Social worker and advocate with fifteen years in family support and child protection. Qualified in Parent Assess, VIPP-SD, Triple P and Reflective Parenting.
Jeremy Vanes CIPD
Associate — coaching
Public service leader and workplace coach who chaired four NHS Trusts. Offers 1:1 and allied group coaching for those facing structural barriers to progression.
Contact
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