PIEs in children and young persons' work
With its origins in recognition of the innovative work of some homelessness services, it was perhaps inevitable that many of the examples of practice, the forum discussions and case studies etc have tended to come from the field of homelessness and resettlement, including work with children and young people.
This was, after all, the sector where the idea of a PIE was first fully formulated although the challenge and the opportunity for creating recovery environments applies across a wide range of setting and needs; and we are finding a growing number of children's and young persons' services now coming to the PIElink, to look for ideas.
As of now - the summer of 2022 - we are in the process of re-editing a collection of essays first published in 2012 (edited by Robin Johnson and Rex Haigh). This second edition will update many of the sections on homelessness services work.
In the meantime we will include three sample chapters from the original book; also one from Robin Johnson's dissertation; one from the Housing Care and Support journal: and some observations on families and young people in the care and criminal justice systems
But as of now, there are still far too few examples here of creative work with children and young persons, from play work to care leaver support and beyond; and yet we know, from many conversations over the past ten ears, that there are many more creative services with a great story to tell.
Hopefully the re-launch of the PIElink as a CIC (currently expected late Spring of 2023) will give us the opportunity to re-launch and expand the forums, for lively and interactive sharing of views and experiences. This may be the best place to start, in learning from each other.
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Background reading, listening and viewing
Sian Erickson on working with mothers in care proceedings
Turmoil and Transition at St Basils' : HERE
Debating at the Urban Academy : HERE
Playing with freedom : HERE
Implementing a psychologically informed environment in a service for homeless young people : HERE
1625 IP's Trauma Recovery model pilot : HERE
Y-Adapt on the clubhouse model : HERE
Person-centred, holistic, psychologically informed: the YWHP young women's housing project (Jacqui Smith) : HERE
Meeting the needs of detached young runaways through PIEs : HERE
On the challenges of rural youth homelessness( : HERE
Using standardised measurement to evaluate behaviour change in young people : HERE
Young people and families in the care and criminal justice systems
Crime and disorder - Personality disorder typologies and learned defiance in the prison system : HERE
Psychological resilience interventions for youth recidivism: A systematic Review : HERE
The engagement of young people in drug interventions in coercive contexts; findings from a cross-national European study : HERE
Confronting the leaving care crisis (Wodehouse Eaves) : HERE
See also the notes and suggested reading list for the PIEs in youth services forum of November 2021 : HERE