The More About Me Approach is one of the main options. Practitioners are urged to think about other funding avenues as well, and where possible to suggest that work is commissioned in partnership with commissioners sharing costs.
TLSWuk are also working on quick “Guides to…” for TLSW and More About Me, which can be used by practitioners with children, families and commissioners of work.
THEiA (Trauma, Health, Education International Academy) has now delivered four successful Care Excellence Programmes to over 500 carers in November & December 2024 and January & February 2025. We are now accepting applications for the course throughout 2025, more details below.
To find out more about THEiA and the Care Excellence Programme, please see flyers below for more details…
THEiA – Introduction Flyer v4 FINAL
THEiA – Care Excellence Programme Flyer
Book online now!
We are pleased to announce the following dates are now bookable via our new website, THEiA Academy – THEiA
Delegates will be required to provide a supporting professional reference and will need to have the reference proforma completed and signed by their referee prior to applying. Please note that the signature provided must be an original, not typed name. Please see a link to the reference proforma below…
THEiA Care Excellence Programme – Reference proforma v3 FINAL
Dates for 2026 coming soon!
This course is currently only available to UK carers and will be offered Worldwide from 2025.
THEiA – ‘Shining a light on best practice’
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TLSW Storytelling Workshop with Ruth Kirkpatrick
An opportunity to explore ways to use oral, traditional storytelling in your TLSW practice. Learn how storytelling can benefit your work, enhancing a trusting relationship, building emotional literacy and whilst developing skills in problem solving and empathy. Watch this space for future dates for this workshop.
Developing Your Therapeutic Life Story Work Tool Kit to Meet the Needs of the Child
These short online practical workshops have been designed to support the development of additional TLSW Tools, with the individual needs of the child and differentiation in mind.There are three individual workshops to attend, or receive a discount if attending all three! See flyer below for more information, dates, cost and how to book your place… New dates starting in February 2025 see flyer for more details..
Developing Tools Workshop Information – 2025
Certificate in Therapeutic Life Story Work Supervision
This new course delivered by Karla Burley is aimed at those who have completed the Professional Diploma in TLSW and would like to become a TLSW Supervisor. Places are limited on this course, therefore early booking is advised. Watch this space for the next course coming soon!
Local Authority (& Fostering Agencies) TLSW Supervision Course
This new course has been created for those supporting team/staff members who have attended or are attending Professor Richard Rose TLSW Advanced Certificate 6-Day Course.
This course has been specifically designed and developed, endorsed by Professor Richard Rose, to inform you and offer you the insight, understanding of TLSW and to learn the TLSW skills and techniques so that you can support your team through their learning process of TLSW effectively and safely. This will enhance their practice from their learning on the 6-day TLSW Advanced Certificate course.See flyer below for full details, dates and how to reserve your place! New course starting in March 2025 – see flyer for more details…
2025 LA 4-Day TLSW Supervisor Course Flyer (4)
Making eBooks in Therapeutic Life Story Work
Join Suzanne McGladdery for this short workshop on how Canva and Book Creator can be used for making story books in TLSW, including audio eBooks which can be of benefit for children with complex needs.
Watch this space for the next course coming soon!
Creating Therapeutic Stories – 3 day course
Places are limited on this 3-day course presented by Suzanne McGladdery. The course aims to provide a framework for ‘Creating Therapeutic Stories’.
CTS Flyer Autumn 2025
Writing Up Your Therapeutic Life Story Work Books
Join Suzanne McGladdery on this online workshop on how to write up TLSW books.
2025 Flyer Writing up your TLSW Book Workshop
Becoming an Independent Life Story Worker
Suzanne McGladdery is providing a short course around becoming an Independent TLSW Worker, offering advice in setting up independent practice.
Becoming Independent Flyer 2025
It is always amazing to be able to support young people as they reach their dreams. Hazel has completed a major part of her third year Fine Arts Degree dissertation with this podcast.
If you are interested in spider webs and attachment click the link below to have a listen. I am very honoured to have been involved.
If it has held your interest, please let Hazel know as she can have feedback for her final paper.
Richard Rose,
Founder & Director, TLSWi
Tomás Saraceno: Webs of At-tent(s)ion. 2018
Tomás Saraceno: Free the Air. 2022
Tomás Saraceno: The Cosmic Dust. 2014
Podcast created by Will Sadler, AnyaMedia