About Therapeutic Life Story Work - South East
In recent years Therapeutic Life Story Work has significantly grown in demand as a primary intervention to support young people (and adults) with finding their own life narrative; especially where the life history has been impacted by trauma and loss.
With ever increasing academic evidence to support the positive outcomes for participants of the intervention, the Rose Model of TLSW is now being delivered across the globe in Australia, USA, Portugal, Singapore and Japan.
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Theresa, Jane and Karla, the founders of TLSW-SE, are all active, certified members of TLSW-UK and serve on the national committee to develop, standardise and steer the work nationally ad internationally.
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Living in the same, beautiful corner of the UK, it seemed like a natural progression for the trio to join forces in their efforts to raise awareness of their work and their passion to help young people (and adults) explore how present behaviour might be linked to past experiences.
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Building on their established presence in the field of Therapeutic Life Story work, Theresa, Jane and Karla aimed to create a localised, specialist TLSW hub, with the full support and accreditation of Professor Richard Rose.
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The Rose Model
Professor Richard Rose, author and child trauma expect, created the Rose Model of Therapeutic Life Story Work almost three decades ago.
Richard is a regular visitor to Australia where he is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Social Work and Social Policy at La Trobe University; Honorary Associate of Institute of Open Adoption Studies, University of Sydney and Honorary Associate of Berry Street Melbourne.
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Over the last six years he has been a regular visitor to the USA, where he presents for Portland State University, Department of Human Services, Oregon and ORPARC (Adoption Services). .
Richard is the author of The Child’s Own Story – Life Story Work with Traumatised Children (2004); Life Story Therapy with Traumatised Children – A Model for Practice (2012) and Innovative Therapeutic Life Story Work (2017).
