The Problems

What do people discuss with their ASART therapist?

Abandonment
Adoption difficulties
Attachment
Childhood trauma
Contact between adoptive and birth families
Gay and Lesbian parenting
Genetic sexual attraction
Giving up a child or children
Healing emotional wounds
Identity
Infertility
Parenting
Strategies
Transracial and transcultural adoption
Anger
Anxiety
Bereavement
Confusion
Distress
Depression
Desperation
Grief
Loneliness
Loss
Low Self Esteem
Pointlessness
Rejection
Separation

NEWS AND EVENTS

Maggie Rogers: Farewell but not goodbye!
Asart recently said ‘goodbye’ to a founder member, Maggie Rogers who has re-located to her homeland and is taking a sabbatical in New Zealand. Asart would like to thank Maggie for her many contributions, her creativity, warmth and formidable insights. She is already missed by her colleagues, friends and families for whom she provided family based attachment therapy. We look forward to hearing of the next part of her adventure across the globe!

ASART welcomes a new Affiliate in the Greater Manchester and Stockport
ASART is happy to welcome Fiona Astbury as an Affiliate. Fiona can see clients in Stockport, Hale and Greater Manchester and has gained her experience by working with adoptive parents, prospective adopters, adopted adults and birth relatives.

Adoption Support Fund (ASF) sets a fair access limit for 2017 – 2018
The government has set a fair access limit for ASF funding for the 2017 – 2018 financial year. The fair access limit has been set at £5000.00. Specialist assessments can also be accessed. The limit for these assessments is £2500.00. Local Authorities can provide matched funding in complex cases.

Families can request an assessment of their family’s adoption support needs. In the first instance, contact your Local Authority. The initial assessment is made by a social worker who submit an application to Mott MacDonald who administer the fund.

About Esther’s new qualifications
Esther Ina-Egbe has a PhD. in Psychology, Educational Psychology Specialisation. Since her PhD graduation, she has completed a training programme for the Certificate of Competence in Educational Testing (CCET), and currently working towards a Certificate of Psychometric Testing, Assessment & Access Arrangements (CPT3A).

Esther Ina-Egbe, ASART Associate, completes ADOS-2 training
Esther has completed training in, and the use of, Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition. The training was offered by Pearson Clinical.

Elizabeth Mulhern, ASART Associate, completes
DDP Level 1 training
Elizabeth undertook this training in November 2016. The course is Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) Level 1. She was trained by Dan Hughes.

Louis Sydney, ASART Associate, has contributed two new publications for parents.
The first is a Booklist for Parents and the second is Hearing the Call for Life Story Work with Young People.