07.11.2022: Writing this week’s PIE blog*, as the lead for Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE), at the national youth homeless charity; Centrepoint, I have been reflecting on a varied week but what has been at the heart of it all, as per a PIE, has been the importance of ‘relationships’. One…

‘I don’t want a massive house or loads of money in the bank. I don’t want a second home and multiple holidays. I want to be able to live in safety with enough money for food and essentials. I don’t want to panic every time I look at my smart…

14.10.2022: As I write this week’s PIE blog, as the lead for Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE), at the national youth homeless charity; Centrepoint, I am once again on a very early train to Manchester to deliver reflective practice and staff support sessions to our amazing frontline teams there. I do…

07.10.2022: As I was thinking about the topic for this week’s PIE blog, as the lead for Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE), at the national youth homeless charity — Centrepoint, I came across the picture above. On reflection, perhaps my eye was drawn to this image because of recent financial events…

30.09.2022: As I write this week’s PIE blog*, as the lead for Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE), at the national youth homeless charity — Centrepoint, I am reflecting on the theme of ‘inclusion’ because this week has been National Inclusion Week (c.f. https://www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk/niw-2022/). This year’s National Inclusion Week has taken place…

23.09.2022: As I write this week’s PIE blog, as the lead for Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE), at the national youth homeless charity — Centrepoint, I am very glad to be ‘home’ after a period of annual leave (hence the gap in the PIE blog over recent weeks). I was very…

05.08.2022: As I write this week’s PIE blog, as the lead for Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE), at the national youth homeless charity — Centrepoint, I am sitting on a very early train to Manchester, on route to deliver reflective practice sessions to our amazing frontline teams in that region. Probably…

29.07.2022: As I write this week’s PIE blog, as the lead for Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE), at the national youth homeless charity — Centrepoint, I have been reflecting further on the notion of a ‘Home’; what this means and if differs from a ‘House’. Last night I had the pleasure…

22.07.2022: As I write this week’s PIE blog, as the lead for Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE), at the national youth homeless charity — Centrepoint, I am on a train back from Manchester where I have had the pleasure of attending the opening event for our refurbished delivery hub at Oldham…