Principle 5: You can judge the wisdom of any society by the investment it makes in its children, with Steve Chalke’s guest and expert witness Dr Celia Sadie, Director of Care and Wellbeing at Oasis Restore, England's first ever secure school (part 2 of 2)

You can judge the wisdom of any society by the investment it makes in its children: The importance of taking a trauma-informed approach to supporting children. In this episode Steve’s guest and expert witness is Dr Celia Sadie. In part one Steve sets out his fifth principle, in part two Dr Celia responds. 

“This is my conversation with my guest and expert witness Dr. Celia Sadie, clinical psychologist and Director of Care and Wellbeing at Oasis Restore, England's first ever secure school based in Rochester, in Kent. We talk together about Principle 5: You can judge the wisdom of any society by the investment it makes in its children. It was brilliant talking with Celia, because I know that she understands the revolution that we need to go through if we're to give every young person in our society the opportunity they deserve and allow them to reach their full potential.” 

– Steve Chalke

About Dr Celia Sadie

Dr Celia Sadie is the Director of Care and Wellbeing at Oasis Restore – England’s first secure school. She is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and a specialist in adolescent mental health and psychological therapies. Her career has spanned adolescent in-patient and youth custody settings, as well as work in private practice and as an expert witness. Dr Celia has trained, published, and presented her work widely in national and international settings, including contributing to the Lammy Review (2017), and Youth Justice Conventions. Much of her work has focused on the development of trauma-responsive services, and on the particular challenges faced by adolescents in custody and those who work with them.

About this podcast series 

This podcast series, and the accompanying book by Steve Chalke, sets out ten tried and tested practical principles for ‘how’ to develop joined up, cost effective, community empowering work, gleaned from the hard-won experience that sit at the heart of the mission of Oasis over the last four decades. 

Steve talks to 13 expert witnesses who help him bring his book to life with their own thoughts and lived experiences.

We believe it’s time for a radical reset. It's time for A Manifesto for Hope!

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