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Jan 09th, 2025
Ep 6 Old Convictions, New Perspective
In this impactful episode of Faithful Safeguarding, host Madison Clark from Petros engages with Dr. Karl Hanson, an expert in risk assessment and rehabilitation, to explore the concept of desistance and its significance in safeguarding practices.
Dec 31st, 2024
Podcast Ep 5 Creating Inclusive Safeguarding Practices
In this powerful episode, we welcome Anjum Mouj, a highly experienced trainer, facilitator, and consultant, who has dedicated her career to advancing safeguarding practices and creating safer, more inclusive spaces for all.
Nov 07th, 2024
Ep 4 How to Engage Children in Safeguarding
In episode 4, we’re joined by Di Gammage, a registered child and adult psychotherapist with over 25 years of experience working in trauma and abuse. Di is qualified in dramatherapy and play therapy and has been invited to the UK Council for Psychotherapy Child Register due to her clinical experience and publications in child therapy.
Sep 10th, 2024
Podcast Ep 3 Disability & Safeguarding
Meet Father Justin Glyn; a Jesuit priest, lawyer, and passionate advocate for disability inclusion within faith communities. Drawing from his personal experiences as a blind individual and his extensive work in disability advocacy, Fr Justin offers us a unique and profound perspective on how safeguarding practices can better serve those with disabilities.
Sep 06th, 2024
Podcast Ep 2 Theology and Safeguarding in Faith Communities
Host Madison Clarke welcomes Professor Marcus Pound, a renowned theologian and a key member of the Global Safeguarding Alliance. With a deep understanding of both theology and safeguarding, Professor Pound offers a unique perspective on how faith communities can draw from theological principles to enhance their safeguarding practices.
Sep 06th, 2024
Podcast Ep 1 Introduction to Safeguarding in Faith Communities with Professor Jo Clarke
In this inaugural episode of Faithful Safeguarding, your host Madison Clarke sits down with Professor Jo Clarke, Founder and Director of Petros, to explore the essential principles of safeguarding within faith communities.
Aug 08th, 2024
Podcast How to support staff working in prisons
Professor Jo Clarke, PhD., is an internationally acclaimed academic and expert on resilience, and founder of the Petros organisation. Jo learned her craft working as a psychologist in the prison service for over 20 years. She is a regular speaker and trainer, nationally and internationally, on the subject of individual and organizational resilience, and has authored a number of chapters and papers on the subject. Committed to life-long learning, she remains abreast of current research and developments in the area and with her dedicated team, strives to continually develop evidence-based interventions to promote thriving at work and at life.
Nov 07th, 2023
Nurturing resilience in Critical Occupations
Being asked to host an online session at the Insights23 event was a tremendous compliment and a validation of my work spanning criminal justice, psychology, and professional wellbeing over the past 25 years.
Sep 25th, 2023
Resilience and Alzheimer’s
Twenty-three years’ ago I did a PhD at the University of York under the supervision of Dr Derek Roger. I was investigating the psychological impact on staff of working therapeutically with offenders and wanted to know why some staff seemed to thrive whilst others were seriously psychologically injured by their experience.
Jun 08th, 2023
Golden Nuggets
I am going to talk about golden nuggets – not the cereal (is that still available?), but life’s golden nuggets! And, please note that the self-disclosure is for illustrative purposes only – NOT for sympathy. Sympathy and golden nuggets are two different things.
Jan 25th, 2023
The Petros Story
People often ask why Petros is called Petros and, as with most things, there is a story behind it. Are you sitting comfortably? Then I shall begin …
Jan 23rd, 2023
Clowning with Angie Wakeman
Imagine turning up with some colleagues who are also friends, with some strangers too, and three hours later you are going to be cavorting across the room, all eyes on you and your clowning partner, twisting comically, distorting your body to the music of the Pink Panther? Oh yes, and you’ll be wearing a red nose and a ridiculous hat. The more ridiculous, the better.
Oct 24th, 2022
Introducing the Model of Dynamic Adaption (MDA)
Understanding how to enhance positive outcomes for staff while reducing the negative is not simply laudable, it’s necessary.
Sep 28th, 2022
Unlocking Your Budget and Existing Resources to Thrive
Empowering people to thrive at work is challenging, not least because of how complex and diverse we all are. And because of the dynamics that result from a myriad of different mental ill-health outcomes when we fail to thrive. We’ve devised a range of solutions, interventions and strategies to enhance the psychological wellbeing of your employees.
Sep 07th, 2022
Levels of Intervention
Most organisations have tertiary interventions in place in the form of Employee Assistance Programmes, Occupational Health services or external referrals. Reacting to dysfunctional outcomes, however, whilst necessary, should not be the full extent of organisational response to promoting and supporting mind health.
Jul 28th, 2022
The Specific and Unique Nature of Your Business
Understanding how to enhance the positive while reducing the negative is not simply laudable, it’s necessary. Even looking at the most conservative statistics about impact, the financial cost of mental ill-health is substantial. Empowering people to thrive at work is challenging, not least because of how complex and diverse we all are.
Jul 26th, 2022
The Business Case for Addressing Mind Health at Work
People spend a significant proportion of their time at work (today, many of them doing so from their homes) and research tells us that working practices have a considerable impact (positive and negative) on our wellbeing. Even looking at the most conservative statistics about impact, the financial cost of mental ill-health is substantial.
Jul 26th, 2022
The Business Case for Addressing Mind Health at Work
People spend a significant proportion of their time at work (today, many of them doing so from their homes) and research tells us that working practices have a considerable impact (positive and negative) on our wellbeing. Even looking at the most conservative statistics about impact, the financial cost of mental ill-health is substantial.
Apr 29th, 2022
Strong communities mean better health
I met Jo Clarke as she was out riding her young horse past our house, long story short, we got talking and realised we have so much in common! Not just our love of animals, and our local community but our belief that prevention is SO MUCH better than cure!
Jun 28th, 2021
United Response
The Head of Health and Safety at United Response approached the company’s insurer because of a seemingly intractable problem with workplace stress and high staff turnover. Despite having stress risk assessments for work activities and individuals in place, together with the provision of an Employee Assistance Programme, and having tried all the recommended HSE initiatives, there still appeared to be serious underlying issues, particularly around sickness absence and retention.