How to Subscribe to The Therapeutic Care Journal (thetcj.org)

The Therapeutic Care Journal (TCJ) offers a Subscribe Now option on its website, and subscribing is the stated way to access the journal's articles and information. You can subscribe directly at thetcj.org/subscribe. Before you do, it's worth knowing what you're signing up for and one important caveat: the site is being redeveloped, so the experience may change.

What The Therapeutic Care Journal Is

The TCJ (formerly The Children Webmag) is a publication for everyone working with children and young people. Its stated mission is to promote therapeutic child care, social pedagogy and trauma-informed practice through articles and information that inform, stimulate and educate.

It is written by and for those working within child care internationally, and it focuses on sharing the "lived experience" of the work — thoughts, reflections, working notes, articles and papers from people who live and work with children and young people.

Who It's For

The journal is aimed at practitioners and others working with children and young people, particularly those made vulnerable by childhood trauma. If your work involves therapeutic child care, social pedagogy or trauma-informed practice, the content is written with you in mind.

What You Get

According to the site, the TCJ provides a space where people can learn, share and reflect on the impact of their work — on themselves and others — as well as develop practice and share ideas and opinions. Subscribing is the stated route to the journal's articles and information.

Recent and featured articles listed on the site include:

• Healthy Boundaries between School and Home — by Dr Keith White
• A Reason for Getting out of Bed in the Morning — by Dr Keith White, on the importance of holidays and "looking forward" to them
• To what extent does a nurturing environment support the academic engagement of traumatised children? — by Laura Dennis
• What Should He Call You? — by Dr Keith J. White
• Belongings and Belonging — by Keith White
• International Centre News – 1st December 2022
• How did remote learning... (article on remote learning)

Dr Keith White is described as a regular contributor, drawing on his long experience at Mill Grove.

How to Subscribe

1. Go to thetcj.org/subscribe.
2. Follow the subscription steps on that page.

The site does not state a price on the pages reviewed here, so check the subscribe page for current terms before committing.

What to Expect During the Site Redevelopment

An update from May/June 2023 states that The Mulberry Bush is currently developing the TCJ and the site, with a new and improved version planned as a resource for anyone working with those made vulnerable by childhood trauma. The update asks readers to "bear with us" during this period.

Practical implications:

• Some parts of the site may be incomplete or in transition.
• The subscription offering and content may change as the new version launches.
• The journal says it is building on existing work and will continue to provide a space for learning, sharing and reflection.

Contributing and Getting in Touch

The journal invites readers to respond, comment or ask questions that could feature in upcoming articles. If you have comments, ideas, observations or thoughts about present and past articles — or ideas for new content — the site provides a contact address for Sarah, though the address is partially obscured in the published text, so use the contact details shown on the site itself.

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