INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF EDUCATIVE COMMUNITIES
United Kingdom
Mulberry Bush
Mulberry Bush is the charity that exists to serve people whose lives are impacted by emotional pain in order that they can thrive in their lives. The Mulberry Bush opened the doors of its first therapeutic residential school over 75 years ago. Today it continues to extend the scope of its therapeutic work to a wide range of sectors including special and mainstream education, children’s homes, prisons and youth and criminal justice settings – not only providing education and holistic therapeutic support, but also training, consultancy and research across the UK, and internationally.
Vision
To transform the lives of all those affected by childhood trauma, through education, training, research and specialist therapeutic services.
Mission
To be a leading charity for advancing education, training, research, and specialist therapeutic services for emotionally troubled and traumatised children, young people, adults, their families and communities.
Core building blocks
Psychodynamic Approach – the key value that underscores all our work is the use of Psychodynamic Theory. The work of psychotherapists and those who work in a psychodynamic way is to try and enable change from within, that is to see behaviours as a communication of inner conflicts and to try and address the causes of the symptoms rather than to rectify the behaviours.
Reflective Culture – the emotional impact of the work we do is considerable, and it is only through a high level of mutual support, acknowledging and understanding these processes, that staff are able to continue working effectively. Reflective practice aims to improve practice and leads to a greater understanding of children’s behaviour.
Collaborative Working – this takes the form of bringing together different teams (internal and external) to think about the impact of working together with difficult children. The Mulberry Bush always encourages open communications. Difficult subjects are encouraged to be talked about with parents and other professionals.
Directors
John Turberville, Chief Executive Officer
Dr Dave Roberts, Director of Training and Professional Development and Deputy CEO
Lee Wright – Director of Specialist Therapeutic Services
Joanna Mitchell – Director of Marketing and Development
Sarah Paget – Director of Insight and Influence
Sarah Archer – Director of Finance
01865 594700
Mulberry Bush Organisation Ltd, 11 Wesley Walk, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6ZJ