Lisa Likes Ice-Skating

By Brendah Gaine

This story describes the loss of childhood as the young carer has to take on the responsibility of caring for the family in the absence of responsible parents.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: Jan 18, 2022
• ISBN: 9781665596015

Brendah Gaine

Brendah has a background in health care and teaching. She developed the curriculum for childcare workers in a tertiary training college. She taught the psychological aspects of learning activities in child development and was a founding member of a group of college tutors and educationalists who trained childcare tutors to look at curriculum issues and resources that focussed on unlearning racism and discrimination in the early years. She taught for fifteen years and organised conferences nationally and internationally as a trainer to address antiracist attitudes. She has worked in many countries and was a founder member of a charity in South Africa to support children and teenagers to cope with loss. The organisation still exists in South Africa. She worked as a psychotherapist with mental health charities in the United Kingdom and has recently retired.

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