Richard is a regular visitor to Australia where he is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Social Work and Social Policy at La Trobe University, Melbourne, and Honorary Associate of Berry Street, Melbourne. He also presents internationally on complex case and trauma intervention in countries including the USA, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Czechia and New Zealand.
He has written several books and chapters around Therapeutic Life Story Work
His latest book ‘Communicating with Traumatised Children and Teens’ will be available from February 2025. His other books include The Child’s Own Story – Life Story Work with Traumatised Children (2004); Life Story Therapy with Traumatised Children – A Model for Practice (2012) and Innovative Therapeutic Life Story Work (2017).