Supporting agencies and professionals who work with children and young people in care
Supporting agencies and professionals who work with children and young people in care. Supporting agencies and professionals who work with children and young people in care. Supporting agencies and professionals who work with children and young people in care
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Embracing diversity
You can now book your place at our upcoming Lunch & Learn session, in collaboration with RAA Leaders and New Family Social. We will be exploring how we can support trans, non-binary, and gender diverse adopters.
Open to allIt's National Adoption Week!
This year, National Adoption Week brings together adopted people from different generations to celebrate how adoption has evolved. Throughout the week we are going to be sharing resources, blogs and recordings.
See moreThe key principles of kinship care support
To end #KinshipCareWeek, Ann Horne and Clare Seth -our Kinship Consultants - go through some of the key principles of kinship care support in our latest podcast episode.
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National Adoption Week: The English and Romanian Adoptees study (ERA)
18 October | 10.30am - 12.15pm | Zoom
In this webinar, findings from two recent qualitative papers will be discussed, highlighting the adoptee's point of view and that of their adoptive parents.
Learning from Research: Managing infant Family Time in Early Permanence- messages from research
26 October | 2pm - 3.45pm | Zoom
Ruth Copson will share findings from her doctoral research which explores how Family Time/contact for infants in Early Permanence placements is managed and experienced by those closely involved. The perspectives of birth parents, Early Permanence carers and practitioners will be shared with reflections on how infants respond to Family Time.
Introducing PACE principles in practice
8 December | 10am - 4pm | Zoom
This training may be a first introduction to using PACE principles for some, while those more experiences with PACE may attend to refresh and refocus their existing skills.
Watch our latest recording
Lunch & Learn: LGBTQ+ Adoption
This event addressed the numerous challenges the LGBTQ+ community faces while caring for children, including discrimination, lack of inclusive support, and societal stigmatisation.
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Dealing with disruption
This Good Practice Guide considers various aspects of disruption in both fostering and adoption placements and is an important tool for those involved in making permanent placements for children.
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The secure base model
Secure Base is a model of caregiving in fostering and adoption that is based on theories of attachment and resilience while also drawing on child placement research.
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Promoting attachment and resilience
This practical guide is designed to support foster carers and adopters in offering the best possible sensitive care for troubled children who have often experienced trauma and loss, using the Secure Base Model. It provides a valuable framework and strength-based approach for making sense of fostered and adopted children’s needs and behaviours and sets out the dimensions of caregiving that can support children to thrive and to fulfil their potential.
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Working with children who have experienced neglect
This good practice guide is designed to be a practical text for busy social workers and other practitioners in a range of services responsible for safeguarding children. With its easy to digest format and authoritative advice, this guide is a vital companion for all those working for and concerned with children’s welfare.
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