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CoramBAAF is the UK’s leading membership organisation for professionals working across adoption, fostering and kinship care.
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Kinship Care Week 2024
Kinship Care Week (7 – 13 October 2024) is an opportunity to raise awareness about the amazing role that kinship carers play in children’s lives and society. There is increased national awareness following the welcome publication of the first-ever National Kinship Care Strategy in December 2023 but we still need to do more.
Find out morePublication trends in ‘Adoption & Fostering’
Dr Dennis Golm walks us through the peaks and trends that he has noticed in his time as Editor-in-Chief of the 'Adoption & Fostering' journal. From intervention to attachment, from technology to mental health, Dennis shares the topics that our writers and readers and most interested in.
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Get our popular Good Practice Guide, Caring for children who have experienced domestic abuse, for £16 throughout September (usually £20.95). Scroll to the end of the page and click 'BUY BOOK'. The discount will be visible on the checkout page.
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Contact - Are we getting it right for children and young people? with Sir Andrew McFarlane
24 September | 9am-9.55am | Zoom
This short lecture, with Q and A, is for members to hear and engage in meaningful discussions on contact and staying connected. Through open, collaborative dialogue, it aims to inform members of the current landscape in contact and some of the changes it requires to better meet the needs of children and young people.
Keeping in touch in kinship arrangements
24 September | 2pm-3.30pm| Zoom
In this Members' Week session we are exploring how kinship families can be supported to enable children to stay in touch with the important people in their lives. When a child grows up in kinship care, family roles and relationships often shift and a child’s needs for connections with the important people in their lives can change as they grow and develop.
Virtual Schools and social work - supporting the education of care experienced learners
25 September | 9am - 10am | Zoom
Virtual Schools have been a feature of the landscape in Scotland since 2019 and England since 2014 yet a series of recent publications have pointed towards a poor understanding of the valuable work they carry out. This session is an opportunity to hear from CELCIS in Scotland and NAVSH in England on how virtual schools support care experienced children and young people.
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Adoption now
*NEW EDITION* This handy guide presents the law, regulations, standards and guidance relating to adoption today, covering all stages of the process and related information – in easily digested bite-sized chunks.
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Where did my dinosaur go?
The meerkats Mia and Kit do not like their new home, not one bit of it! They don’t like their new routine, their new bedroom, or new foods for dinner – and most of all, they definitely do not like their new carer, Becky the capybara. But when the meerkats stay with Becky, they discover that a new home can be OK, and sometimes it’s alright to trust new people.
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Exploring and assessing motivations to adopt
This guide will help social workers assess motivation to adopt, a key part of future adoption success. Information about fertility treatments, unconscious bias when assessing LGBTQ+ and single applicants, how to explore a wish to adopt for religious or environmental reasons, and discussion around the importance of expectations of family life, provide vital practice advice.
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Family network meetings in adoption
This guide will be invaluable for all social workers and social work managers wishing to explore the benefits of family network meetings and update their practice.
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