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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 Conference 2025: Early bird tickets now available!
We are delighted to announce Jahnine Davies, Kinship Ambassador, will be speaking at the Kinship Conference taking place on 13 October 2025 at QE2 Conference Centre, Coram Campus in London. From Monday 14 July at 10am, for two weeks (until Monday 28 July at 5pm), you can book your place at a discounted price. Secure your place at the early bird rate!
Book hereEducation Committee: Children’s social care report published
CoramBAAF welcomes the Education Committee’s report on children’s social care, which highlights urgent issues such as a shortage of foster carers, inadequate mental health support, and poor outcomes for care leavers. The report makes key recommendations to improve the system, and calls for strong Government action to better support vulnerable children and families.
Read moreFrom constitution to care: Making equality a daily practice
Ellie Johnson, CoramBAAF’s Health Consultant, highlights recent reviews that reveal a gap between policy and practice in health services. Today’s Annual Health Conference invites us to ask: are children in care truly receiving the fair and equal support promised by the NHS?
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Upcoming training, events and conferences
Therapeutic interventions: Making the right choices
17 July | 9.45am - 4pm | Zoom
We will discuss commonly used approaches such as Theraplay, DDP, and Therapeutic Life Story work, as well as therapies such as EMDR, NVR, Music and Art therapy and Sensory Integration Therapy. We will explore factors which might influence recommendations for interventions and how to review whether a specific intervention is the right one for the child and/or their family.
The role of the supervising social worker: Supervising and supporting foster carers
14 August | 9.45am - 4pm | Zoom
The role of the supervising social worker has many facets, involving managerial, supervisory, educative and support functions. This course provides supervising social workers the opportunity to develop their practice and confidence in these areas. It will include a review their role and responsibilities in relation to foster carers and promote the development of best practice.
Undertaking a foster carer annual review
11 September | 9.45am - 4pm | Zoom
Annual Reviews are an essential part of our statutory support and supervision of foster carers. In this open course, we explore how to complete an annual review well. We explore how to ensure the review meets the needs of the Fostering Service to be legally compliant, but also of carers to feel valued and supported, whilst keeping children at the centre of the process.
Starter packs for newly qualified social workers
To help newly qualified social workers, or those that want to refresh their knowledge, we have created a fostering and adoption starter pack. You will receive our top selling titles at a discounted price.
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Adoption starter pack
Get 'Adoption now', 'Making good assessments', and 'The child's legal journey through care' for £45 (usually £54.90).
Find out moreFostering starter pack
Get 'Fostering now', 'Making good assessments', and 'The child's legal journey through care' for £40 (usually £49.90).
Find out moreBumper fostering starter pack
Timeless bestsellers that offer invaluable guidance for the vital work of fostering professionals. Dive into these essential resources to gain practical insights and robust guidance, whether you're just starting or a seasoned professional. Get this bundle for £75 (usually £82.80).