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Episode 46 | Evidence based mental health support
James Bury is joined by leading researchers Rachel Hiller, Shaunna Devine, and Pasco Fearon to explore their work on improving access to evidence-informed mental health services for children in care across England. The discussion delves into the challenges these children face, why current provision often falls short, and the practical steps needed to ensure every child receives the support they deserve.
Watch nowOutbound Permanence Service: staying in touch
Placing children overseas with kinship carers requires flexible, individual plans that protect identity and relationships. Social workers must ensure practical support for ongoing contact with parents, siblings, foster carers, and friends despite cultural, language, and logistical challenges.
Read moreReflecting on the Kinship Care Conference 2025: Developing a kinship local offer
Clare Seth, Kinship Consultant for CoramBAAF, reflects on the recent kinship conference that she organised alongside Ann Horne. She outlines the key lessons she took away from the speakers about developing the kinship local offer.
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New Child Health assessment forms | Supporting better outcomes for children in care
CoramBAAF’s newly updated Child Health assessment forms (2025) offer a more child-centred, collaborative approach to statutory health assessments, supporting improved long-term outcomes and aligning with forthcoming national quality standards.
Find out moreUpcoming training, events and conferences
Working with relinquished babies and their families
18 November | 9.45am - 4pm | Zoom
This open course will look at the relevant statutory frameworks and recent case law, the challenges of working with relinquished babies and their parents, some of the complexities of the background histories of relinquished babies, the importance of counselling for relinquishing parents, care planning and the support needs of relinquished children and their adopters.
Adult health assessments
18 November | 9.45am - 3.30pm | TEAMS
This course will consider the Medical Adviser's role in adult health assessments for foster carers and adoptive parents. It is particularly suitable for new or inexperienced medical advisers.
Exploring Expertise: Learning from experience in overseas placement
19 November | 12pm - 1pm | Zoom
In this session, we will be joined by Senior Solicitors, Catrin Hughes and Lauren Logan who will share their experience of attempting to place children from England to two different areas of Germany from Enfield Council on a Special Guardianship Order.
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Recruiting and retaining foster carers
Foster carer recruitment and retention are huge challenges that have attracted much research and reporting, without leading to widespread positive change. But some key best practice has been learned. What forms of recruitment have proved most useful, and what advertising encourages applications? How have some agencies successfully reached a range of diverse applicants? What do carers value most in a fostering service, making them more likely to stay – and what factors may push them to leave?
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Undertaking a Kinship Care Assessment: A guide to collecting and analysing information for Form K (England)
'Undertaking a kinship assessment' is designed to help social workers to manage and complete a comprehensive and evidence-based assessment of kinship carers/connected people/family and friends who wish to foster or be special guardians to a known child or children.
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Adoption starter pack
Essential reading for newly qualified social workers
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Fostering starter pack - bumper bundle
Save when you purchase five of our best selling fostering titles in our new bumper bundle pack! Essential reading for newly qualified social workers.
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