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Working together for children in care

CoramBAAF is the UK’s leading membership organisation for professionals working across adoption, fostering and kinship care.

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  • Volume 48 (Issue 3-4, October-December 2024) is now available!

    Vicky Walker, Production Editor for the ‘Adoption & Fostering’ journal takes us through the articles for the final instalment of Volume 48. She outlines the key themes of this edition - wellbeing, adolescence and the role of the government.

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  • Child sexual abuse in foster and kinship care, special guardianship and adoption

    This is the first study to focus on children who were sexually abused by members of the household or family friends while living with foster carers, kinship carers, special guardians or adopters. It examines and analyses safeguarding reviews involving 87 children conducted between 2007 and 2022 and identifies what happened and why.

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  • How seriously are we considering the impact of intergenerational trauma?

    Dr Lynn Snow reflects on her visit to the Salt River Maricopa tribal nation, where she explored their adoption, fostering, and kinship agency. She shares insights into the generational trauma experienced by the nation and raises important questions about how we can improve our support and practices.

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Upcoming events and conferences

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Exploring Expertise: Digital content and addiction

14 January | 11.30am - 1pm | Zoom
Positive engagement with a digital life relies on promoting moderation not restriction and teaching resilience. In this session, we will discuss the impact of content addiction and put forward strategies to help children and young people build healthy screen habits.

Free for members
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Learning from Research: Post-adoption depression - research, recognition and response

30 January | 11am - 1pm | Zoom
Post-adoption depression (PAD) is more common than often realised, but it can be difficult for adoptive parents to discuss. If left unaddressed, PAD can lead to long-term challenges for both the parent and child.

Free for members
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Kinship Care Assessment (Form K) England: Briefing session

12 February | 9am - 9.55am | Zoom
We are delighted to announce that our Annual Health Conference will be held on 30 June 2025 at 9.30am – 4.30pm, in London . The conference is a key event in the calendar of medical advisers, doctors and nurses working with care experienced and adopted children. It is a conference that brings together practice and ideas that are current, relevant to you, and which matter.

Free for members

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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.

Fostering starter pack

Get 'Fostering now', 'Making good assessments', and 'The child's legal journey through care' for £35 (usually £49.90).

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Adoption starter pack

Get 'Adoption now', 'Making good assessments', and 'The child's legal journey through care' for £40 (usually £54.90).

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