Placing children living in the UK overseas on a Special Guardianship Order: legal and practice considerations

THEME

This two hour training is aimed at local authority professionals – both social workers and lawyers - who are involved in the placement of children currently living in the UK to kinship carers overseas on a Special Guardianship Order. It will provide an overview of the legal and practice issues regarding special guardianship for children being placed abroad. There will then be ample time to discuss issues in overseas cases during the case study and group discussion.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• To have an understanding of the legal framework and eligibility considerations in special guardianship overseas
• To be aware of the common issues that can arise
• To have a wider understanding of practice issues relating to viability, assessment and support in an overseas context

PRESENTERS

Sandra Latter, Outbound Specialist Advisor, CoramBAAF. Sandra has had a long social work career covering several aspects of children and families work including adoption and special guardianship. She has been a part of the Outbound service for seven years and been the driving force behind the development of the Outbound workshops, in order to share the knowledge and experience that have been gleaned in this specialist area of work.

Cathie Jenkins, Outbound legal researcher, CoramBAAF. Cathie has had a long career as a local authority solicitor having worked in several local authorities. She has extensive experience of working with international cases in the past. She helped to set up the Outbound service eight years ago, writing guides to the process and assists here with the legal aspects that underpin this work.

For social workers, reflection on this session may contribute to your continuing professional development (CPD).

There are a total of 50 places on this course.

TIME

Registration 9.45 am
Start 10.00 am*
Close 12.00 pm*

*Times subject to change

FEES

Full or associate CoramBAAF member £40.00 + £8.00 VAT - Total £48.00

Non-member £56.00 + £11.20 VAT - Total £67.20

CONTACT

Telephone 020 7520 0310
Email training@corambaaf.org.uk

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