Exploring Expertise: Lifelong Links - creating lasting support networks for children in care
Lifelong Links is an innovative approach, developed by Family Rights Group. It connects children in care, or care leavers, with people who care about them. The aim of Lifelong Links is to ensure that a child in care, or a care leaver, has a positive, loving support network that they can rely on.
Most of us have somebody we can turn to for practical and emotional support, for example, family, friends, or neighbours. But research for the Care Inquiry by voluntary organisations working in the UK, concluded that the greatest failing of the care and child welfare system is that it too often breaks, rather than builds, relationships for children in and leaving care.
Important relationships are often broken when children enter the care system. Many are separated from their siblings, have to change school, or move far away from family and friends. Lifelong Links works to make sure every child in care and every care leaver is connected to people who care about them – for life.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
- Learn more about the Lifelong Links approach.
- Hear about evaluation findings on the impact Lifelong Links is having.
- Listen to a young person and their Lifelong Links coordinator talk about their experience of Lifelong Links together.
PRESENTERS
Sean Haresnape (Lead for Family Group Conference and Lifelong Links), Family Rights Group
Sean has worked for the Family Rights Group for 16 years and has led the development of family group conference (FGC) practice and Lifelong Links. He has managed the National FGC Network involving FGC services across England. More recently he has been the practice lead for the development of Lifelong Links which is now operational in 42 local authority settings.
Prior to joining Family Rights Group, Sean, who is a qualified social worker, had managed four different FGC projects in child welfare, including a youth justice project and an FGC service working with families living with HIV.
FEES
Members: FREE (don't forget to log in to your account to receive your discount)
Non-members: £20+VAT.
Places on this event are limited, so early booking is recommended.
CONTACT
Telephone: 0207 520 7520 / 0310
Email: events@corambaaf.org.uk
£20.00