Learning from Research: Supporting families living with care experienced children's challenging, violent or aggressive behaviour
Living with and managing children who display challenging and violent behaviour occurs at a higher prevalence within communities of kinship carers and adoptive parents than in the the general population. The impact of early adversity, loss and separation as well as high levels of SEN can manifest as complex behaviour impacting on parents and carers and often leading to crisis and disruption within families. This session will share learning from Al Coates’ international Churchill Fellowship Report looking at specific models of support and interventions are used to help families caring and parenting children with care experience.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
- Understand the needs of adoptive and kinship families and how services can better support them
- Learn how to build and support peer groups that help families feel less alone
- Learn how to choose, use and manage the right support interventions for families who are struggling
PRESENTER
Al Coates MBE
I am a parent through adoption and fostering. In 2013 I qualified as a Social Worker and have worked supporting fostering households since then. In 2015 I volunteered with the Department for Education as a member of the Expert Advisory Board on Adoption Support and was awarded an MBE for services to Adoption in 2018. I have campaigned raising the issue of child to parent violence and aggression and have co-authored reports, written articles, undertaken media appearances, hosted podcasts and blogged on the issue of child to parent violence. I am a Non-Violent Resistance practitioner and work directly with parents and carers in a range of contexts, I have delivered keynote speeches, lectures and train professional on this this and related issues. In 2016 I founded The Adoption & Fostering Podcast and co-host the weekly episodes considering the issues that families built through kinship, fostering and adoption face.
WHO'S IT FOR
This event is for service delivery level children's social workers, team managers, senior practitioners, and anyone working with kinship and adoptive families.
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