Relinquished babies

Relinquished babies

Theme

There has been an increase in the number of ‘relinquished’ children and babies needing adoptive families over the past couple of years; Placed with their parents’ consent, agencies commonly use Early Permanence arrangements for these children.

This 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.

Who should attend?

Childcare Social workers, Adoption Social Workers, Independent Reviewing Officers and Panel Chairs.

See future dates for this course or commission the course for your organisation and we can come to you.