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Learning from Research: Innovating practice in kinship care- Evaluating mediation as a tool for strengthening relationships and informing policy and practice

Event--ONLINE

FREE FOR MEMBERS
Despite kinship care rising the UK policy agenda it still has a growing evidence base. This feasibility study, led by Coram’s Institute for Children, aimed to contribute to the developing the evidence base on what interventions and support can work best for kinship carers, family members and children in kinship care. The project and the evaluation were funded by Foundations, the national What Works Centre for Children & Families.

Objects and their stories

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Cohort 1 - Autumn 2022

The course will demonstrate how objects can be used as an accessible tool to evoke, release and relieve emotions, how objects can become a safe home for these feelings, and how a focus on objects can free the imagination and promote creative practices and relationships.

Fostering starter pack

Bookshop product-- Fergus Smith, Chris Brann and Alexandra Conroy Harris / Pat Beesley / Shefali Shah

Essential reading for newly qualified social workers

National Adoption Week: The English and Romanian Adoptees study (ERA)

Event--ONLINE

OPEN TO ALL
This session focuses on the English and Romanian Adoptees Study using qualitative research to characterise A) the service needs and experiences, B) the transition to parenthood and C) social relationship experiences. This talk will be delivered by Professor Edmund Sonuga-Barke, Dr Chris Edwards and Dr Mark Kennedy, from King’s College, London.

Training Coordinator
Training Coordinator We are looking for a Training Coordinator to join our Training and Events Team. CoramBAAF has a long-standing reputation as a provider of high-quality training, conference and consultancy services aimed at social work, health care, legal professionals and also, when appropriate, foster carers and adopters.
CoramBAAF runs a workshop and conference programme across England and offers bespoke training services to agencies. The post-holder will provide administrative support coordinating all aspects of the training (commissioned and open course) programme. The post-holder will support colleagues in high quality customer service, as well as the organisation and delivery of commissioned and open course programme and consultancy projects. CoramBAAF £24,000 per annum Hybrid of home and some office based working in London 35 hours per week

Lunch & Learn Webinar: Transracial Adoption

Event--ONLINE

FREE EVENT
CoramBAAF delivered a series of webinars in relation to diversity and adoption on behalf of Adoption England. These short webinars explore promising practice in adoption work in relation to issues of diversity.

Exploring Expertise: Kinship Care Support

Event--ONLINE

FREE FOR MEMBERS
This session will explore ‘what can effective kinship support look like’ in the context of statutory social work provision. There will be a Q&A session with an opportunity for attendees to put their questions to presenters.