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Previously Robust analysis and evidence based connected persons & special guardianship assessments

This course is an opportunity to explore personal and professional values and thresholds in relation to kinship carers and explore what good kinship assessment practice looks like. It will include how to robustly assess and analyse strengths and vulnerabilities, and the importance of careful support planning to mitigate assessed risks. It will consider the key principles of best practice in assessment of kinship carers and provide an opportunity to reflect on some of the dilemmas and challenges in achieving permanence for children.

This short, colourful booklet is part of CoramBAAF’s series of publications for children and young people, which aim to explain concepts in adoption and fostering that they may find difficult to understand.

Social Work registration window is now open. Practitioners must submit their renewal application and record two pieces of CPD, including one with peer reflection. Associate Trainer Cath Turton shares practical tips for completing yours.

FREE FOR MEMBERS
Our social work practice must be guided by the values and principles of anti-racist practice and cultural humility. This means embedding them into all aspects of our work with families, bringing self-awareness of our own biases, assumptions and privileges, and centering families’ lived experience. 

This course is an opportunity to understand key concepts and consider why anti-racist practice and cultural humility matter. You will be supported to explore how you can build relationships with families that honour diverse perspectives and recognise unique needs, and explore tools to enable you to better understand the identities of children and their families. You will then consider how this understanding can be applied to your practice to develop culturally appropriate assessments and interventions that reflect the lived realities of children and families and take account of their intersecting identities.

OPEN TO ALL
Kinship Care Week is an opportunity for professionals working with children and young people to come together to celebrate the significant role of kinship carers in children’s lives. Despite being a focus area for the UK government’s reform of children’s social care, and growing awareness around the term, many people still do not understand what kinship care actually is. In this introductory session, we will be exploring the unique circumstances facing kinship families, the vital role that kinship carers play in the lives of children and young people, as well as how professionals can better understand and support them.

This practice guide is designed to help practitioners and managers to successfully navigate the complex processes involved in allegations and complaints. Authoritative and thoughtful, it considers not just statutory procedures, but also provides valuable pointers to good practice for fostering staff.

FREE FOR MEMBERS
In collaboration with Proud 2B Parents. This essential and exciting webinar will give an overview of Proud 2B Parents, together with lived experiences. There will also be a Q&A session for attendees to put their questions.

OPEN TO ALL
This session is for health professionals, named and designated professionals for children in care, managers of services that provide health assessments, and children's social workers. It is an opportunity to put forward questions relating to the new suite of health forms. We advise attending these sessions after viewing the new forms and accompanying guidance.

Our Annual Health Conference is taking place in June with only a few early bird tickets remaining. Make sure to book your place in the next seven days to get a discounted ticket!