Listening to children makes a difference
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James Bury reflects on this year’s Members’ Week and how it reinforced the powerful impact of listening to children and young people.
Social Worker/Senior Practitioner
Social Worker/Senior Practitioner
At Coram Adoption, everyone is passionate about what we do because we understand that our work is life changing for the children and families we support. This 12 month fixed term maternity cover post is based in the Recruitment and Assessment Team and managed by the Early Permanence Manager. The post holder will be joining a dynamic and progressive team where children are at the centre of everything we do. The role involves assessing applicants for their suitability as adoptive parents and Early Permanence carers and to support families through the different stages of the adoption process until an Adoption Order is granted.
Coram Ambitious for Adoption
£37,000-£39,925 per annum (Social Worker), £41,000-£44,345 per annum (Senior Practitioner)
Coram Campus, Bloomsbury, London (Hybrid) - at least one day per week in the office
35 hours per week (spread over 5 or 4 days open to discussion)
Members' Week | A child's journey through placement
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This year’s Members’ Week will explore key topics and best practices that mirror the journey of children and young people through the care system.
Life story work: Enhancing confidence in direct work with children and the creation of good quality Life Books
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In 2015 research, conducted jointly between the UK children’s charity Coram and the University of Bristol found great variation in the quality of life story books across England and Wales with many being of poor quality. The same research found that children were largely poorly prepared to explore their histories, adoption professionals and agencies did not seem to prioritise life story books, and that adopters felt poorly prepared in how to use and update life story books with their children. This open course will enable participants to explore best practice in the facilitation of ongoing life story work which will enable children’s and young people’s understanding of their past, acceptance of their present and hopefulness about the future.
Court ruling impacts placement orders
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On 24 November the High Court handed down a judgement in Somerset County Council v NHS Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group & Anor [2021] EWHC 3004(Fam) dealing with the lawfulness of placement orders made in ten separate cases. The court found that the Agency Decision Maker (ADM) had not made the decision that the child should be placed for adoption in accordance with the Adoption Agencies Regulations (AAR) 2005.
CoramBAAF to host the Racial Justice Family Network to promote anti-racist practice
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The Racial Justice Family Network (RJFN) is a collaborative network which brings together social work and legal professionals, judges, academics, and people with lived experience to promote anti-racist practice in family justice.
Attachment for foster care and adoption
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This training programme will provide workers and carers with a framework both for understanding the thinking and behaviour of the children in their care and for helping children to settle and flourish in their family placements. It accompanies the handbook and DVD of the same name.
Networking
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Our network of practice forums, special interest groups and advisory committees disseminates practice knowledge and collects members’ views.