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An Introduction to the Secure Base Model

Event--ONLINE

This open course provides an introduction to the Secure Base Model framework and specific related tools which enable practitioners to assess prospective foster carers’ and adopters’ parenting capacities and on-going support needs.

Exploring Expertise: Does weight matter?

Event--ONLINE

FREE FOR MEMBERS
This webinar will consider how obesity impacts health, and discuss the relevance in adoption and fostering adult assessments. The session will be facilitated by Ellie Johnson, Health Consultant at CoramBAAF.

Supporting Special Guardianship Families: support assessment, ASF applications and support needs

Event--ONLINE

This course will explore the support needs of special guardianship families, how to carry out assessment of support needs which are sensitive to the needs of kinship care families, and the how these needs may be most effectively met.

This course will explore; best practice, regulation and practice guidance, assessments, eligibility criteria and access to therapeutic support services, the impact of early trauma, identity issues, and the benefits and challenges of contact.

Exploring Expertise: The IRM

Event--ONLINE

FREE FOR MEMBERS
This webinar will give a brief history of The IRM (Independent Review Mechanism), and how has the service changed since it began. The session will be facilitated by Maureen O'Loughlin, IRM Contract Manager.

Supporting special guardianship families: support assessment, ASF applications and support needs

Event--ONLINE

This course will explore the support needs of special guardianship families, how to carry out assessment of support needs which are sensitive to the needs of kinship care families, and the how these needs may be most effectively met. This course will explore; best practice, regulation and practice guidance, assessments, eligibility criteria and access to therapeutic support services, the impact of early trauma, identity issues, and the benefits and challenges of contact.

Supporting special guardianship families: support assessment, ASF applications and support needs

Event--ONLINE

This course will explore the support needs of special guardianship families, how to carry out assessment of support needs which are sensitive to the needs of kinship care families, and the how these needs may be most effectively met. This course will explore; best practice, regulation and practice guidance, assessments, eligibility criteria and access to therapeutic support services, the impact of early trauma, identity issues, and the benefits and challenges of contact.

Assessing adult relationships

Event--ONLINE

The purpose of this open course is to give participants an opportunity to consider what good practice in assessing adult relationships is, exploring their own values and assumptions and to consider the importance of attachment styles; motivation; sex and sexuality; and loss and infertility.