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SAVE THE DATE: Kinship Care Conference 2025

Event--London

SAVE THE DATE
The Kinship Care Conference is a key event in the calendar of social work practitioners working alongside kinship families. The day aims to create a supportive and collaborative learning experience to empower practitioners with up to date knowledge and current best practice. Register your interest to stay informed with the launch and early bird sale.

EDI Exploring Expertise: Kinship care from JA to UK - Family dynamics, culture and gender context

Event--ONLINE

FREE FOR MEMBERS
Despite ongoing national reforms to the kinship care agenda, there is still a dearth of knowledge relating to the assessment, engagement and support needs of African and Carribbean kinship care families. Sharon McPherson, co-director of Families in Harmony, set out to explore this knowledge gap by conducting an exploratory mixed method approach in Jamaica – the country of origin for the largest population of Windrush migrants- which included semi-structured in-person one-to-one interviews with around 10 kinship caregivers and 20 professionals.

Learning from Research: Developments in attachment research

Event--ONLINE

FREE FOR MEMBERS
Attachment theory is a staple of practice. However, the version of the theory in circulation is quite outdated. Not only does attachment theory today look very different to the paradigm initially introduced by John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth. More than this, with the accumulation of evidence over time, there have been some major revolutions since the 1990s. This webinar by Professor Robbie Duschinsky will discuss these fundamental changes that have occurred in attachment since the 1990s and consider the implications of these developments for practice with children and families

Prospective Foster Carer Report (Form F) England: Briefing session

Event--ONLINE

OPEN TO ALL
CoramBAAF is excited to publish the new  Prospective Foster Carer Report (Form F) England. Form F is an assessment framework which encapsulates the work that has been done with the assessing social worker and the prospective foster carer/s. The assessing social worker undertaking a Form F will assess the capacity, experiences, motivations and skills applicants bring and also prepares them for the task of fostering. The form has undergone a substantial revision. In this session, we will be looking at how Form F has been informed by feedback from practitioners, foster carers, care experienced adults and others within the sector. The revisions are designed to be strengths-based, trauma-informed and streamlining the process.

Prospective Foster Carer Report (Form F) England: Briefing session

Event--ONLINE

OPEN TO ALL
CoramBAAF is excited to publish the new  Prospective Foster Carer Report (Form F) England. Form F is an assessment framework which encapsulates the work that has been done with the assessing social worker and the prospective foster carer/s. The assessing social worker undertaking a Form F will assess the capacity, experiences, motivations and skills applicants bring and also prepares them for the task of fostering. The form has undergone a substantial revision. In this session, we will be looking at how Form F has been informed by feedback from practitioners, foster carers, care experienced adults and others within the sector. The revisions are designed to be strengths-based, trauma-informed and streamlining the process.

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.