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This training will provide an overview of the available research and Outbound data for children being placed abroad. There will then be ample time to discuss issues regarding viability and support plans for overseas cases during case studies and group discussion.

This two hour training will provide an overview of the legal and practice issues regarding Convention Adoption for children being placed abroad. There will then be ample time to discuss issues regarding Convention Adoption overseas cases during a case study and group discussion.

There have been longstanding concerns about the risk of offending for children in care. This research study investigates the characteristics and pathways of looked after children and the risk and protective factors that may reduce the risk of offending and promote resilience.

FREE FOR MEMBERS.
Hear from Polly Baynes, a children and families social worker with over 36 years of experience. Polly's research explores the experiences of 10 mothers and fathers of keeping in touch with children who were no longer in their care, using photographs and interviews. Contact provided an important but limited opportunity to express a continued sense of parental responsibility. Parents used familiar food, toys and children’s belongings to maintain connections to their past shared life with the child and as expressions of loving care across the boundaries of placement and into the future. The research shows there is potential for family time settings to provide increased support in the aftermath of separation to the benefit of both parent and child, improving the prospects of safe reunification and positive long term connections.        

OPEN TO ALL
The ReThink project team, in collaboration with CoramBAAF, are pleased to invite you to our upcoming free webinar on Supporting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Care-experienced Young People During Early Adolescence and the Transition to Secondary School. The webinar will present key findings from the ReThink Project - one of the largest UK studies of the mental health and wellbeing needs of care-experienced young people during critical transition periods, including the move from primary to secondary school.

OPEN TO ALL
As the government advances its latest fostering reforms, the sector faces a shift in how children’s placements are planned, commissioned and supported. This panel event brings together key figures from policy and practice to explore what these changes will mean for across England. Designed for social workers, managers and local authority leaders, this session will start the conversation on the government’s reform agenda and what it means for practice, as well as providing a basis to help teams prepare for a changing landscape.

Been a medical advisor in the UK a while ? Already attended our child and adult health assessment workshops previously?
Feeling like you’re not sure what’s going on outside your patch? Wanting to learn from others in your role?
Then the Medical Advisor Update day is for you!

The role of the panel administrator is a multidimensional one. Effective adoption and fostering panels are crucial to the delivery of a good adoption and fostering service, and the provision of services for looked after children. The efficient administration of panels, including the provision of clear and accurate minutes, is a skilled and complex task that is essential to the smooth and effective operation of panels. This open course will enable adoption and fostering panel administrators to examine related legislation and share best practice though group discussion and practice application.

This course is an opportunity to consolidate knowledge of kinship assessment practice. It will provide a focus on what constitutes a good assessment, including how to triangulate information, write robust analysis and plan effective support. There will be the opportunity to discuss examples of assessments and support plan alongside case studies. This one day course will reference CoramBAAF’s Kinship Care Assessment (Form K)