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This event introduces artists’ books as a creative method for supporting self-expression and helping individuals articulate emotions and experiences that words often struggle to capture. Participants will hear about the use of artist’s books as a creative tool for reflection, storytelling and well-being. The presenters will share examples from their work with mothers whose children have been placed for adoption, as well as their experience of using this approach with professionals in social work, law and therapeutic contexts.

We are delighted to announce a date for our Fostering Conference. This conference is set to become a key event in the calendar of social work practitioners working in Local Authorities with foster families. It is a conference that brings together practice and ideas that are current, relevant to you, and which matter.

In this session, two social work managers and independent social workers, Nargis Khatun and Halima Mostofa will share their experience of placing children in Bangladesh from Tower Hamlets Council initially on a SGO and then on a local Guardianship Order. Covering all aspects from viability to placement, we will explore the challenges practitioners face in a real-world setting and how to navigate them successfully. Although focused on Bangladesh, participants will pick up tips on how to navigate overseas cases in general and on cultural considerations in particular. 

FREE FOR MEMBERS
The Secure Base Model is a strengths-based framework for therapeutic caregiving informed by developments and research into attachment theory and child placement. It focuses on the interactions between a child and their caregiver that can support a child to experience greater security and build resilience.

OPEN TO ALL
CoramBAAF is excited to publish the new  Prospective Foster Carer Report (Form F) Wales. 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.

Decision makers in fostering and adoption agencies have a vital but often under-explored role. Many decision makers describe finding themselves in the role with little or no preparation, and with few arenas locally to share dilemmas or discuss best practice. What is the best process for reaching a sound decision? How can you avoid it simply becoming a ‘rubber-stamping’ exercise? What is your role in relation to the quality assurance of the panel’s activities? How should a decision maker appraise a panel chair? What does a reasonable decision look like? How should it be conveyed?

This course is an opportunity to consolidate knowledge of fostering 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 Prospective Foster Carer(s) Report (CoramBAAF Form F).

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!

Some kinship carers are approved as kinship foster carers and therefore their situation and circumstances are often very different to mainstream foster carers. This course provides an opportunity to reflect on the statutory framework of approval, support, supervision and review of kinship foster carers and how this unique context differs from that of mainstream fostering. This course does not cover kinship assessment practice, but rather focuses on approval, support and review beyond the assessment process.  

All young children have worries, but looked after children may have more worries than most as they lack the reassurance and security of permanent, stable family life. In this colourful picture book for young children, Morris the mole finds out that talking about his problems, and facing his worries with the help of others, is more helpful than hiding his fears.