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Introducing PACE principles in practice

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The PACE parenting approach was developed by Dr Dan Hughes  for parents and carers of children who are adopted or live in foster or kinship care families. PACE stands for Playfullness, Acceptance. Curiosity and Empathy and is an attitude has proved to be helpful for many professionals working in adoption, fostering or kinship care services. 

Learning from case reviews in Adoption, Fostering and SGO cases

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The good practice guide Learning from Case Reviews is based on a UK wide study of 52 case reviews concerning 98 children who had experienced serious harm while living with foster carers, adopters or special guardians. The study spans 12 years and is the first to focus exclusively on reviews of cases of children in alternative family care. It shines a spotlight on those issues particular to these children – selection and assessment of carers; support for children and carers; and the supervision and management of arrangements.

Sibling Assessments: Beyond, together or apart

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This open course will offer a comprehensive approach to undertaking sibling assessments. It will explore who the key contributors to sibling assessments are and how assessors can plan assessments and engage these contributors in the process. Most importantly it will explore how to gain the views of the children, observe sibling interactions and draw conclusions on the quality of sibling relationships as well as focusing on the individual needs of each child and of the sibling group.

Objects and their stories

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Cohort 2 - Autumn 2022

The course will demonstrate how objects can be used as an accessible tool to evoke, release and relieve emotions, how objects can become a safe home for these feelings, and how a focus on objects can free the imagination and promote creative practices and relationships.

Objects and their stories

Event--ONLINE

Cohort 1 - Autumn 2022

The course will demonstrate how objects can be used as an accessible tool to evoke, release and relieve emotions, how objects can become a safe home for these feelings, and how a focus on objects can free the imagination and promote creative practices and relationships.

Joint Event: Unlocking the potential of family networks

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FREE EVENT
CoramBAAF and Research in Practice are delighted to be working together to host an online event aimed at policy professionals, practitioners and those involved in Kinship Care about the recommendations of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care for kinship care and how to support practitioners unlock the potential of family networks.

Exploring Expertise: Neurodiversity in the workplace

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FREE FOR MEMBERS
This session will explore neurodiversity in the context of social work employment. A lack of awareness about neurodiversity in social work settings can lead to insufficient support for neurodivergent employees. It will consider ‘What is neurodiversity?’ and ‘How can we create workplaces that are accessible for neurodivergent people?’

Wellbeing for Members: Encouraging Connection through Objects

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FREE EVENT FOR MEMBERS ONLY
Join our monthly Wellbeing sessions, a place for our members to reflect on and boost their personal wellbeing. They will take place on the first Wednesday of every month, from 12pm to 1pm. These sessions will be led by therapeutic social worker Hedwig Verhagen. This month's session will focus on 'Encouraging Connection through Objects'.