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National Adoption Week 2022 focuses on the theme of identity and the importance for adopted people to be able to understand and feel connected to their past – often through physical keepsakes. CoramBAAF's Hedwig Verhagen, co-produced the course ‘Objects and their stories’ which helps develop emotional literacy around such objects.
Ahead of National Adoption Week we sat down with our Adoption Consultant, Jane Poore, to learn a little more about her role, the importance of National Adoption Week and this year's theme of identity and relationships and what support is available.
Kinship Care Week is an opportunity for us to acknowledge the role kinship carers have in children’s lives and we held a joint event with Research in Practice as part of our activities to celebrate the week. Our Kinship Consultant Ann Horne looks back on the key messages from our panel of speakers to explore what needs to change to improve the experiences of kinship families.
In this blog, Ann Horne, CoramBAAF's Kinship Consultant reflects on how social workers work with kinship families, where kinship practice fits, and calls for specialist kinship teams.
As we await the Government's response to the recommendation's made to the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care, Kinship Care Week provides the perfect opportunity to maintain focus and renew our commitments to children in kinship care writes Clare Seth.
In this blog, CoramBAAF's Managing Director, Ellen Broomé looks back on the activities of last week's member event as we explored the importance of good relationships - those with the children we care for as well as those with the people that support us in this endeavour.
The murder of Leiland-James by his prospective adopter is a tragedy. CoramBAAF is closely considering the Local Safeguarding Practice Review by Cumbria Safeguarding Children’s Partnership and the recommendations made and will consult with our members about the implications for policy and practice.
This is a powerful report which shines a light on the experiences of the many women who were subject to significant pressure that resulted in their children being adopted with lifelong consequences for these women and those who were adopted.
CoramBAAF welcomes the publication of the final report of the Independent Review of Children's Social Care and its intention for a fundamental reset of the system.
On 28 April, CoramBAAF hosted a panel discussion about the future of care. This felt like a timely opportunity to debate how the “care system” operates for our children as we expect the review of children’s social care will be published soon.
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