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The National Kinship Care Strategy states “if a kinship carer needs help to manage contact with a child’s parents, they could receive training and be offered mediation support”. Ann Horne considers our Members’ Week events, and how we reflected on what resources are available for maintaining connections in kinship arrangements.
As Kinship Care Week 2024 begins, Ann Horne, CoramBAAF’s Kinship Consultant, reflects on this year's theme, #ThisIsKinshipCare, highlighting the need for greater understanding and recognition of kinship care.
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James Bury reflects on this year’s Members’ Week and how it reinforced the powerful impact of listening to children and young people.
A foster carer from our advisory committee shares their experiences of helping the children in their care to stay in touch with their birth family, how different that can look for each child, and the impact of supporting staying in touch arrangements on the foster carers themselves.
Sandra Latter of CoramBAAF’s Outbound Permanence Service highlights the challenges of placing children overseas with kinship carers, especially when considering cultural and family differences. Many children, 40% of whom are of mixed ethnicity, have little connection with their overseas carers before placement.
CoramBAAF’s Head of Member Services and Engagement, Michelle Bell, kicks off this year’s event, introducing the range of activities planned for the week themed around “Listening to the child...”
Dr Dennis Golm walks us through the peaks and trends that he has noticed in his time as Editor-in-Chief of the 'Adoption & Fostering' journal. From intervention to attachment, from technology to mental health, Dennis shares the topics that our writers and readers and most interested in.
What motivates applicants is an important part of assessment, as it can be key to future adoption success. But do social workers understand how fertility treatment can affect applicants? Are workers and panel members aware of possible unconscious bias when assessing LGBTQ+ or single applicants? What should workers consider when assessing those wanting to adopt for environmental or religious reasons?
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