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> All Wales Child Protection Procedures (2008) – implications for carers and their support workers
> Assessing Adoption Support Needs and Preparing the Adoption Support Plan (ASP)
> Best practice in assessment – the new PAR (Prospective Adopter Report)
> Children who Foster
> Kinship Care

> Meeting the child’s needs by working with birth parents
> Neglect – Implications for permanent placements
> Permanency in Foster Care
> Understanding the needs of children affected by trauma

21/10/08

Cardiff

All Wales Child Protection Procedures (2008) – implications for carers and their support workers
One day workshop
This workshop will enable participants to increase their knowledge and understanding of key issues in safeguarding arising from findings and recommendations of enquiry reports. Also how to effectively develop and support foster and adoptive carers skills to prevent recurrence and promote recovery in children who are looked after or have been adopted. And to make use of knowledge and tools to promote safer recruitment, assessment and supervision of foster carers and prospective adopters.
For full details and booking form open the Word or PDF

23/10/08

Rhyl

All Wales Child Protection Procedures (2008) – implications for carers and their support workers
One day workshop
This workshop will enable participants to increase their knowledge and understanding of key issues in safeguarding arising from findings and recommendations of enquiry reports. Also how to effectively develop and support foster and adoptive carers skills to prevent recurrence and promote recovery in children who are looked after or have been adopted. And to make use of knowledge and tools to promote safer recruitment, assessment and supervision of foster carers and prospective adopters.
For full details and booking form open the Word or PDF

16/09/08

Rhyl

Best Practice in Assessment – the new PAR (Prospective Adopter Report)
One day workshop
To consider:

• the impact of stress on child development
• implications for the child's behaviour
• strategies to enable recovery and to promote resilience

For full details and booking form open the Word or PDF

18/09/08

Cardiff

Best Practice in Assessment – the new PAR (Prospective Adopter Report)
One day workshop
To consider:

• the impact of stress on child development
• implications for the child's behaviour
• strategies to enable recovery and to promote resilience

For full details and booking form open the Word or PDF

16/09/08

Rhyl

Best Practice in Assessment – the new PAR (Prospective Adopter Report)
One day workshop
To consider:

• the impact of stress on child development
• implications for the child's behaviour
• strategies to enable recovery and to promote resilience

For full details and booking form open the Word or PDF

18/09/08

Cardiff

Best Practice in Assessment – the new PAR (Prospective Adopter Report)
One day workshop
To consider:

• the impact of stress on child development
• implications for the child's behaviour
• strategies to enable recovery and to promote resilience

For full details and booking form open the Word or PDF

23/09/08

Rhyl

Children who Foster
One day workshop
This workshop will identify who the 'children who foster' are and to use research to give an understanding of the child/young person’s perspective of foster care. Participants will have an opportunity to share views on the impact foster care has on the family. They will also be able to discuss concerns about family boundaries and possible ambiguities.
For full details and booking form open the Word or PDF

09/09/08

Rhyl

Kinship Care
One day workshop
Participants will be able to consider the current practice, research and identify current dilemmas in the assessment, supervision and support of family and friend carers. It will also consider the implications arising from departmental policy and procedures.
For full details and booking form open the Word or PDF

25/11/08

Cardiff

Meeting the Child’s Needs by working with birth parents
One day workshop
Participants will consider the legal requirements and context for working with birth parents and to be clear about how our own values and feelings impact on work with birth parents. Also to promote understanding of the contribution which birth parents can make to the well-being children from whom they are separated.
For full details and booking form open the Word or PDF

27/11/08

Rhyl

Meeting the Child’s Needs by working with birth parents
One day workshop
Participants will consider the legal requirements and context for working with birth parents and to be clear about how our own values and feelings impact on work with birth parents. Also to promote understanding of the contribution which birth parents can make to the well-being children from whom they are separated.
For full details and booking form open the Word or PDF

06/10/08

Cardiff

Neglect – Implications for Permanent Placements
One day workshop
This workshop aims to provide an overview of the research in relation to the impact on children of living in neglectful environments. It will also explore how such environments impact on children’s future relationships and the implications of this for assessing and supporting permanent carers.
For full details and booking form open the Word or PDF

08/10/08

Rhyl

Neglect – Implications for Permanent Placements
One day workshop
This workshop aims to provide an overview of the research in relation to the impact on children of living in neglectful environments. It will also explore how such environments impact on children’s future relationships and the implications of this for assessing and supporting permanent carers.
For full details and booking form open the Word or PDF

14/10/08

Rhyl

Permanency in Foster Care
One day workshop
This workshop will explore permanence in foster care and to identify areas of good practice. It will provide an opportunity to share practice dilemmas when seeking permanence in foster care. Also discuss how foster carers experience the challenges and rewards of offering permanent family life to children.
For full details and booking form open the Word or PDF

04/11/08

Cardiff

Understanding the needs of children affected by trauma
One day workshop
To consider:

• the impact of stress on child development
• implications for the child's behaviour
• strategies to enable recovery and to promote resilience

For full details and booking form open the Word or PDF.

06/11/08

Rhyl

Understanding the needs of children affected by trauma
One day workshop
To consider:

• the impact of stress on child development
• implications for the child's behaviour
• strategies to enable recovery and to promote resilience

For full details and booking form open the Word or PDF