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10/12/08 -
11/12/08 | Glasgow | Neglect
Two day workshop
This workshop will seek to clarify what is neglect; its association with emotional and psychological abuse; and the consequences for the child. Assessment and decision making in neglect cases is fraught with difficulties as so often the neediness of the parents arising from mental ill health, learning difficulties and social and emotional problems distract from the impact of neglect on the child.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF. |
11 to 12/12/08 | London | Making good adoption assessments
Two day workshop
This two-day workshop will provide an opportunity for workers to update their knowledge and skills and to share ideas and good practice with colleagues.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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12/12/08 | Birmingham | Professional Advisers to Adoption Panels
One day workshop
This workshop will help panel advisors look at how they quality assure the work of panel, appraise performance and feedback issues.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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07/01/09 | Cardiff | The Child’s Voice in Fostering and Adoption
One day workshop
To consider the importance of children’s views influencing matters that directly affect them and how this might impact on policies, procedures and practice.
Aims:
- Familiarise participants with methods of seeking information relating to children’s experiences of being looked after
- Provide a range of tools and practical skills to assist in the engagement of children and young people.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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08/01/09 | Bristol | Adoption Panel Induction
One day workshop
The aims of this workshop are:
- To give new and recently appointed adoption panel members an opportunity to:
- consider the legislation which under pins their work
- consider their tasks and responsibilities
- acknowledge and value the skills and abilities they bring to panel
- develop their role as effective panel members
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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09/01/09 | London | The panel administrator: their role in adoption & fostering panels
One day workshop
Effective adoption and fostering panels are crucial to delivering a good adoption and fostering service and play an important part in services for looked after children.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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12/01/09 | Newcastle | Disruption and permanent Placements
One day workshop
The disrupting of a permanent placement, be it adoption or fostering, is a devastating life event for children, which may have long-term consequences for their emotional welfare and life chances.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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16/01/09 | London | Intercountry permanent placements:
children looked after in England being placed overseas
One day workshop
Theme
An increasing number of looked after children in England needing permanent placements have
relatives living out of the UK. This workshop will
explore how these placements can be arranged
and the legal and practice issues involved.
It will also examine how some children from
England might be placed with approved ‘stranger’ adopters living overseas.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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20/01/09 | Leeds | Siblings - Together or apart?
One day workshop
Decisions about permanent placement of siblings have lifelong consequences and can be as complex as the decision not to return a child home to their birth family. This workshop will cover research, assessment and good practice in this fascinating area.
For full details and booking form open the Word file or PDF file
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21/01/09 | Cardiff | The Child’s Voice in Fostering and Adoption
One day workshop
To consider the importance of children’s views influencing matters that directly affect them and how this might impact on policies, procedures and practice.
Aims:
- Familiarise participants with methods of seeking information relating to children’s experiences of being looked after
- Provide a range of tools and practical skills to assist in the engagement of children and young people.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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21–22/01/09 | Preston | Assessing Adopters
Two day workshop
This workshop will explore different models of assessment, the nature of the assessment relationship we create, and the process. It will also help participants and their agencies meet the national minimum standards.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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22/01/09 | Lisburn | Adoption assessment: revised BAAF Form F
One day workshop
A revised version of BAAF Form F (Adoption) is currently being
introduced in England and Wales and will be introduced in Northern
Ireland and Scotland (with region specific guidance) in the summer of
2008. This workshop will explore the changes to the assessment report
and the implications for gathering evidence and presenting
information to panel on prospective adopters.
For more information contact the Northern Ireland office on 028 9031 5494, fax 028 9031 4516 or email northern.ireland@baaf.org.uk
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22–23/01/09 | London | Life Story Work
Two day workshop
These workshops will enable participants to explore how on-going life story work contributes to
children’s and young people’s understanding of their past, present and future.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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27/01/09 | Rhyl | Supporting Attachment
1 full day plus 2 half day follow-up sessions
A workshop with a further two study half-days, designed to support family placement workers and children’s social workers who support children with complex needs.
Aims:
- To explore models of attachment theory and examine the complexities of caring for children with attachment issues.
- To learn about the effects of disrupted attachment and trauma on the developing brain
- To consider how best to support carers of children who have experienced disrupted attachment
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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28/01/09 | North West | Independent Reviewing Officers and
the Effective Chairing of Meetings
One day workshop
This workshop will provide IROs with the opportunity to review their role and responsibilities in relation to chairing meetings effectively and to share best practice with colleagues from other agencies.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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28/01/09 | Cardiff | Supporting Attachment
1 full day plus 2 half day follow-up sessions
A workshop with a further two study half-days, designed to support family placement workers and children’s social workers who support children with complex needs.
Aims:
- To explore models of attachment theory and examine the complexities of caring for children with attachment issues.
- To learn about the effects of disrupted attachment and trauma on the developing brain
- To consider how best to support carers of children who have experienced disrupted attachment
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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30/01/09 | Birmingham | Panel Chairs and Vice Chairs – Their Role in Adoption and Fostering Agencies
One day workshop
This workshop will refresh participants’ legal/regulatory knowledge and share good practice in working with applicants, decision makers and panel advisors.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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30/01/09 | Glasgow | BME Workshop: Valuing Diversity - what does that mean for me?
One day workshop
This workshop is relevant for all social work practitioners working within family placement teams and children and families teams. Foster carers and adopters who are caring for a child with a different ethnicity are also very welcome.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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02/02/09 | Blackburn | Contact
One day workshop
This workshop will consider the issues and dilemmas in planning and reviewing contact, give an overview of the research and weigh the perspectives of all parties involved.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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03-04/02/09 | Newcastle | Communicating with Children and Life Story Work
Two day workshop
This workshop will explore how direct work with children can help them understand and integrate their past, make sense of the present and develop a clearer self-identity for the future.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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03/02/09 | Cardiff | Fostering Assessments: Revised Form F Fostering
One day workshop
A revised version of BAAF Form F (Fostering) has been introduced in England and will be introduced soon in Wales with region specific guidance.
This workshop will explore the changes to the assessment report and the implications for gathering evidence and presenting information to panel on prospective adopters.
Aims:
- Familiarise participants with the amended version of Form F
- Explore the Guidance to the Form F and implications for the assessment process
- Consider the implications for gathering evidence and presenting information to panel
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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10/02/09 | Rhyl | Fostering Assessments: Revised Form F Fostering
One day workshop
A revised version of BAAF Form F (Fostering) has been introduced in England and will be introduced soon in Wales with region specific guidance.
This workshop will explore the changes to the assessment report and the implications for gathering evidence and presenting information to panel on prospective adopters.
Aims:
- Familiarise participants with the amended version of Form F
- Explore the Guidance to the Form F and implications for the assessment process
- Consider the implications for gathering evidence and presenting information to panel
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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10/02/09 | Cardiff | Emotional Wellbeing – Promoting Resilience
One day workshop
A workshop to consider the issues that impact on the emotional wellbeing of children and young people.
Aims:
- To gain a clear understanding of the term emotional wellbeing.
- To explore a range of childhood experiences which affect the emotional wellbeing of children and young people.
- To identify skills, knowledge and expertise required to manage difficult situations and issues more effectively and promote resilience.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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11/02/09 | London | Supervision of foster carers
One day workshop
This workshop will provide an opportunity for family placement workers to review their role and responsibilities in relation to foster carers, and consider the development of best practice with colleagues from other agencies.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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17/02/09 | Cardiff | Fostering Assessments: Revised Form F Fostering
One day workshop
A revised version of BAAF Form F (Fostering) has been introduced in England and will be introduced soon in Wales with region specific guidance.
This workshop will explore the changes to the assessment report and the implications for gathering evidence and presenting information to panel on prospective adopters.
Aims:
- Familiarise participants with the amended version of Form F
- Explore the Guidance to the Form F and implications for the assessment process
- Consider the implications for gathering evidence and presenting information to panel
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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23/02/09 | Manchester | Disruption
One day workshop
This workshop will cover the theory and research around disruption, the building in protectors against disruption when making placements, helping children when disruptions happen and using disruption meetings to learn lessons and aid healing.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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25/02/09 | Dundee | Scottish Health Group Conference & AGM
Seminar
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26/02/09 | Birmingham | Assessing Foster Carers and Adopters
One day workshop
This workshop will explore different models of assessment, the nature of the assessment relationship we create, and the process.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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02–03/03/09 | Manchester | Attachment and Managing Difficult Behaviour
Two day workshop
This workshop will look at some of the problematic bevahiours children with attachment difficulties may present with and possible strategies to manage these.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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03/03/09 | Newcastle | Self Harm
One day workshop
This one day workshop will provide a review of current understanding of self-harm, with a focus on utilizing this knowledge in responding to incidents, developing strategies and addressing practice issues.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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03/03/09 | Glasgow | Minute Takers
One day workshop
This workshop will provide participants with information about the child care framework in Scotland; the specific requirements of fostering and adoption panels and different approaches and techniques when minute taking. An opportunity will be given to practice these techniques.
For further details contact the Edinburgh office on 0131 220 4749.
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10/03/09 | Rhyl | Emotional Wellbeing – Promoting Resilience
One day workshop
A workshop to consider the issues that impact on the emotional wellbeing of children and young people.
Aims:
- To gain a clear understanding of the term emotional wellbeing.
- To explore a range of childhood experiences which affect the emotional wellbeing of children and young people.
- To identify skills, knowledge and expertise required to manage difficult situations and issues more effectively and promote resilience.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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11/03/09 | Cardiff | Emotional Wellbeing – Promoting Resilience
One day workshop
A workshop to consider the issues that impact on the emotional wellbeing of children and young people.
Aims:
- To gain a clear understanding of the term emotional wellbeing.
- To explore a range of childhood experiences which affect the emotional wellbeing of children and young people.
- To identify skills, knowledge and expertise required to manage difficult situations and issues more effectively and promote resilience.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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18–19/03/09 | Manchester | Assessing Foster Carers and Adopters
Two day workshop
This workshop will explore the different models of assessment, the nature of the assessment relationship we create, and the process. It will also help participants and their agencies to meet the national minimum standards.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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27/03/09 | Birmingham | Siblings – Together or Apart?
One day workshop
This workshop will cover research, assessment and good practice in this fascinating area.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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30/03/09 | London | The panel administrator: their role in adoption & fostering panels
One day workshop
Effective adoption and fostering panels are crucial to delivering a good adoption and fostering service and play an important part in services for looked after children.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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08/05/09 | London | Adoption Panel Induction
One day workshop
The aims of this workshop are:
- To give new and recently appointed adoption panel members an opportunity to:
- consider the legislation which under pins their work
- consider their tasks and responsibilities
- acknowledge and value the skills and abilities they bring to panel
- develop their role as effective panel members
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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12/05/09 | London | Supervision of foster carers
One day workshop
This workshop will provide an opportunity for family placement workers to review their role and responsibilities in relation to foster carers, and consider the development of best practice with colleagues from other agencies.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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08–09/06/09 | London | Life Story Work
Two day workshop
These workshops will enable participants to explore how on-going life story work contributes to
children’s and young people’s understanding of their past, present and future.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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25/09/09 | London | Supervision of foster carers
One day workshop
This workshop will provide an opportunity for family placement workers to review their role and responsibilities in relation to foster carers, and consider the development of best practice with colleagues from other agencies.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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28/09/09 | London | The panel administrator: their role in adoption & fostering panels
One day workshop
Effective adoption and fostering panels are crucial to delivering a good adoption and fostering service and play an important part in services for looked after children.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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23–24/11/09 | London | Life Story Work
Two day workshop
These workshops will enable participants to explore how on-going life story work contributes to
children’s and young people’s understanding of their past, present and future.
For full details on the workshop itinerary view the flier in Word or PDF.
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