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Effective Adoption Support: Preventing adoption disruption
Joint conference in partnership with the
British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF)
When: Monday 20 February 2012
Where: Woburn House Conference Centre, London
Delivered by: Adoption UK Trainer
Duration:One day
Registration time: 9:30-10:00am
Workshop time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Maximum participants: 125
Workshop description
This joint conference, run in partnership with the British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF), will focus on the importance of helping adopters work on their relationship with their adoptive child(ren) and of early interventions for adoptive families to prevent more significant difficulties arising.
Who should attend?
- Children’s services social workers
- Adoption social workers, adoption support workers and managers
- Adoption teams, child care teams
- Children’s guardians
- CAFCASS
- Adoption panel members and advisors
- Adoption support services advisers
- CAMHS, health and education professionals
- Parents and carers and;
- Others involved in care planning for children and young people
This workshop will enable parents and carers to
- Look at the legal framework for adoption support assessments and give examples of the range of services that can be offered
- Hear from adopters about the impact of adoption support they have received
- Consider the role of different parenting programmes for adopters, for example KEEP
- Explore the use filial therapy when establishing adoption placements
- Look at how local authorities can work effectively with CAMHS and Education services
- Learn from messages from adopted young people about the role of contact in supporting adoption
Prices (per person)
- Full or Associate BAAF Members: £222
- Individual BAAF Members: £162
- Parents and Carers: £100
- Non members: £300
All prices are inclusive of VAT
Book a place on this conference
To book a place on this conference, please complete the
booking form located on the BAAF website.