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Training

Online Training

We are delighted to have partnered with the UK’s leading provider of online children's services training, AC Education, to develop a new collection of online training courses for the adoption community. Delivered by AC Education and available to complete in your own time (perfect for busy parents!), these courses will enable prospective adopters, adoptive parents and Special Guardians to expand their knowledge, gain new skills and grow in confidence. Courses available:

  • Understanding early trauma and the effect on adopted children
  • Life Story Work for adoptive families
  • Supporting the mental health needs of adopted children
  • Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in adopted children
  • Self-harming behaviors in adopted children
  • Drug and alcohol abuse in young adopted people
  • Social media, selfies and sexting - supporting your adopted child to act safely online
  • Online Safety and Cyberbullying
  • Pornography and the Potential Impact on Young People

Become an Adoption UK member today and save on the price of each course!
Family Members of Adoption UK can save 30% on the price of courses: that works out at just £45 per course. (Courses charged to non-members of Adoption UK at a full price of £65 per course. All prices stated include VAT.) 

I am already a member and want to purchase a course I want to become a member before purchasing a course I want to purchase a course by contacting AC Education

Training events

Adoption UK training is now available, designed and delivered by professional and expert adopters covering a wide range of subjects so adopters at all stages of their family life can develop their knowledge.

Our training aims to help both parents and professionals who support adopted children (and those in other forms of permanence) with the issues faced by children who have had a difficult start in life and may be experiencing the effects of developmental trauma.

In England we enable parents to access training in their local area by providing information on the Adoption Support Fund. Some parents also encourage their child’s school to have training via the Pupil Premium.

Take a look at what our training can do for you by clicking on the relevant title below.

In Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, different routes to accessing training apply. Please contact the relevant office for further details or contact [email protected].

You can access our training via your local authority adoption team who purchases the training for 16-20 (depending on the training) adoptive parents. This would be held in your area at a suitable venue and your agency would invite their parents to attend. This might be held on weekdays or Saturdays and we would supply a professional trainer, who is also an adoptive parent, and all the training materials required.

Above and Beyond - Child to Parent Violence

Training for families that struggle with violence in the home.

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Child on Parent violence is an area which is increasingly recognised as a major factor in the breakdown of adoption and foster care placements.  Above and Beyond is our latest workshop and is to develop strategies for families to de-escalate child on parent violence (CPV).

Taster sessions: a short session that will be useful for families or support agencies that may be interested but wish to find out more before committing resources to a full training – 2 hours.

One day workshop: extends the taster session into a more practical workshop with sample exercises to work through to offer immediate help and gives practical skills and strategies that can be used over time to alleviate the stress from aggression which many families experience.

Outcomes
Professionals – An overview that will help inform decisions when establishing support plans for parents under stress.

Families – An overview plus some practical ideas and strategies to take away and put into practice immediately. The session will also offer help and guidance regarding finding out more as well as support from other families in similar situations.

Please contact the Training Team at [email protected] if you would like to know more about how this workshop could be tailored to fit the needs of your approved adopters, or to register your interest in any open workshops we may be running near you

Published: 9th August, 2018

Updated: 29th October, 2020

Author: Online Team

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Children who struggle at school

Helping traumatised children with school and learning

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Duration: Registration: 09:30-10:00 Workshop: 10:00-16:30

Cost Details: Members of Adoption UK: £78.00 per person
Non-members, Teachers and Practitioners: £90.00 per person
(All prices are per person and include VAT, attendance, handouts, refreshments and light lunch.)

Location: High Wycombe

Helping traumatised children with school and learning

Workshop description

This workshop looks in more depth at issues that may arise in the classroom for a child due to the effects of separation, loss, trauma and attachment. This one-day workshop will explore strategies and give practical suggestions for supporting children in school.

Who should attend?

  • Adoptive parents with school-age children
  • Carers with school-age children
  • Teachers and practitioners

This workshop will enable participants to:

  • Examine some of the possible causes of behavioural problems and school-related difficulties.
  • Consider how behavioural difficulties impact on relationships, teaching and learning in the classroom.
  • Develop effective strategies for supporting the child in school.
  • Appreciate how our own experience might affect way we support children in school.

Method of delivery

This workshop is participative and interactive, balancing theory with practical exercises. It provides participants with the opportunity to consider how they can put their learning into practice.

Our professional and experienced Adoption UK Trainers are also adoptive parents and can provide a unique perspective into living with hurt children.

For further information or to book, please contact the Training Team at [email protected].

Published: 9th August, 2018

Updated: 29th October, 2020

Author: Online Team

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Conferences

In pursuit of its mission to support adoption, Adoption UK offers an annual programme of conferences for adopters, carers and practitioners across the UK, bringing renowned speakers on subjects that are crucial to the understanding of trauma, child development and reparenting.

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Our guest speakers have included writers and therapists such as Louise Bomber, Phyllis Booth, Dr Peter Jakob, Eileen Fursland, Dr Kim Golding, Dr Dan Hughes, Dr 

Renee Marks, Dr Bruce Perry, Joy Rees, Dr Dan Siegel, Dr Margot Sunderland, Louis Sydney and Sir Martin Narey.

Previous Conferences  

Attachment and Trauma in the Classroom -
Improving the educational outcomes for adopted children through alternative approaches to traditional learning.
AUK's 2017 Annual Conference, read highlights from the event here.

From surviving to thriving: AUK's 2016 Annual Conference, read highlights from the event here.

Published: 24th January, 2018

Updated: 16th May, 2018

Author: Andrew Skeates

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Domestic abuse and the adopted child

This one-day workshop provides adoptive parents and practitioners with an introduction to how domestic abuse can impact children and how to develop therapeutic techniques to help children heal and recover.

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Who should attend?

  • Adoptive parents and long term foster carers, pre or post-placement.
  • Practitioners

This workshop will enable attendees to:

  • Describe what domestic abuse is and its impact on victims.
  • Describe the effects of domestic abuse on children and how it links to other forms of abuse.
  • Describe the additional risks and protective factors for children who have been exposed to domestic abuse.
  • Apply practical therapeutic parenting strategies to help their children heal.
  • Please contact please contact the Training Team at [email protected] if you would like to know more about how this workshop could be tailored to fit the needs of your adoptive parents, foster carers or colleagues or to register your interest in any open workshops we may be running near you.

Published: 9th August, 2018

Updated: 29th October, 2020

Author: Online Team

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Foetal alcohol and drug-affected children

This one-day workshop provides information on the physical, cognitive and behavioural effects on children born to parents misusing alcohol and drugs, and the possible long-term implications.

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Duration: 1 day

Delivered by: Adoption UK Trainer
Duration: One day
Workshop time: 10.00am to 4.30pm
Maximum participants: 20

Workshop explores how harm caused by such substance misuse continues to impact on children’s development even when they are placed with adopters or carers. 

Provides comparisons with other disorders as well as highlighting links with trauma and attachment difficulties. A key objective of the workshop is to enable participants to develop approaches to the care of children affected by parental substance misuse who are no longer living with their birth family. Such approaches may be useful at home, school and in the community.

Who should attend? 

  • Adoptive parents/carers pre or post placement
  • Professionals in this field who wish to provide support to adoptive parents/carers facing these issues.

This workshop will enable parents and carers to:

  • Understand implications for children and adoptive families where a birth mother misused alcohol and drugs during pregnancy.
  • Develop strategies for the care of children in the home, school and community.
  • Support for the unique challenges faced where drug misuse and attachment difficulties are both present.

This workshop will enable professionals to:

  • Understand the implications for children and adoptive families/carers where a birth mother misused alcohol and drugs during pregnancy.
  • Take away strategies to pass onto your adoptive parents/carers on how to care for these children in the home, school and community.
  • Network with adoptive parents/carers who have experience of living with children who face these issues on a daily basis.

Method of delivery

This workshop is participative and interactive, balancing theory with practical exercises. It provides parents and professionals with the opportunity to consider how they can put their learning into practice.

Our professional Adoption UK Trainers are adoptive parents and can provide a unique perspective into living with hurt children. 

For further information or to book, please contact the Training Team at [email protected]

Published: 9th August, 2018

Updated: 29th October, 2020

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Parenting our Children: Six steps to empowered parenting

Do you want to improve your parenting skills and help build a more secure placement?

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Parenting our Children is Adoption UK’s cutting edge, therapeutic parenting programme. It can be run locally in partnership with a local authority or voluntary agency.

It has been designed to equip parents with knowledge and understanding of developmental trauma and give them the tools they need to parent children who have had experienced this, along with attachment issues.

Parenting Our Children has been fully revised and brought up to date in conjunction with Family Futures and includes the latest neuroscience and current parenting techniques.

Parenting our Children - will help parents and carers over the long term to:

  • Understand your children's trauma and subsequent behaviour.
  • Understand the therapeutic approach at the heart of your parenting.
  • Understand that your parenting attitude is a vital part of caring for your children.
  • Be better informed to engage with practitioners to work with your children.

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I have learnt about my child and have greater empathy to his situation and management of same. I intend to apply my learning into everyday life, share with family members and school.

Parenting our Children can be funded by the Adoption Support Fund

Following an assessment, local authorities in England can use the Adoption Support Fund to fund attendance on a Parenting our Children course.  Find out more about the Adoption Support Fund here.

To find out more, please contact the Training Team at [email protected]

Published: 23rd January, 2018

Updated: 29th October, 2020

Author: Andrew Skeates

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Parenting Our Teens

Therapeutic support for parents of adopted teenagers

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What is Parenting our Teens?
Parenting our Teens is a unique four-day training programme for parents of adopted teenagers.

Parenting our Teens is peer-led and will help parents and carers of teenagers gain an understanding of their teenagers needs, learn strategies to help their teenager and themselves, and get some valuable peer support. It is research-based and was developed in response to requests from adoption support teams who have identified a need for a teen-focus programme for their local adoptive parents.

Parenting our Teens is broadly based on our well-known Parenting our Children programme and includes new elements that specifically address the issues faced by parents with teens who have experienced trauma in their early life.

If you would like to know more about this training, please contact the Training Team at [email protected]

Published: 23rd January, 2018

Updated: 29th October, 2020

Author: Andrew Skeates

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Sensory Integration

A one-day workshop, introducing Sensory Processing Disorders (SPD) and their treatment options, for adoptive parents, foster carers and practitioners.

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Who should attend?

  • Adoptive parents and long term foster carers, post-placement
  • Practitioners

This workshop will enable attendees:

  • To recognise the effect of trauma on development.
  • To define Sensory Integration and Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD).
  • To understand the symptoms and effects of SPD and be able to distinguish these from trauma-triggered behaviours.
  • To explore the different available therapies to help our children cope with SP

Please contact the Training Team at [email protected] if you would like to know more about how this workshop could be tailored to fit the needs of your adoptive parents, foster carers or colleagues or to register your interest in any open workshops we may be running near you.

Published: 9th August, 2018

Updated: 29th October, 2020

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Telling About Adoption

This one-day workshop, for adoptive parents or foster carers, will help them help the children they care for with their life-stories.

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Who should attend?

  • Adoptive parents and foster carers, pre or post placement.

This workshop will enable parents/carers to:

  • To examine the importance of telling and explaining about adoption.
  • To consider age-appropriate explanations linked to a child's developmental stage and to practice telling and explaining.
  • To examine some basic principles of child development and identity.
  • To appreciate that having an understanding of one's own past history is essential in order to know who you are and in order to develop a strong sense of identity and positive self-esteem.
  • To examine some of the practicalities and potential difficulties involved in undertaking life story work.

Please contact the Training Team at [email protected] if you would like to know more about how this workshop could be tailored to fit the needs of your adoptive parents, foster carers or colleagues or to register your interest in any open workshops we may be running near you.

Published: 9th August, 2018

Updated: 29th October, 2020

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