Training and events

This free workshop will give you helpful information about financial support you may be able to get as a kinship carer.

Learn about FASD, what it is, how it can present itself and how you can support children in your care who are showing FASD symptoms or are confirmed to have it.

Learn practical strategies for coping with difficult emotions and how to recognise when you need a break.

Learn about the school system and how to advocate for the child in your care within the education system.

Learn about ways you might encounter challenging behaviour in children you’re caring for, and how to deal with it sensitively but decisively.

Explore the practical aspects of contact with birth parents and family members.

Learn how to approach online safety with children in kinship care. This includes helping them navigate the internet, learning about typical use and basic terms/concepts as well as how to address safeguarding concerns – even when less computer comfortable.

Learn about the different kinship care arrangements and the process for formalising your arrangement.

Learn about trauma and attachment and how they might affect the children you care for.

Learn the best way to handle conversations about your unique situation.