Managing challenging behaviour with children in kinship care workshop: Wigan

(3 hours)

The Edge Wigan (Pier Room) Riveredge, Wigan, WN3 5AB

Free

For: kinship carers

Lunch provided

Book your free place now

Join our free workshop about ways you might encounter challenging behaviour in children you’re caring for, and how to deal with it sensitively but decisively. Our workshops are a place where you’ll meet other kinship carers just like you and where you can connect and learn together.

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  1. About the event
  2. About the venue
  3. Accessibility
  4. Who will be there?
  5. What happens if you need to cancel your place?
  6. Who runs this workshop?
  7. Book your space
  8. Get in touch

About the event

This workshop is for kinship carers who want to learn more about how to understand and manage challenging behaviour in the children they’re caring for.

Kinship carers are family or friends who step up, often during an unexpected crisis, to care for a child when their parents aren’t able to.

The workshop will also cover how to support children in kinship care when displaying complex and/or challenging behaviour – as well as detailing how adversity impacts general behaviour, child development and world interaction.

In this workshop, you’ll learn how to:

  • understand why children’s behaviour may be challenging and/or aggressive
  • develop responses to challenging behaviour, keeping in mind how this can impact future behaviour and regulation
  • develop effective strategies to reduce and manage aggressive/challenging behaviour
  • to create, find and explore further information and support

You are invited to stay after the workshop to have a free lunch and connect with the other kinship carers. Please make a note of any dietary requirements in the booking form below.

After the workshop you will receive information and the presentation slides by email, along with a feedback survey.

About the venue

Our Kinship workshop takes place in the Pier Room at The Edge Wigan, Riveredge, Wigan, WN3 5AB.

There is ample free onsite parking for visitors.

To get free parking, please register your vehicle at the kiosks in reception, or by scanning the QR code displayed in the meeting room.

The closest bus stop is Park Street, right outside the venue (less than a minute walk).

To find out more and plan your journey, visit the Bee Network website.

The closest station is Wigan North Western, an 11-minute walk from the venue.

To plan your journey and buy train tickets, visit National Rail or Trainline.

Accessibility

The venue is fully accessible with step-free access. If you have any additional accessibility needs, you will be asked about this on our booking form. Please let us know so we can make this event as comfortable as possible for you.

Who will be there?

Our events are a warm, supportive space to learn about this topic, as well as meet and connect with other kinship carers.

This event is open to up to 25 kinship carers. Unfortunately, we ask that children do not attend this event. Local authorities will not be in attendance.

What happens if you need to cancel your place?

We understand that life gets in the way sometimes, so if you need to cancel your place please do try and let us know as soon as possible.

You’ll be able to do this through:

Who runs this workshop?

This workshop is run and facilitated by Al Coates MBE.

Please note that Al is contracted to Kinship for this workshop, having worked with us and kinship carers to develop it. Kinship is not responsible for any content Al produces outside these workshops.

About Al Coates MBE

Al is an independent social worker, who supports kinship carers, parents and foster carers to manage challenging and aggressive behaviour.

Al and his wife have extensive personal experience, having adopted three children themselves in 1999, then becoming foster carers to two more in 2008. They went on to adopt those children and their sibling in 2013.

Al has used his own experience to campaign and raise issues around adoption and fostering, working since 2015 with the Department of Education. Al was awarded an MBE in 2018 for services to adoption, and has founded/co-hosts the Adoption & Fostering Podcast.

Headshot of Al Coates.

Book your space

When you book your free place, we’ll ask you about your experience as a carer, your gender, age, ethnicity and other demographic information. This helps us make sure that the services and experiences we offer are as inclusive as possible and that our advice is relevant to your locality.

We will also ask about your accessibility needs. This is to ensure that you have a comfortable experience on the day.

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We'll provide free refreshments and lunch at the event. 
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