Learn about different types of kinship care, what your arrangement means for what decisions you can make and what parental responsibility means.
Training and events
Kinship carers tell us their journey can be overwhelming and confusing. To help you navigate this complex system, we run workshops and events both online and in-person. Explore our events below and to stay up to date with new events, join our community.
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Learn about the school system and how to advocate for the child in your care within the education system.
This free workshop will give you helpful information about financial support you may be able to get as a kinship carer.
Learn about life story work – what it is, when to consider it, techniques to carry it out (and get support), as well as how it can help kinship children build a positive self-image.
Learn about ways you might encounter challenging behaviour in children you’re caring for, and how to deal with it sensitively but decisively.
Learn practical strategies for coping with difficult emotions and how to recognise when you need a break.
Learn about drug and alcohol misuse, how it can present itself, and the impact it can have on children raised in kinship care and their families.
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