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.
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 practical tools to help with raising a child of a different ethnic or cultural heritage to you.
Explore the practical aspects of contact with birth parents and family members.
Explore the emotional aspects of contact with birth parents and family members.
This free workshop will give you helpful information about financial support you may be able to get as a kinship carer.
Learn about the school system and how to advocate for the child in your care within the education system.
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 how to use books to discuss emotions and identity with the child or children you care for.
Learn about trauma and attachment and how they might affect the children you care for.
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