For family or friends who step up to raise a child.
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 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 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 care for, and how to deal with it sensitively but decisively.
Learn about the different kinship care arrangements and the process for formalising your arrangement.
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.
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 working with your local authority children's services.
Learn the best way to handle conversations about your unique situation.
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.
Explore the emotional aspects of contact with birth parents and family members.