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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 ways you might encounter challenging behaviour in children you care for, and how to deal with it sensitively but decisively.
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 about the support available for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Join our Plymouth roadshow to connect with other carers, share experiences and get vital information to help you make the right choices for you.
Learn about ways you might encounter challenging behaviour in children you’re caring for, and how to deal with it sensitively but decisively.
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 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 trauma and attachment and how they might affect the children you care for.
Learn about the different types of formal kinship care arrangements and where to go for support.