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Falling through the net - prevention and protection: The exploitation of learning disabled and neurodivergent children and young people.
This presentation addresses the exploitation of learning disabled and neurodivergent children, who face disproportionately high rates of abuse. Drawing on a 2024 study funded by the Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre, and conducted by Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Portsmouth, it explores policy gaps and practice responses. By consulting with practitioners and parents, the research highlights the need for earlier identification and tailored support, offering insights into how professionals can better meet the needs of these children and their families.
Online
12:00
- 04/11/2025
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Missing and Lost: Missing Children, Social Harm and Structural Violence
In this webinar Dr Paul Andell will discuss the phenomenon of children going missing from care, situating these experiences within wider frameworks of structural violence, social harm, and institutional neglect. Drawing on personal reflections, policy analysis, case studies, and recent qualitative research, the presenter suggests that episodes of missing children are not isolated events but symptoms of systemic failure.
Online, Teams
13:00
- 22/10/2025
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Creating and Managing a Parent Advocacy Programme
Parents who have experienced the child welfare system are working as peer-to-peer advocates, helping other parents negotiate child welfare. Parents are also working as activists to change child welfare policies, progammes and systems. This presentation focuses on how to create and manage a parent advocacy programme that supports parents, helps families and improves child welfare systems. These programmes operate within governmental agencies and as independent organizations. The presentation is based on the Practice Guide: Creating and Managing a Parent Advocacy Programme. It is designed to help parents and their allies who have created or are in the process of creating a Parent Advocacy Programme. The Guide was developed under the auspices of Cardiff University’s CASCADE Centre, written by David Tobis and Clive Diaz, with input from two parent advisory groups. Topics covered include: What is Parent Advocacy and Why it is Important; the Role of Parent Leadership; Preparing an Agency; What Parents Want Peer Advocates to Know and Do; Support and Training Parent Advocates Need; Training Staff Need to Work with Parent Advocates; and Developing a Strategy to Promote Parent Advocacy. The presentation includes many resources available free on-line. Everyone who attends will receive a free copy of the Practice Guide.
Online, Teams
17:00
- 12/11/2025
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Dementia Support in a Diverse World
There is growing awareness of the need for better dementia research to improve the support given to people living with dementia. The Alzheimer’s Society has estimated that 1 in 3 people born in the UK will be diagnosed with dementia…
ExChange Wales brings leading researchers together with practitioners and service users to share expertise, research evidence and care experiences.
Through our conferences, workshops, lectures and seminars, ExChange provides free, high-quality training to support the ongoing development of social care professionals across Wales. Attracting leading national speakers, together we learn and advise on research, impacting both policy and practice. Our events and resources enrich skills while foregrounding the lived experience of care-experienced people.
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