Family & Community external events listings are posted to inform the wider community about external events including workshops, opportunities for families, children and young people, and helpful resources.
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What works to improve the lives of England’s most vulnerable children
This presentation covers recommendations made in the recent independent review of children’s social care for adopting a public health approach to preventing child maltreatment and mitigating its consequences.
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Community event at Roath Park Recreation Ground
This ‘ACE YourSpace’ event will bring people bring people together who are interested in local environments, reusing and recycling, arts activities, and mental health awareness. They want to bring people together, to talk and share ideas around looking after our green spaces, as well as each other…
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Be-Longing – support available for foster carers
The event will screening the award-winning short film, Be-Longing. A powerful film that tells the story of Khoji, a 9-year ‘looked after’ boy living within a foster family in London. Followed by a Q&A with the director and a special guest, Robert Findlay, General Secretary, NUPFC, who will discuss his work supporting foster carers and children they care for…
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Dangos Intermediate Session
The Dangos intermediate course builds on the basic course, or is appropriate, for people with some experience as a refresher. Still designed for frontline workers, where financial advice and support is not the main function, it covers information about the support available in Wales, beyond the core benefits system…
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Dangos Information Session
The Welsh Government is funding training for frontline workers which increases their understanding of the welfare benefit and wider financial support that is available. This is an entry-level course that covers basic information about the benefit system and other help that’s available…
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Participation and planning in education
This course will help participants understand the duties on responsible bodies under the ALN Act and explore the importance and benefits of participation through a person centre planning approach. This course is suitable for anyone working with or supporting children and young people with ALN, including their families…
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Additional learning needs system: an overview
This course will help participants develop an understanding of the new Additional Learning Needs (ALN) system for supporting children and young people aged 0–25 with ALN in Wales. The course is suitable for anyone working with or supporting children and young people with ALN, including their families…
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Recovering forgotten stories
This online interactive workshop will encourage adults who are interested in Welsh culture, history, or heritage to further their knowledge through a systematic exploration of iron-age myth and storytelling. It is a practical course as well as theoretical, with participants creating their own iron age narratives, or reconstructing them from existing sources…
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Childhood and youth research group
This event will discuss child/adolescent to parent/carer violence and abuse (CAPVA), and based on a study of seven practitioners across Wales, it explores effective approaches to research…
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Adult Health Assessments
Analysing adult health assessments is a key element of assessing adopters and foster carers. This includes providing reports and evidence-based comments so that panels can reach appropriate decisions. This workshop will consider the Medical Adviser’s role in adult health assessments for foster carers and adoptive parents…
