Building better social care in Wales
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
The conference series involved survivors of abuse, researchers into Domestic Abuse and practitioner workshops. I helped Professor Alyson Rees look for artistic material to support this conference series. We recognised that art and imagery can convey something that research papers and presentations cannot. Through my research I found Henny Beaumont who is an illustrator based… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
Research carried out by Dr Ceryn Evans at Swansea University is exploring the experiences of care experienced university students as they navigate through university and embark on transitions from university to post-graduation life. She is currently recruiting participants to inform her research. Find out more about the research here… Read More
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… Read More
Over the past few months Leicestershire Cares have been working with a group of care experienced young people to think about some of the issues that are most prevalent in their lives. Over several sessions the group identified Mental Health as the primary concern currently impacting on their lives… Read More
