This webinar set out the following objectives: to consider what we mean by children’s participation; to feedback from research with children and professionals… Read More
Meaningful participation of children and young people in decisions about their care
This presentation considers what we mean by children’s participation, feedbacks findings from research with children and professionals,
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Professionals Breaking the Silence: Supporting professionals to respond to children’s disclosure of abuse
On Tuesday 26th March NSPCC Cymru facilitated a practitioner’s work shop around ‘Professionals breaking the silence, dealing with child disclosures of abuse’. They are launching their ‘Let children know you’re listening’ safeguarding resource for professionals, to help show children and young people that, when they want to share you’re ready to listen. The workshop began with… Read More
Transition from care to university: a case study
This chapter summarises the experiences of one young woman, Alice, in her journey through the care system and into higher education Read More
Sandboxes, Stickers and Superheroes: Employing Creative Techniques to Explore the Aspirations and Experiences of Children and Young People who are Looked After
This chapter, written with Eleanor Staples considers creative ways of engaging with children and learning about their experiences, views and suggestions. Read More
The Daily Lived Experiences of Foster Care: the Centrality of Food and Touch in Family Life
The chapter draws on an in-depth, small scale study of ten experienced foster care families in Wales who were providing stability for young people. Read More
A Foster Care Fortnight message from Wales
Foster Care FortnightTM is always a fantastic opportunity to come together to sing the praises of fostering for all to hear… Read More
Barnardo’s ‘Reflect’
It is estimated that 1 in 4 women involved in care proceedings will become ‘repeat clients’ of the family court within 7 years (Broadhurst et al. 2017). Reflect is a service that aims to provide practical… Read More
Working more ethically with children and young people
The thorny issue of ‘informed consent’ can present challenges to those of us researching with children and young people. This holds particularly true in… Read More
Video to Celebrate Care Leavers
This Foster Care Fortnight, the CareLeaverSophia channel is creating a video to celebrate the achievements of Care Leavers. Read More
