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6 Nov 2024
12.00pm – 2.00pm
Online
Join us for this lunchtime session exploring the needs of children in private fostering arrangements. Listen to the results of CoramBAAF’s first private fostering survey. Hear from local authorities sharing good practice examples of how they are meeting children’s needs in their areas.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
Review of private fostering arrangements: 3 models in 3 local authorities: Hellen Ranger, Advanced Practitioner, Family Safeguarding West Sussex County Council, Angela Marsh, Senior Social Worker, Fostering (Recruitment and Assessment), Dudley Council, Michelle Joyer, Senior Practitioner, Private Fostering Team, Essex County Council
Private Fostering Survey: Ann Horne and Clare Seth, Kinship Consultants will share the results of CoramBAAF’s first Private Fostering Survey and provide an opportunity to explore together what this data might mean for private fostering practice in your area.
How does trauma, loss and separation affect children in private fostering arrangements?: Aimee Dennis, Social Worker, Connected Persons Team, Portsmouth City Council
Culturally sensitive private fostering practice: Charmaine Khoumeri, Social Worker, Family Support and protection, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
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