Seen, Heard and Supported: Working Compassionately with Birth Parents

Who this is for

Adoption practitioners and managers (Voluntary Adoption Agencies, Regional Adoption Agencies, Local Authorities, and independent social workers), children’s social care services, children and family social workers, foster carers, kinship carers, and other professionals working with children and families.

Details

Supporting birth parents throughout the adoption journey requires sensitivity and understanding of the profound loss many experience. This training offers a reflective and informed space for practitioners to explore the emotional, practical, and relational challenges faced by birth families both during the adoption process and in the period that follows.

Participants will be encouraged to reflect on current practice, consider the barriers birth families commonly encounter, and identify opportunities to provide support that is not only compassionate but firmly rooted in what is best for the child in both the short and long term.

Learning 0utcomes

• To gain ideas and guidance on how to work alongside birth parents and support them in a beneficial and effective manner
• To further the focus in your practice on birth parents and the role they can play with the adoption process and the importance of this for the child, the adopters and the birth parents themselves
• To gain a better first hand understanding of a birth parent’s experience of adoption
• To have a chance to reflect on our own personal practice and how this can be changed to improve our impact on families and their futures

About the Trainer

Naomi Head

Naomi joined the Family Placement Team as a part time Senior Practitioner in 2015. She qualified as a social worker in 2002 and has previously worked in a range of settings within the voluntary sector, including children and families and independent assessment work. Naomi is also a practice teacher.

Instructions

A member of staff will be in touch with attendees one week prior to the event to share a pre-event delegate pack.

If you have any questions regarding this webinar, please contact us at [email protected]. We will aim to answer your query within two working days.

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