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16^th

Apr

2026

Holding the Rope: Effectively Supporting Trauma-Impacted Families needing Respite – Short and Smart Session – 1hr

Training & Workshops

Our Practice Programme delivers practice workshops, evidence seminars, bespoke training sessions, and conferences on cutting-edge topics, and caters to adoption professionals in all types of agencies and organisations.

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View by event type: All Bespoke Training Evidence Seminar Expert-led training Practice Webinar Short and Smart Training

Holding the Rope: Effectively Supporting Trauma-Impacted Families needing Respite – Short and Smart Session – 1hr

Co-Delivered by Libby McVeigh, CEO of the Belay Foundation and Helen Willis, Operations Manager of the Belay Foundation

From Theory to Practice: Refreshed Trauma-Informed and Attachment-Based Approaches to (not only) Adoption Work

Expert-led training webinar delivered by Hedwig Verhagen, an Independent Therapeutic Social Worker and a Lecturer at the University of Leeds

7^th

From Contact to Connection: Navigating Culture Change in Adoption Practice

Expert-led training session delivered by Adoption England and Independent Family Justice Consultant Dr Beverley Barnett‑Jones MBE and Vicky Swift, Adoption England

Seen, Heard and Supported: Working Compassionately with Birth Parents

Expert-led training webinar delivered by Naomi Head - Senior Practitioner (Family Team) and Bluebird Project Co-ordinator of Scottish Adoption

Understanding Compassion Fatigue and Supporting Discouraged Adoptive Parents

Practice webinar delivered by Lisa Biggs, a Senior Adoption Practitioner at Adoption Focus

7^th

Neurodivergence (including ASD and ADHD) in Children in Care: From Assessment to Family Support (Adoption and Beyond)

Practice webinar delivered by David Robinson-Field, Head of Service Adoption Support at CfAS

Identity After Adversity: Practice Support for Adopted Young People with Adverse Early Childhood Experiences

Expert-Led co-delivered by Dr Zoe Webb, Independent Clinical Psychologist at Synchrony Psychology and Tanya Killick, Adopteens Practice Manager at PAC-UK