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, and children and family social workers.

Details

This expert-led training session is designed for adoption assessment practitioners to enhance their ability to support prospective adoptive parents who are dealing with various forms of loss during the assessment process. This practice event provides an opportunity to sensitively address the profound emotional challenges that individuals and couples may face, including the death of a child, miscarriage, termination of a pregnancy, infertility, and the loss of expectations and dreams of becoming parents. Participants will also explore the implications of viewing adoption as the ‘next step’ in their journey.

The day led by Lynda Graham will offer a safe and reflective space for practitioners to:

• Discuss and process the grief associated with child loss, miscarriage, pregnancy termination, and infertility
• Understand the impact of unmet expectations and dreams of parenthood
• Consider the complexities of viewing adoption as an alternative path

Learning 0utcomes

• Consider the implications of adoption assessment for those who dealing with loss
• An opportunity to reflect on practice to date and how this might change
• Gain knowledge on how best to support individuals and couples
• Understand more about processing grief and practical ideas for future work
• Support prospective parents by offering time out for counseling as part of the process
• Think about how to respect their experiences and honouring their loss

About the trainer

Lynda Graham

Lynda is a Senior Accredited Counsellor with National Counselling Society. After twenty-five years as a Social Worker and Senior Practitioner, Lynda set up a Private Counselling Practice. She has a particular interest in Post Placement Blues/Depression and has set up a Specialist Counselling and Support Service for prospective and new adoptive parents who are struggling following the placement of their child/children. Having researched this topic for her MSc in Counselling she also provides training to potential adoptive parents, Social Workers and other professionals.

Lynda is also Counselling Supervisor and Trainer and Adoption Panel member with a local Health and Social Care Trust.

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 info@cvaa.org.uk. We will aim to answer your query within two working days.

CVAA accept online payments only. In case you do not have instant access to your company card, we suggest using your personal card instead to book a training event and claim it back with your agency in your expenses. Requesting an invoice to pay for our standard practice events is not possible.