Training & Workshops
Our Practice Programme delivers practice workshops, evidence seminars, on-demand training, bespoke training sessions, and conferences on cutting-edge topics, and caters to adoption professionals in all types of agencies and organisations.
Download the Practice Programme 2026-27 bookletSafeguarding through the Adoption Lens
Expert-led training session delivered by Satwinder Sandhu, the CEO of CVAA
Good Practice in Complaints Handling for Adoption and Fostering Services
Expert-led training delivered by Barbara Hudson, an Independent Social Work Consultant
Neurodivergence in Adoption and Fostering: Understanding Autism and ADHD in the context of trauma
Expert-led training session by Georgie Kovoor, Clinical Specialist Therapy Services at Family Futures
Supporting Adopted Children and their Families: Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy and Parenting (DDP)
Expert‑led training delivered by Dr Polly Nugent, DClinPsych, a Clinical Psychologist and an Adopted Children Specialist
What Happens Next? Addressing Mental Health Concerns and Supporting Emotional Wellbeing of Adult Adoptees
Expert-led training led by Dr Julie Elliott, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Director, Adoption UK and Dr Danielle Kerley, Clinical Psychologist Psychology and Therapy Hub (PATH) Adoption UK
Beyond Therapeutic Parenting: Trauma-Informed and Attachment-Based Approaches for the Whole Adoptive Family
Expert-led training delivered by Hedwig Verhagen, an Independent Therapeutic Social Worker and a Lecturer at the University of Leeds
Understanding Post Adoption Depression and how to support Adoptive Parents
Expert-led training led by Lynda Graham, Senior Accredited Counsellor with National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society