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SUMMARY:10 Online Week Therapeutic Parenting course - for existing adopters
DESCRIPTION:Do you sometimes find your child’s behaviour hard to understand? Do some of your parenting techniques seem ineffective? \nWe are running a course for our adoptive parents looking specifically at the impact of children’s early experiences on their behaviour and emotional well-being. We will be exploring alternative parenting ideas and strategies. \n\nThe course runs for 10 weeks; from 21st September to 30th November with a break for half-term on the 26th of October.\nSessions run from 10 am to 12 pm. and will be held online.\nWe are running this course for families whose children have been living with them for at least 6 months and who are aged between 3 and 10 years old.\n\nContact claire.jarvis@adoptionwest.co.uk for more details
URL:https://adoptionwest.co.uk/event/10-online-week-therapeutic-parenting-course-for-existing-adopters-3/
LOCATION:Virtual Session
CATEGORIES:Support
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SUMMARY:Hearts and Minds - run by CCS
DESCRIPTION:CCS Course – Fees Apply \nAn 8 week specialist therapeutic parenting programme for adoptive parents\, delivered by Dr Jude Courtney and Dr Helen Kirkaldie. \nIt is designed for all adopters\, but particularly those who find themselves getting limited rewards from family life\, feeling frequent stress or wanting to think about the parenting of their child. The programme will focus on the 8 habits of the thriving adoptive family and provide strategies on how to embed these into your daily family life. The programme will enhance your family’s existing knowledge and enable reflection on the emotional journey that adoption brings. \nSuitable For: \nThis programme will be suitable for those who are trying to improve their family life or just prevent things from getting any worse. It will also be of particular benefit to those who are contemplating\, or are about to engage in\, therapeutic intervention\, providing a good grounding from which to start therapy.  Adopters will need to have had a child placed for 6 months or more. \nIf you parent as a couple\, we strongly advise that both parents attend. \nLocation: The course will take place virtually via Zoom for its duration. \nTime: Wednesday evenings 7.30-10pm \nDate:  3rd May\,10th May\, 17th May\, 24th May break for half term\, 7th June\, 14th June\, 21st June\, 28th June \n  \nObjectives of the programme: \n\nTo give parents a thorough understanding of the theory which lies behind therapeutic parenting\nTo understand the neurological changes that parenting brings to both adults and children\nTo help parents become more confident in therapeutic parenting strategies and learn how to make these become habits of daily life\nTo give parents a sense of hope that they are connecting to their complex child and can bring about more open\, emotional engagement with them\nTo help parents to reflect upon the emotional issues for them that have arisen from adopting a child who has experienced early trauma and might have developed blocked trust\nTo help parents find strategies that protect them from moving into blocked care\n\n  \nFee:        £850      per person \nHearts & Minds
URL:https://adoptionwest.co.uk/event/hearts-and-minds-run-by-ccs/
LOCATION:Virtual Session
CATEGORIES:Support
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SUMMARY:10 Online Week Therapeutic Parenting course - for existing adopters
DESCRIPTION:Do you sometimes find your child’s behaviour hard to understand? Do some of your parenting techniques seem ineffective? \nWe are running a course for  our adoptive parents looking specifically at the impact of children’s early experiences on their behaviour and emotional well-being. We will be exploring alternative parenting ideas and strategies. \n\nThe course runs for 10 weeks\, from 20th April to 29th June with break for half-term on 1st June\, from 10am until 12pm and will be held online.\nWe are running this course for families whose children have been been living with them for at least 6 months and who are aged between 3 and 10 years old.\n\nContact claire.jarvis@adoptionwest.co.uk for more details
URL:https://adoptionwest.co.uk/event/10-online-week-therapeutic-parenting-course-for-existing-adopters-2/
LOCATION:Virtual Session
CATEGORIES:Support
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SUMMARY:Adopter Advisory Board - Focus Group on Contact
DESCRIPTION:Please join Adoption UK and Adopter Voice Champions to share your experience of support with matching and beyond into early placement.  \n  \nAlison Lewis\, Adoption West Service Director\, is keen to hear your views\, to help review and influence this part of the Adoption Journey. To be able to achieve a review of current practice Adopter Voice are seeking adopters\, who are currently awaiting to be match or have been matched in the last 3 years\, and adopters who have had children placed in the last 3 years. \n  \nPlease join the online forums via Microsoft Teams \nWednesday 30th March at 9.30am-11am  \nReview of support post matching and early placement (pre-adoption order) \nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/adopter-voice-adoption-west-post-placement-support-review-tickets-272066497217 \nThursday 31st March at 7.30pm-9pm  \nReview of matching support after approval  \nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/adopter-voice-adoption-west-post-approval-support-review-tickets-272071993657 \n 
URL:https://adoptionwest.co.uk/event/adopter-advisory-board-focus-group-on-contact-2/
LOCATION:Virtual Session
CATEGORIES:Support
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SUMMARY:Adopter Advisory Board - Focus Group on Contact
DESCRIPTION:Please join Adoption UK and Adopter Voice Champions to share your experience of support with matching and beyond into early placement.  \n  \nAlison Lewis\, Adoption West Service Director\, is keen to hear your views\, to help review and influence this part of the Adoption Journey. To be able to achieve a review of current practice Adopter Voice are seeking adopters\, who are currently awaiting to be match or have been matched in the last 3 years\, and adopters who have had children placed in the last 3 years. \n  \nPlease join the online forums via Microsoft Teams \nWednesday 30th March at 9.30am-11am  \nReview of support post matching and early placement (pre-adoption order) \nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/adopter-voice-adoption-west-post-placement-support-review-tickets-272066497217 \nThursday 31st March at 7.30pm-9pm  \nReview of matching support after approval  \nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/adopter-voice-adoption-west-post-approval-support-review-tickets-272071993657 \n 
URL:https://adoptionwest.co.uk/event/adopter-advisory-board-focus-group-on-contact/
LOCATION:Virtual Session
CATEGORIES:Support
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SUMMARY:Adopter Advisory Board - Focus Group
DESCRIPTION:We Need Your Voice… \nAdopter Voice is seeking your views on your family’s experience of contact with birth families\, how do you feel about letterbox arrangements and sharing of information.\n\nWhat’s your experience?\nWhat has worked?\nWhat hasn’t worked?\nWhat would your recommendations to other families be?\nWhat would help?\n\n\nPlease join Adoption UK and local Adopter Voice Champions Vicky and Sarah for our latest online Focus Forum\, to discuss contact. \nMonday 31st January at 8pm \nTo book a place* please use the Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/adopter-voice-adoption-west-focus-forum-contact-tickets-228240321947 \nIf you are not able to attend the meeting but would still like to share your view\, please also register and a Contribution Form will be sent to allow your contribution. \n*Booking closes 8pm 30/1/2022 event and a links to a Teams meeting will be shared by midday on the event day.\nFurther queries (or a contribution form) please contact adoptervoice@adoptionuk.org.uk
URL:https://adoptionwest.co.uk/event/adopter-advisory-board-focus-group/
LOCATION:Virtual Session
CATEGORIES:Support
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SUMMARY:10 Online Week Therapeutic Parenting course - for existing adopters
DESCRIPTION:Do you sometimes find your child’s behaviour hard to understand? Do some of your parenting techniques seem ineffective? \nWe are running a course for  our adoptive parents looking specifically at the impact of children’s early experiences on their behaviour and emotional well-being. We will be exploring alternative parenting ideas and strategies. \n\nThe course runs for 10 weeks\, from the 24th January 2022 to 5th April\, (with a break for half-term on the 22nd February)\, from 10am until 12pm and will be held online.\nWe are running this course for families whose children have been been living with them for at least 6 months and who are aged between 3 and 10 years old.\n\nContact claire.jarvis@adoptionwest.co.uk for more details
URL:https://adoptionwest.co.uk/event/10-online-week-therapeutic-parenting-course-for-existing-adopters/
LOCATION:Virtual Session
CATEGORIES:Support
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