Welcome to our August 2023 Newsletter
Welcome to our August e-newsletter.
Can you help CELCIS research the use of s25 in Scotland?
Are you a social worker or social work manager in Scotland? We’d like to listen to your experiences of voluntary care arrangements, and invite you to tell children, young people and parents who may be interested in taking part too: celcis.org/vca pic.twitter.com/isX02Gx2Cv CELCIS https://twitter.com/celcistwee…
BOARD OF TRUSTEES – TREASURER VACANCY
CLOSING DATE: Friday 16 December 2022 The Association for Fostering, Kinship and Adoption (AFKA) Scotland is seeking to appoint a Treasurer for its Board of Trustees. The Board meets at 5.30pm one evening every second month and the Treasurer also meets with the finance subgroup between meetings. The Board consists of eight Trustees drawn from …
Partner Awareness Session
AFKA in collaboration with Adoption UK will host Adoption Week Scotland starting 14 November 2022 with the support of Scotland’s Adoption Register. Our theme this year is still to be confirmed but will be around connection with family past, present and future. Adoption in Scotland We are holding a Partner Awareness Session on Tuesday 27th …
AFKA Legal Conference 2022 – PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOW FULLY BOOKED
Children need the stability, security and certainty achieved by effective permanence; adoption, permanent fostering and kinship care provide this where children cannot live with their parents. It is vital that legislation, policy and practice continue to develop in a way that is child centred. We have already experienced enormous change in these sectors and are likely …
We are now AFKA Scotland!
We are excited to share that as of today, Tuesday, 21 June 2022, we have officially changed our name to the Association for Fostering, Kinship and Adoption Scotland (AFKA Scotland). AFKA Scotland remains an independent charity that promotes and facilitates evidence-informed best practice in fostering, kinship care and adoption, through advising, training, and influencing practitioners …
Research Report: Disruption of Adoption and Permanent Fostering Placements: A Scottish Perspective
The final report and briefings for a research study about the disruption of adoption and permanent fostering placements in Scotland are now available. This research was undertaken by AFA Scotland and the University of Dundee in 2021-22, based on analysis of reports and minutes of meetings held following the disruption of permanent placements, conducted by …
New Research Projects
STAR (Sibling Reunited) Development Project Under the leadership of Karen Morrison, STAR – Siblings Reunited’ – has developed into a highly regarded service enabling brothers and sisters who live apart to come together regularly at a rural centre in Fife allowing them to build and maintain their relationships through positive shared experiences. The Promise Partnership …
AFKA Scotland Responds to the National Care Service Proposals
The Scottish Government launched a consultation on proposals for the creation of a National Care Service; the proposed reforms around social care represent one of the most significant pieces of public service reform to be proposed by the Scottish Government, and have the potential to be the biggest public sector reform in Scotland for decades. The Independent …
Kinship Care Week: 14-18 March 2022
Kinship Care Week aims to increase understanding and recognition of the role of kinship carers and the challenges they often face, but importantly, it’s also an opportunity to celebrate kinship carers for the incredible role they play in raising children. The week is co-ordinated by Kinship Care Advisory Service Scotland (KCASS) working in partnership with …