This post qualifying course is aimed at social workers and managers in children and families’ teams, family placement teams as well as other specialist settings across the statutory, voluntary and independent sector. Applicants will require the support of their employer to attend as well as validate their work. It is imperative that sponsoring agencies ensure …
Two half-day workshops for kinship carers focussing on the principles of non-violent resistance when tackling children’s difficult behaviours. To book a place – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/…/connective-parenting-nvr… FASD Hub Scotland and KCASS invite Kinship Carers to a 90-minute session on FASD. This session will provide an introduction to FASD and the opportunity to ask questions. To book a place, http://ow.ly/J4Rb50FPAWj …
As part of the work AFKA Scotland has been doing on the Supporting Roots project, Ariane Critchley has prepared a review of the evidence on the support offered to birth parents. This Scottish Government commissioned review is intended for use by practitioners, managers, and service providers who are developing the support available to birth parents in …
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 …
This September, we are asking our members to share your thoughts in the AFKA Scotland Survey, to tell us what we are doing well and how we can improve our service to you. The survey will be sent out via email to all subscribers on 1 September, 2021 and should take approximately 10 minutes to complete. …
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? The impact of planning and decision making after the Order is made and when children are no longer looked after Adoption, Permanence and Kinship Care Orders are just the beginning for children and families moving towards the hope of a settled life. We know that ongoing support and advice from professionals is vital …
We are delighted to share the news that Scotland’s Adoption Register (SAR) has officially launched its first recruitment video which can be viewed here: https://scotlandsadoptionregister.org.uk/ This video is aimed at encouraging adults to come forward to adopt those children who wait longest in Scotland; over the age of four years, sibling groups, children with additional needs/disabilities …
With new legislation and regulations around placing brothers and sisters becoming operational on 26 July 2021, AFKA Scotland has developed training on “Assessing Brothers and Sisters and Making Decisions about Caring Arrangements” which provides opportunity to examine the legislation, research and tools available for making good assessments and decisions for siblings. Demand has been very …
Following a very successful programme of events for Adoption Week Scotland 2021, an evaluation report has been produced which you can read here.
Block of 6 sessions, run over a 10 week period from 9.00am–11.30am; August – November 2023 – participants should attend each session. AFKA Scotland has developed a new model of online training to support newly qualified social workers and those newer to Children and Families social work to evidence learning in their supported year and to …
