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Friday, 16th of May 2008

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where they are, what they've missed & how to make it up


    Theme
    Many adopted children's behaviour is at odds with their chronological age.
    This one-day interactive workshop for parents and professionals will explore these developmental discrepancies and provide appropriate ways of responding to age-inappropriate behaviour.
     
    Aims
    To discuss: the ways in which parents and professionals currently interpret and respond to a variety of behaviours; placing the developmental age of behaviours.
    To offer: a template for responding to age-inappropriate behaviours, exemplified with role-play.
    To analyse: the gaps in the child's development in order to assist understanding of the meaning of behaviours and guide further parenting interventions.
     
    Who should attend
    Adoptive and foster parents who want to learn how to help their children overcome developmental delays; Adoption professionals.
    Date: 17 June 2008
    Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm
    Venue: NCH Stephenson Hall, 85 Highbury Park Road, London N5
    Facilitator Holly van Gulden
    Lunch: Provided
    Fees (inc.VAT) Adoptive/Foster Parents Professionals
    Subscriber £ 88.00 £ 145.00
    Non-Subscriber £ 94.00 £ 155.00

    Registration:
    Please complete a registration form and return it ASAP to:
    Training,Post-Adoption Centre, 5 Torriano Mews, Torriano Avenue, London NW5 2RZ,
    Tel: (020) 7284 0555 Fax:  020 7482 2367

    email: training@postadoptioncentre.org.uk

    Click here for the Training Brochure 2008-9


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    Theme
    From the start, talking to adopted and fostered children about their histories is extremely important: however, it can be difficult! This workshop is designed to help you think about how you can talk to your children about their adoption and related issues.
     
    Aims
    To explore why keeping secrets about their history does not serve the adopted or
    fostered child. To examine the fears parents, carers and professionals have about telling the child their history. To provide stage-appropriate language and learning experiences to help tell the story.
     
    Who should attend
    Adoptive and foster parents who want to learn how to tell their children about their adoption; adoption professionals.
    Date: Friday October 3rd 2008
    Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm
    Venue: NCH Stephenson Hall, 85 Highbury Park Road, London N5
    Facilitator Franca Brenninkmeyer
    Lunch: Provided
    Fees (inc.VAT) Adoptive/Foster Parents Professionals
    Subscriber £ 88.00 £ 145.00
    Non-Subscriber £ 94.00 £ 155.00

    Registration:
    Please complete a registration form and return it ASAP to:
    Training,Post-Adoption Centre, 5 Torriano Mews, Torriano Avenue, London NW5 2RZ,
    Tel: (020) 7284 0555 Fax:  020 7482 2367

    email: training@postadoptioncentre.org.uk

    Click here for the Training Brochure 2008-9


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    Theme
    To explore the various legal routes to achieving permanency for children where a return home to birth parents is not possible; to examine the therapeutic services needed to support permanent placements; to explore the range of options around contact and what is required to ensure it benefits children; to explore the provision of a sensitive and informed intermediary service for adopted adults and birth parents.
     
    Who should attend:
    Social workers, as an in-service update on permanency within the new legislation; social workers new to adoption work, as an invaluable socialisation into an adoption team; CAMHS team members working within adoption; psychologists and other professionals working with adopted children and their families. This course is also of relevance to therapists and counsellors, and those intending to apply to register as adoption Support Agencies.
     
    Date: Wednesdays 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 April and 7 May 2008
    Time: 2.00 - 5.00pm
    Venue: London Irish Centre, 50 - 52 Camden Square, London NW1
    Facilitator Franca Brenninkmeyer, Rose Dagoo, Maggie Rogers
    Fees (inc.VAT) £ 420 for all six sessions; £75 per session

    Please see the Training Brochure 2008-9 for the content of each session

    Registration:
    Please complete a registration form and return it ASAP to:
    Training,Post-Adoption Centre, 5 Torriano Mews, Torriano Avenue, London NW5 2RZ,
    Tel: (020) 7284 0555 Fax:  020 7482 2367

    email: training@postadoptioncentre.org.uk

    Click here for the Training Brochure 2008-9


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developing the skills to deliver black and minority ethnic training


    Theme
    This four-day course will prepare participants to deliver black and minority ethnic training, particularly as it relates to attachment and race. The course will use as its focus PAC’s resource pack Supporting black and minority ethnic adopted children: attachment and race. For further details of the resource pack see overleaf.
     
    Aims
    The course will give participants the opportunity to: familiarise themselves with the resource pack; practice the skills needed to deliver the training materials contained within the pack; consider adult learning principles; experience working with others to plan, prepare and deliver a presentation; observe and evaluate sessions presented by other group members; consider the importance of the integration of race/ethnicity and attachment in permanent placements; consider their agencies’ and their own practices in supporting adopters and permanent carers; assist adopters and permanent carers to look at their own attachment history, experience, attitudes and values and how this might impact on the care of their children.
     
    Who should attend
    Those who have not previously delivered black and minority ethnic training; experienced trainers wishing to renew their skills; trainers who want to deliver PAC’s resource pack.
    Dates: To Be Confirmed – contact PAC for details
    Fees (including VAT & copy of resource pack )
      £766

    Please Note:
    Training the Trainers can also be offered on-site for local authorities, consortia and other agencies-contact PAC's Training Manager on 020 7284 0555 for further details

    Registration:
    Please complete a registration form and return it ASAP to:
    Training,Post-Adoption Centre, 5 Torriano Mews, Torriano Avenue, London NW5 2RZ,
    Tel: (020) 7284 0555 Fax:  020 7482 2367

    email: training@postadoptioncentre.org.uk

    Click here for the Training Brochure 2008-9


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    Theme
    Adoption disruption is a general term used to describe the failure or breakdown of an adopted child's placement. Concerns about adoption disruption haunt social workers and panels when making this important permanency decision.
     
    Aims
    This workshop will explore disruption and why it occurs (chaotic environments and attachment difficulties;
    matching and on-going support planning) and the practice implications for improving adoption outcomes.
     
    Who should attend
    Social workers and counsellors/therapists who offer adoption support, or who work in adoption teams; adoption panel members. Prior training in attachment issues is assumed.
    Date: Friday 31 October 2008
    Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm
    Venue: NCH Stephenson Hall, 85 Highbury Park Road, London N5
    Facilitator Renée Marks
    Fees (inc.VAT)  
    Subscriber £ 145.00
    Non-Subscriber £ 155.00

    Registration:
    Please complete a registration form and return it ASAP to:
    Training,Post-Adoption Centre, 5 Torriano Mews, Torriano Avenue, London NW5 2RZ,
    Tel: (020) 7284 0555 Fax:  020 7482 2367

    email: training@postadoptioncentre.org.uk

    Click here for the Training Brochure 2008-9


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and their impact on parenting adopted and fostered children


    Theme
    Research on adult relationships has identified a number of adult attachment “styles”. This workshop will present these styles, analyse their origins and their impacts on both adult relationships and relationships with children.
     
    Aims
    To introduce professionals to the theory of adult attachment and, in turn, how this impacts on the role and behaviours of parents and carers towards their children; enable participants to begin to be able to identify the characteristics that are associated with each of the main adult attachment styles.
     
    Who should attend
    Social workers and counsellors/therapists who offer adoption support, or who work in
    adoption teams; adoption panel members.
    Date: Friday 7 November 2008
    Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm
    Venue: London Irish Centre, 50 - 52 Camden Square, London NW1
    Facilitator Franca Brenninkmeyer
    Fees (inc.VAT)  
    Subscriber £ 145.00
    Non-Subscriber £ 155.00

    Registration:
    Please complete a registration form and return it ASAP to:
    Training,Post-Adoption Centre, 5 Torriano Mews, Torriano Avenue, London NW5 2RZ,
    Tel: (020) 7284 0555 Fax:  020 7482 2367

    email: training@postadoptioncentre.org.uk

    Click here for the Training Brochure 2008-9


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    Theme
    Theraplay® is a short-term, playful, engaging treatment that focuses on parent-child
    relationships. It can help adoptive/foster children form secure attachments. This one-day workshop
    introduces the key elements of Theraplay®. The focus will be on practical strategies that can be
    taken away and used by parents in the home, and by professionals in their practice. A qualified
    Theraplay® trainer will be on hand to work with you.
     
    Aims
    To: look at the effects of trauma and the role of play in building attachment; see video examples of Theraplay® treatment; learn lots of playful interactions to use at home or in your practice; have lots of fun!
     
    Who should attend
    Anyone who would like to know more about Theraplay®, including those who make referrals and professionals considering adding Theraplay® to their practice. This may include adoptive/foster parents, psychologists & psychiatrists, social workers, counsellors, family therapists, play therapists, teachers, occupational therapists, speech & language therapists and adoption/post adoption counsellors.
    Date: Monday 2nd February 2009
    Time: 10.00am - 4.30pm
    Venue: NCH Stephenson Hall, 85 Highbury Park Road, London N5
    Lunch: Provided
    Fees (inc.VAT) Adoptive/Foster Parents Professionals
    Subscriber £ 88.00 £ 145.00
    Non-Subscriber £ 94.00 £ 155.00

    Registration:
    Please complete a registration form and return it ASAP to:
    Training,Post-Adoption Centre, 5 Torriano Mews, Torriano Avenue, London NW5 2RZ,
    Tel: (020) 7284 0555 Fax:  020 7482 2367

    email: training@postadoptioncentre.org.uk

    Click here for the Training Brochure 2008-9


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