My Life Through Care

Venue
Webinar: Microsoft Teams, Teams
venue
Event Tutors
Blanche Duffy
tutors
Admin Contact
Target Audience
Adopters / CAH Staff / Connected Carers / Foster Carers / GP's / Health Practitioners / Manager / Other / Schools / SGO's / Short Break Carers / Social Care Staff / Voluntary Sector Workers
target audience
Event Types
Webinar, Online Course, Course (daytime)
Course categories
Adopters and Foster Carers / Children and Young People / Equality and Diversity
Adopters and Foster Carers subcategories
CS4 - Equality and Diversity / Professional Development
Children and Young People subcategories
Children's Social Care / Early Years / Mental Health / Safeguarding Children / Sexual Health and Relationships / Single Assessment Framework (Early Help)
Equality and Diversity subcategories
Equality and Diversity
Event description

PLEASE FIND ATTACHED YOUR MICROSOFT TEAMS INVITE FOR BOTH SESSION 3RD FEB & 10TH FEB 2021 - PLEASE KEEP SAFE.


 Join us for this brand new course exploring the experiences of two care experienced people. The aim of these two session is to help adults understand and connect with the needs and experiences of children and young people in care, leaving care and beyond. This is a superb opportunity for practitioners to learn from those with experience of being in care to support the development of their skills and practice. This is a two session course and participants will need to attend both sessions.

The first session will be led by a young person currently within service in South Gloucestershire, they will be sharing their story, offering a reflective space for practitioners as well as practical tips and guidance on working with young people as well as an opportunity to answer questions.

The second session will be led by Kathy, Kathy and her family were involved in social services for the duration of her childhood. As an adolescent, Kathy was accommodated by the local authority. Kathy’s story is both inspirational and instructive for social care professionals. This session will include:

 Personal narrative and how the stories we are told and tell about ourselves and others impact on our reality and life chances.

Education not necessarily academic, as a route out of a challenging start.

Challenging the damaged goods myth (individual and system based).

Normalising difficult emotions routed in trauma. Building confidence in emotional tolerance and therefore self- esteem

Learning outcomes

 To give insight and consideration to the impact of being in care has on identity formation in adolescence through to adulthood.

A space to reflect on myths that perpetuate about care experienced people and a chance to consider unconscious biases and prejudice in your practice and thinking.

To give practitioners an insight into the lived experience of being in care, practice issues and current challenges.

To help practitioners think beyond the immediate outcomes and challenges for children and young people and consider longer term aspirations.

A chance to consider the impact of trauma within a care experienced person’s journey into and through adulthood.
Start Date
Wednesday 3 February 2021
End Date
Wednesday 10 February 2021
Closing Date
Tuesday 26 January 2021
Times
09:30 - 12:00
Maximum Places
40 
Cost
£80.00 
Number of Sessions
Certificate expiry
No
Pass/Fail event
No
Sessions
Venue
 Webinar: Microsoft Teams, Teams
Tutors
 Blanche Duffy
Start Date
Wednesday 3 February 2021
Times
 09:30 - 12:00
Notes
 
Venue
 Webinar: Microsoft Teams, Teams
Tutors
 Blanche Duffy
Start Date
Wednesday 10 February 2021
Times
 09:30 - 12:00
Notes