Training & Workshops
Our Practice Programme delivers practice workshops, evidence seminars, bespoke training sessions, and conferences on cutting-edge topics, and caters to adoption professionals in all types of agencies and organisations.
Download the Practice Programme 2024-25 bookletThe Transition from Foster Care to Adoption: The UEA Moving to Adoption Model in Practice
Evidence seminar co-delivered with the Moving to Adoption research team at University of East Anglia
Developmental Trauma and Sensory Processing Challenges in Adopted Children
Expert-led training session delivered by Helen Stringfellow, Occupational Therapist at Adoption Matters
Adoption Services and Ofsted: Inspections and Recent Developments
Expert-led practice session co-delivered with OFSTED Inspectors
Access to Records and Peer Support Service for Adopted Adults
Practice session co-delivered with senior adoption practitioners at Adoption UK
Providing Adoption Support for Adopters Parenting Adolescents – Learning from Experience
Practice webinar co-delivered with senior adoption practitioners at Coram
An Agency-wide Approach to building Cultural Competency in welcoming Black Adopters: Recruitment, Assessment and Support
Expert-led training session co-delivered with Esher Williams, the founder of Antiracism Hub
Working with Traumatised Adopted Children and Adults and Calming the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
Expert-led training co-delivered with Jay Vaughan, Somatic Experience Practitioner & Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapist and CEO of Family Futures
Supporting Adopted Children and Young People with Trauma, Attachment Disruption and Neuro-diversity (including ASC/ADHD)
Expert-led training session co-delivered with Denise Golding and Zach Gomn, certified instructors of The Great Behaviour Breakdown
Managing Family Time for Infants in Early Permanence Placements
Evidence based seminar co-delivered with Ruth Copson, Associate Tutor and PhD researcher from the University of East Anglia
Supporting Adoptive Families Parenting Children with Autism (including Children diagnosed with Autism Post-adoption)
Expert-led training session co-delivered with Dr Helen Rodwell, a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and a Certified Theraplay Practitioner
How to be a Good Intermediary: Advice and Guidance for Intermediary Support
Expert-led training session co-delivered with Mike Hancock and Emma Crowther-Duncan from PAC-UK
Not Forgotten: Making Successful Adoption Placements for Older Children
Practice webinar co-delivered with Senior Adoption Practitioners at Adoption Focus
Modernising Post-adoption Letterbox Contact: Digital Technology and the Culture Change in Adoption
Expert-led training session delivered by Beverley Barnett Jones MBE, Nuffield Family Justice Observatory and Vicky Swift, Adoption England
Understanding Gender Diversity in Assessing Prospective Adopters
Expert-led training delivered by Tor Docherty, the CEO of New Family Social
Understanding Gender Diversity in Assessing Prospective Adopters
Expert-led training delivered by Tor Docherty, the CEO of New Family Social
Trauma-informed and Trauma-responsive Practice: Successfully working with Adopters who have experienced Trauma themselves
Expert-led training session co-delivered with Hedwig Verhagen, an Independent Therapeutic Social Worker and a Lecturer at the University of Leeds
“Left in the Dark” – Ensuring Birth Parent’s Voices are heard throughout the Adoption Process and beyond
Training session co-delivered with Senior Adoption Practitioner Ally Osnowska at PACT
Supporting the Mental Health of Adopted Teenagers: Research, Theory and Practice
Evidence seminar co-delivered with Dr Morvwen Duncan, a Clinical Psychologist
Individualised Recruitment and Therapeutic Placement Strategy for Children waiting the longest
Practice webinar co-delivered with Senior Adoption Practitioners at St David's Adoption Service and Cardiff University
Blocked Care: How to Support Discouraged Adoptive Parents
Practice webinar co-delivered with senior adoption practitioners at Adoption Focus
A Framework for Therapeutic Life Story Work in Adoption: Building Safety into Difficult Conversations
Expert-led training session co-delivered with Katie Wrench, an experienced Therapeutic Social Worker and Psychotherapist
Assessing yourself: The Role of the Social Worker in undertaking Equitable Assessments
Practice session co-delivered with Satwinder Sandhu, the CEO of CVAA
Supporting Adopted Children and their Families: Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy and Parenting (DDP) with Kim Golding
Expert-led training session co-delivered with Dr Kim Golding, Clinical Psychologist and DDP Consultant
Understanding Gender and Sexual Identity of Young Adopted People and Supporting their Families
Expert-led training session co-delivered with Dr Zoe Webb, Clinical Psychologist and In-Between Lines
Adoption Panels: How to be a Confident Panel Member
Expert-led training session co-delivered by Elaine Dibben, an independent Social Work Consultant
Therapeutic Innovations: Arts-Based and Body-Focused Interventions for Supporting Adoptive Families
Practice webinar co-delivered with senior adoption practitioners at Coram
Holding the Story: The Journey of a Child Impacted by Familial Substance Misuse, from Utero through to Adoption
Expert-led training session co-delivered by Joanna Parker, Integrative Arts Psychotherapist MA UKCP Regd Clinical Supervisor, Trainer and Consultant
Transracial Adoptions: Latest Practice in Assessments, Matching and Placements
Expert-led training co-delivered with Jan Way MBE at CoramIAC
Non-violent Resistance (NVR) for Professionals: Supporting Adoptive Parents to support their Children
Expert-led training session co-delivered by Joanna Parker, Integrative Arts Psychotherapist MA UKCP Regd Clinical Supervisor, Trainer and Consultant