Upcoming Repairing Broken Threads – reunification practice and process

Work to reunify children and young people in care with their families is complex, sensitive, challenging and rewarding. Research tells us that most children and young people living away from their families will reconnect with family – at some point, in some way. Even for those who cannot ‘go home’, research suggests there are benefits in some level of family connection. The craft of this work lies in how to optimise the level of reconnection for individual children and young people. If you are interested in exploring this area of practice with a view to clarifying and consolidating your understanding, skills and approach in reunification practice and process, this is the workshop for you. Contemporary thinking and evidence are used to inform activities designed to develop your knowledge and skills in assessing safety, planning effective supports and interventions and ability to engage in collaborative work with children, young people, their families and carers in this emotive and critical area of practice.

Who should attend?

Government and non-government practitioners supporting vulnerable children, young people and families, youth workers, residential and SILS workers, foster and kin care support workers, family support workers and staff from Family Wellbeing Services and Delegated Authority