Preparing for sensitive conversations with kinship children workshop
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Who is this workshop for?
This workshop is open to all kinship carers living in England. A kinship carer is someone who has stepped in to raise a child or children when their parents can’t.
No matter what the circumstances are in your kinship family, it is best if you can talk about your unique situation.
In this workshop you will find out why it is good to talk and how talking can improve your relationship. You will receive tools and tips to help you feel prepared so you are able to talk in a way that is suitable for the age and stage of the child.
What will be covered?
The workshop will include information about:
- why it is good to talk
- how to say it
- having a positive conversation
- tools and tips to help you feel prepared
After the workshop you will receive a handout and the presentation slides via email along with a feedback survey.
Please note that Julia (the workshop facilitator) has worked with Kinship and kinship carers to develop this workshop. Julia is contracted for this workshop and others on ‘Managing contact’ and ‘Understanding trauma and attachment in children’.
Kinship is not responsible for other content produced outside of these workshops.
How to join the workshop
All workshops will be held online using a free platform called Zoom. Please note that numbers are limited for each session to around 12-15 people to allow you to meet other kinship carers.
You can access Zoom through a desktop computer, laptop, tablet or even your phone. You may need to download Zoom before you join – please factor in time to do that. The best experience will be through a computer or laptop. Watch a video on how to join a Zoom meeting.
To join the workshop, click on the Zoom link in the email we sent you.
Please make sure you:
- join on time – late joiners might not be admitted after 15 minutes
- have a pen / pencil and paper to make notes
About Julia:
Julia is a social worker and play therapist who works with children and young people who have experienced loss, trauma and change within their family. She has worked for many different organisations including local authority teams, fostering and adoption services and the voluntary sector. Julia works with children and young people and their families using a trauma and attachment-based approach to her work and she has a particular interest in creative therapy and therapeutic life-story work. She is the author of ‘Preparing for Adoption‘ JKP, 2015 and works as an independent trainer and practitioner.
"[The workshop] makes you think more how children may feel and what they understand or what they believe has happened. Also how to approach sensitive conversations in a positive way. And how to talk - maybe not look directly at the child, make it a calm atmosphere before tackling sensitive subjects."
What happens if you need to cancel your place?
We understand that life gets in the way sometimes, so if you need to cancel your place please do try and let us know as soon as possible.
You’ll be able to do this through:
- the email confirmation you received when you first booked
- or by emailing us on: workshops@kinship.org.uk