A monthly support group facilitated by Leeds City Council, giving you the opportunity to chat to
other carers involved in kinship care over tea and coffee.
Not exact matches
The aim of the group is to promote good parenting by
involving fathers in activities that are enjoyable and stimulating both for the adults and the children — and to bring fathers and
other male
carers together to encourage social networking.
Over the course of 2008 - 09, 42 fathers, grandfathers and
other male
carers in County Durham joined in with a local initiative to get family men more
involved in their children's learning — during the children's transition from St Helen Auckland Children's Centre and local nurseries to starting «big school» at St Helen Auckland Primary School.
To contribute to Young
Carers and the Powerhouse Project in
other ways (time, providing a skill or service, etc.) please go to our Get
Involved page for more information.
Mental health professionals offer a range of therapies, and also work with children's families /
carers and
other services who might be
involved.
My role mostly
involves psychological assessment of children and young people, in the context of their families and consultation with staff, foster
carers and
other community partners.
The journal is seeking papers including research articles, case studies and reviews of literature that explores how interventions
involving parents and
other carers in the family as change agents can influence the functioning of family members across diverse populations, with the aim of furthering the understanding of how to best support the mental health of children and adults.
They have specialised in working with children, and also work with their families /
carers, and
other services who might be
involved.
Having opportunities to get to know
other parents and
carers, to find out how to support your children's learning, or to get
involved in class activities can help parents and
carers feel connected to the school.
In Target Area 3, this
involves the school providing opportunities for parents and
carers to connect with each
other and develop support networks, and actively seeking to minimise barriers to participation.
Q: So if there were
other kinship
carers out there thinking about getting
involved with Grandparents Plus or going to support groups, would you encourage them?
Anything said in the meeting remains confidential and your ADR practitioner, caseworker, foster
carer or any
other person
involved agrees not to talk about what was said without first asking permission, except when:
Foster
carers need to work in partnership with a range of people who are
involved in the child or young person's life, this often includes; the birth parents, extended family members, Social Workers, health workers, staff within education and a range of
other professionals.
Foster
carers need to work in partnership with a range of people who are
involved in the child or young person's life, this often includes; the birth parents, extended family members, Social workers, health workers, staff within education and a range of
other professionals.
Sometimes social workers are very
involved in making plans for a child to live with relatives as they think it is not safe for the child to stay with their parents, but they then say it is a private arrangement and that they do not have to give the
carer any financial or
other help.