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Support Care Regional Forum Cardiff 30 March 2011

Support Care Regional Forum Cardiff 30 March 2011. Programme. Welcome and Introduction to the Day Freda Lewis/Philippa Williams 1000 Support Breaks Swansea Leanne Doyle 1020 Being a Support Carer! Becky Evans 1050

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Support Care Regional Forum Cardiff 30 March 2011

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  1. Support Care Regional Forum Cardiff 30 March 2011

  2. Programme Welcome and Introduction to the Day Freda Lewis/Philippa Williams 1000 Support Breaks Swansea Leanne Doyle 1020 Being a Support Carer! Becky Evans 1050 Cardiff University Support Care Research Louise Roberts 1120 Coffee Break 1140 Information Sharing Groups (choose one) 1155 - Feedback from England/Wales Support Care Survey OR Strengthening Families Big Lottery Project in Wales Questions 1225 Fostering Network Update Freda Lewis 1240 Summary of the Day Philippa Williams 1245 Lunch and networking 1300 Close 1400

  3. What is Support Care? • Short-term, preventative (foster) care to support • families in crisis with a view to avoiding a child or young • person being taken into care long-term • Time limited; typically no longer than one night or a • couple of weekends a month over 6-9 month period • Part of a package of intensive, preventative support • Aimed at reducing number of children looked after

  4. Role/example of activities • The Fostering Network • Support Care Project 2010-2011 • - 3 regional forums (Hull, Milton Keynes, Cardiff) • 6 e-newsletters • presentations to forums (eg. Family Group Conferencing, Fostering Managers) • work with panels • facilitating information sharing between providers • free consultancy visits • case study bank • post adoption support • pre-approval training • research into Support Care • Support for carers changing their role • Lobbying

  5. Aims of today • Learn how “Support Breaks Swansea” • has developed a successful, sustainable support care service • Hear a support carer talk about her experience working with children and young people • Consider whether there is an alternative to “sharp, sudden and out of the blue”? endings - findings from Cardiff University PhD Research • Find out about Big Lottery “Strengthening Families” project 2011-2014 • Hear some key findings from the England/Wales Support Care survey

  6. Information Sharing Groups • Support Care Survey • Support Care in Wales from 1 May

  7. “Strengthening Families” Big Lottery Fund project 2011-2014 in Wales KEY ACTIVITIES Establish 5 new support care programmes in Wales by 2014 Produce 4 newsletters/year Presentations to Community Groups Awareness raising for panels Train 50+ support carers Produce fact sheets Regular forums (at least 3/year) Media training courses Case study bank 5 carer support groups

  8. The Fostering Network Update

  9. Call 0141 204 1400 between 10am and 4pm Tuesday to Friday fosterlinescotland@fostering.net

  10. information line is open Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm. Call us on 020 7261 1884

  11. Contact Details Philippa Williams Project Worker – Support Care The Fostering Network 1 Caspian Point, Pierhead Street, Cardiff Bay, CF10 4DQwww.fostering.net Philippa.williams@fostering.net 02920 440940

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