Monday 19 October 2015

Date for the Diary : Fostering Seminar 18/11/15





The KEEP Programme - keeping foster carers trained and supported

Wednesday 18th November, 6.30-8.00pm

Led by Clare Campling, Programme Coordinator for KEEP in Oxfordshire

Clare has worked in Oxfordshire for 30 years, both with the local authority and the voluntary sector. She worked as a music therapist and project manager for Macintyre Care, and as a volunteer recruiter and trainer with the Oxfordshire Befriending Network and coordinator for Home Start Banbury. She later trained as a social worker and worked in the Family Support Team in Banbury before being appointed KEEP Programme Coordinator for Oxfordshire County Council in 2012.

Her talk will cover:

·       A brief introduction to fostering

·       Information about KEEP, an evidence-based parenting programme for foster carers and kinship carers

·       The impact of lack of nurturing in the early years and the challenges for foster carers

·       Tools and approaches to support therapeutic parenting to build on skills and success



Venue:            The Cherwell Centre, 16 Norham Gardens, Oxford OX2 6QB
Cost:               £10 non-members, £5 for OPF members. Priority booking for OPF members.
Parking:          Free on-street parking is available in Bevington Road; parking in Norham Gardens, Crick Road, Fyfield Road and Bradmore Road free after 6:30pm

Light refreshments will be provided




Places must be reserved in advance. Please email admin@oxfordshire-parenting-forum.org.uk. Payment can be made in cash or by cheque before or on the day; please make cheques payable to Oxfordshire Parenting Forum. Oxfordshire County Council delegates can pay by BACS using Creditor No. 11351. 




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