Recently-held Conferences
Parents for Children are acknowledged experts in the field of adoption and foster care and the special needs of children with profound emotional, learning or physical disabilities. We run a programme of conferences, seminars and workshops which give the opportunity to learn from and question highly respected speakers in our field.
Our conferences cover many different subjects within the field of adoption and foster care. Some of our recently-held events are:
- Children Affected By Substance Misuse: Optimising Their Future - held in September 2008, London
- The Cycle of Drugs & alcohol: The New Perspective, held in September 2008, London
- Drugs & The Unborn Baby - held in September 2008, Sheffield
- Binge Britain: Significant Harm For The Unborn Child - held in September 2008, Liverpool
- Maximising Development Opportunities & Managing Challenging Behaviour of Children and Young People - held in March 2008, London
- Minimising Risks & Identifying Long-term Needs - held in March 2008, London
- Binge, Crack & Methadone: The Effects on the Unborn Baby - held in March 2008, Derby
- Kinship Care in 2008: Re-evaluating Complexity, the Legal Framework and the need for Support - held January 2008, London
- Adoption Support Plans Conference - held in October 2007, London
- Letterbox Contact Conference - held in September 2007, Leeds
- Consequences for Children Affected by Maternal Drug & Alcohol Abuse – held in May 2007, Sheffield & London
- Adoption support conference – held in March 2007, London
- Letterbox contact conference – held in February 2007, London
If you were unable to attend one of our recent conferences but would like to be informed about future events on the same subject, please email charlotte@parentsforchildren.org.uk.
For full details of our upcoming conferences, please see our full conference calendar.
We are also always happy to hear feedback about our conferences and training courses and to receive your suggestions for topics to be covered at future Parents for Children events. If you would like to send us your feedback or suggestions, please email it to info@parentsforchildren.org.uk.