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Hi Friend,
Happy
New Year! Wishing you a healthy, happy and prosperous 2017.
Best wishes, Norma |
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Supported Lodgings / Carers focus group
Join us on 15 March between 11.30am and 3.00pm to explore the benefits of supported lodgings for young people leaving care, helping them prepare for independent living. This follows the Care Inspectorate's reviewed policy around Adult Placement Services in Scotland.
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Exploring Relationships
Come along to the Exploring Relationships focus group on
8 February between 2pm - 4pm in the St James Centre, Paisley.
Share good practice and explore ways to develop relationship-based practice. |
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Implications of Continuing Care
Huge thanks to Lawrie Davidson and Andy Sloan
from the Care Inspectorate for joining us at the last Implications of Continuing Care focus group.
Come and join us on 25 January from 12.00pm - 3.30pm in Glasgow to explore this theme further and
discuss how we communicate views to the
Scottish Government.
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Managers'
Forum: From Care to Where?
A Spotlight on Aftercare
Join us on 22 February, 10.30am - 4.00pm in Stirling for our Managers' Forum. Following the extension of support for care-experienced young people up
to age 26, we’ll share good practice and moving from “pockets of good practice
to a culture
of good practice”, as described by Mark MacDonald MSP, Minister
for Childcare and Early Years.
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Practitioners' Gathering: Responding to the effect of Trauma, Loss and Attachment on Care-Experienced Young People
We’re aware of what happens when a young person is affected by poverty,
domestic violence, or abuse, and the long-term trauma and attachment
difficulties they face. Come along to the Practitioners Gathering to look at
possible solutions and share best practice on
29 March, 10.30am – 4.00pm,
Stirling. |
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Summer Conference: save the
date
The date is set for the ever popular Staf Summer Conference! And May
2017 is shaping up to be the best yet. Make a note in your diary for 17 May,
9.30pm – 4.00pm. Keep an eye out for further info in upcoming newsletters. |
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| Open Doors is a new initiative allowing members toshowcase their practice
in a real life setting. The informal meetings provide valuable insights into what works, what doesn’t, and what to try. Find out about hosting a meeting... |
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| | In 2014 Renfrewshire Council launched a new accommodation service for care leavers. Working with 10 young people at a time, they have successfully overcome operational changes, and improved the ethos and culture of the service. |
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| On 15th March 2017 from 4.00pm - 6.30pm, Renfrewshire Council will open its doors to showcase the initiative. This is a great opportunity for Staf members to find out about the scheme and chat with staff and young people.
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Staf is renowned for providing invaluable learning and development opportunities. This
not only reflects the needs of the sector, but also supports the continuing professional development of front-line practitioners and managers working with care-experienced
young people. Find out about our training modules: - Continuing
care, aftercare and corporate parenting
- Understand the issues faced by care-experienced young people
- Understand the impact of new
legislation
- Understand the role of
aftercare services and the support they offer young people
- How to build positive
relationships and support care-experienced young people
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Looking for meeting space in the heart of Glasgow city centre with excellent transport links?
We have an excellent meeting room facility for hire with all the equipment you'd expect including; secure wi-fi, telephone and video conferencing, flip-charts, projector and tea/coffee making facilities.
The room is suitable for 12 people, seated theatre-style or around a large boardroom
table.
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Do you have a project you're working on, or an issue you'd like to bring to the attention of the Staf Board? Register for a ten-minute time slot where you can share your developments, ideas, or issues with the Staf Board. The next
two meetings are scheduled for: - 28 April 2017
- 25 August 2017
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