Neurodivergent children and young people in care: Understanding, Behaviours & Strategies
Using a strengths-based approach, Christina Keeble demystifies autism and ADHD and gives practical strategies for supporting the neurodivergent child or…
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Carer Resources
Carer Kafe has compiled a series of podcasts, guides, toolkits, online courses, pre-recorded webinars and presentations that you can access using the Carer Portal.
Supporting Autistic children with a PDA profile (PDA = Pathological Demand Avoidance aka Persistent Drive for Autonomy)
Join Neurodivergent consultant Christina Keeble as she takes a refreshing deep dive into the attributes of a PDA-er, sharing personal…
Preparing for the Holidays: Building a Wellbeing Plan for the season ahead
Join Wellbeing consultant Megan Corcoran as she shares a trauma informed lens for supporting children in care through the holiday…
Beyond the Ban: Guiding Kids in Care Through Social Media Shifts
This pre-recorded webinar has been designed to help carers prepare neurodiverse children, or those with a trauma background, for the…
Playing it Safe: Supporting Healthy Gaming for Kids in Care
This pre-recorded webinar has been designed to help carers support the gamer in their life, including children and young people…
Beyond Burnout: Tools to navigate vicarious trauma and carer fatigue.
Join Megan Corcoran, a wellbeing consultant, and the Director of Wagtail Institute as she takes you through a very important…
Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
Clare McCrumlish, Principal Practice Advisor from the Child Sexual Exploitation response team, DFFH, explains child exploitation, online child exploitation, the meaning…
Grief and Loss Toolkit
Grief is a deeply personal and individual experience. There’s no right or wrong way to grieve, and each person’s grieving…
Preparing our Hearts: A Foster Care Journey
'Preparing Our Hearts: A Foster Care Journey' highlights the stories and experiences of foster carers and their biological children as…
Supporting young lives: Trauma-informed and positive approaches
Watch the pre-recorded webinar with Megan Corcoran, Director of the Wagtail Institute as she explores a wide range of topics
Introduction to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
A very informative presentation from Raina Quinny from NOFASD Australia on the causes of, and impacts for children with FASD,…
Understanding and Responding to Adolescent Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) use
Join Lynsey Ward from Odyssey Institute as she focusses on the model of Harm Reduction when looking at the signs,…