Adoption East Midlands September newsletter

After the success of our previous co-production groups, we’re launching a further group focusing on child-to-parent violence led by experienced adopter Al Coates from the Adoption and Fostering Podcast. Many of our families come into our service experiencing this challenge. We really want to hear your experiences and thoughts around this so that we can continually improve our support offer to you.

We want to hear from all adopters, dads as well as mums. To support this, on Monday 7 October 2024 we are offering three different times to meet virtually, to accommodate the needs and commitments of adopters.  There will be a session at 10am until 11.30am, one over lunchtime from 12pm-1pm and one in the evening from 7.30pm-9pm. If you can make any of these sessions, we would really value your participation.

If you’d like to receive the invitation to join this group, please contact us at the link below.

We are excited to share that our peer support service Peers4Peers is now up and running! We have met with a range of adopters who are interested in offering peer mentor support and would like to thank those who have been involved so far.

Our peer mentor volunteers are hoping to support others through buddying, support in education and through our learning and development programme. We will also be holding events to share more information about Peers4Peers in the Autumn. You can find out more on the latest news item on our Hub.

We’re also excited to announce a vacancy within the team! If you’re an adopter interested in joining us, please check out the AEM vacancies page for further details and how to apply. The closing date for this is Wednesday 11 September 2024.

Our Education on TRACK team is hosting a series of workshops aimed at facilitating smooth transitions for children and young people moving between primary and secondary education, as well general transitions within their school day.

They are also hosting workshops on how to provide support for those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in an educational setting. These workshops, scheduled for September and October, are designed to equip parents with the necessary tools and knowledge to handle the challenges associated within these areas. To book your place, please complete the booking form.

Our multi-disciplinary team is growing! We’re looking to recruit another youth worker to join our busy team so that we can reach more teenagers and young people around the region. 

The closing date for this post is Wednesday 11 September. Please check out our website for more details.

As a service we are excited to be involved in the Relationships in Good Hands Trial (RIGHT) of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) which is a research project led by Glasgow University. We’re still looking for adopters with children aged 5 to 12 years who would be interested in participating in the project which has the potential to strengthen relationships and attachment within families. Please contact our team for more information.

We had a lot of fun at our summer young people’s events! Activities included arts and crafts, biscuit making, djembe drumming, climbing, a day on a narrow boat and other outdoor activities.

We’re already looking forward to our October half-term events and will be releasing more information soon. Keep an eye out for more updates on our adopter’s support hub and don’t forget our last picnic of the summer will be on Saturday 14 September 2024!