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Being A Good Corporate Parent by Dr Mike Lindsey

Birmingham July 7th 12.30- 3.30

Manchester August 4th 12.30-3.30

Much has been written and spoken about ‘corporate parenting’, but have you ever wondered what exactly is it? This series of workshops, facilitated by Dr Mike Lindsay, are intended to help you explore what it means to be a good ‘corporate parent’ by: (1) comparing practice; (2) looking at accepted normative standards of parenting; and, (3) hearing what looked after children recently told the Children’s Rights Director for England about what they expect from being a ‘corporate child’. The culmination of these workshops will be to develop a blueprint for what corporate parenting should look like from a children’s rights based approach. These workshops are intended to be both informative and interactive, helping Children’s Rights Officers and Advocates alike to begin to construct, along with local authorities and other providers of children’s services, a practical framework for applying children’s rights standards to corporate parenting.

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Advocacy for Disabled Children & Young People

by Jane Menday

London Jun 10th 12.30 - 3.30

Birmingham Aug 12th 12.30 - 3.30

Manchester Oct 8th 12.30 - 3.30

This introductory workshop will explore practical advocacy skills in working with children and young people with disabilities.  You will be introduced to the main approaches within Non Instructed Advocacy (NIA) and learn when it is appropriate to use NIA with children and young people.  The workshop will be very interactive using different communication methods which can be useful when advocating with children and young people with disabilities.  You should attend the workshop if you want to learn about Non instructed advocacy or develop creative communication methods." 

Introduction to Advocacy by Jane Menday

 London May 13th 12.30 - 3.30

Birmingham Jun 17th 12.30 - 3.30

Manchester Jul 15th 12.30 - 3.30

London Sep 16th 12.30 - 3.30

This course provides an overview on Issue Based Advocacy and key skills for effective advocacy. This session will focus on defining what advocacy is, and what constitutes effective practice. By the end of the session participants will be able to:

• Define advocacy and explain how it differs from other helping professions
• Outlining 5 basic principles of advocacy and the skills and values of advocates
• The advocacy process
• Reflect on personal practice and key skills after participating in a case study
• Dilemma’s and conflicts for advocates (if time allows)

The course is participative and attendees encouraged to practice skills.

 For a booking form please contact Dee Bligh administrator at info@croa.org.uk