Learning from People with Lived Experience Seminar: Attachment in action, the perspective from a foster parent.
Thu, 30 Jan
|Microsoft Teams
Jonathan Clayton shares his lived experience as a foster parent caring for children who have suffered trauma. Discover how trauma affects children's attachment styles, behaviour, and communication, and learn strategies to support foster carers and children in care.
Time & Location
30 Jan 2025, 09:30 – 11:00
Microsoft Teams
About the Event
This research seminar is open to members of the West Midlands Social Work Teaching Partnership. Please see below our Partner organisations.
Join us for an informative seminar delivered by a foster parent, exploring the crucial topic of attachment and trauma in children in care.
Through their lived experience, our presenter will share insights on:
The devastating effects of trauma on children's behaviour and communication
How children process the traumatic experiences they've endured
The challenges faced by foster carers caring for children who have suffered significant trauma