Supporting Stability in Care
This half-day in-person event brings together professionals from across child social care and SEN sectors to share practical learnings.
Supporting Stability in Care
Join us on 18 February, 10am–1pm in Newport, South Wales, for a dynamic half-day event bringing together professionals from across child social care and SEN sectors. Through shared experiences and practical insights, we’ll explore what really works to support stability in care and improve outcomes for children and young people.
Expect engaging discussions, real-world examples, and valuable networking with Local Authority and Health Board representatives, child social care providers, and SEN specialists, all committed to driving meaningful, lasting change.
This half-day in-person event brings together professionals from across child social care and SEN sectors to share practical learnings.
Supporting Stability in Care
Join us on 18 February, 10am–1pm in Newport, South Wales, for a dynamic half-day event bringing together professionals from across child social care and SEN sectors. Through shared experiences and practical insights, we’ll explore what really works to support stability in care and improve outcomes for children and young people.
Expect engaging discussions, real-world examples, and valuable networking with Local Authority and Health Board representatives, child social care providers, and SEN specialists, all committed to driving meaningful, lasting change.
Lineup
Dr Vaughn Price
Matthew Brazier
Dr Jane Herd
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Highlights
- 3 hours 30 minutes
- In person
- Doors at 9:15 AM
Location
Lysaght Institute
Orb Drive
Newport NP19 0RA
How do you want to get there?
Agenda
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Doors Open
Registration, refreshments and time to connect
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Welcome Talk
Brief welcome and introduction to how the day will run by Lumin Solutions Founder, Ben Gretton
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Speaker 1 - Dr Jane Herd
Dr Jane Herd will discuss whole-system models of support, highlighting how stability for children in care is achieved when the system and its practitioners are contained, reflective, and able to maintain the capacity to think in challenging circumstances. Drawing on three projects — a reflective practice group with a local authority children’s social care team, the Mulberry Bush Therapeutic Community, and a current project on whole-system, therapeutically informed foster care in a small private provider — they will share practical insights and lessons learned. The focus will primarily be on the latter, exploring how therapeutic principles can be integrated into fostering to create environments where children can settle, thrive, and experience long-term stability.