Consultation and training

Georgina has worked alongside social care departments offering a wide range of training and consultations.  Consultations usually involve one to three sessions and cover a range of issues including behavioural management, placement choices and breaking difficult news.

Training

Georgina has facilitated training for social workers, foster carers and adoptive parents in the following areas:

• The social and emotional needs of looked after children
• The effect of domestic violence on a child
• The effect of parental mental health on a child
• Attunement and attachment for carers of babies 
• Managing endings
• Preparation training for adopters and foster carers – focusing on attachment
• Sexualised behaviour in young people and children
• Communicating with adolescents
• Managing self-harm and suicidal ideation
• A workshop for birth children of foster carers
• Managing stress in fostering

These courses can be offered as half-day or one-day training courses depending on the need.

Longer courses

Georgina has also run 6-week and 12-week attachment-based parenting courses for foster carers and adopters.  Each session is two hours long and has an excellent evidence base.