a shiny new website
Hiya
Thanks for popping to the website! If you know me of old, then its had a glow up - thank you to my involvement with the Churchill Fellowship. You can find similar stuff on here, including the award winning blog! If you have never visited this website before, then welcome, and I hope you can find what you need.
Who am I?
I am a parent via adoption and fostering. In 2013 I qualified as a Social Worker and have worked supporting fostering households since then. In 2015 I volunteered with the Department for Education as a member of the Expert Advisory Board on Adoption Support and was awarded an MBE for services to Adoption in 2018.
Campaigning, Research & Publications
I have campaigned raising the issue of child to parent violence and aggression and have co-authored reports, written articles, undertaken media appearances, hosted podcasts and blogged on the issue of child to parent violence.
Training
I am a Non-Violent Resistance practitioner and work directly with parents and carers in a range of contexts, I have delivered keynote speeches, lectures and train professional on this and related issues.
The A&F Podcast
In 2016 I founded The Adoption & Fostering Podcast and co-host the weekly episodes considering the issues that families built through kinship, fostering and adoption face.