Diagrama FoundationSupport groups
We have hold bi-monthly support groups via zoom that are facilitated by Diagrama social workers. These are drop in sessions where we welcome adopters to come along and discuss the adoption issues affecting them. It’s an opportunity to meet and discuss issues with other adopters and social work staff in a nurturing environment.
Picnics and more...
We hold two picnics each year, where children and their families enjoy a wide variety of activities. These get togethers are a fantastic opportunity for adopters to meet with each other and make connections. The children have the opportunity to make friends with other adopted children and great fun is had by all!
In addition to the picnics, Diagrama endeavour to arrange ‘meet ups’ throughout the year at family friendly venues. The focus of these events is to enable adopters to link up with others in a similar situation to themselves and benefit from peer support.
Diagrama Adoption Courses
Understanding and Managing Traumas
Understanding and Managing Trauma is a 5 day course spread over 5 consecutive weeks. It is facilitated by 2 experienced Social Workers, Margaret Gardiner who has 19 years experience of working in Independent Fostering Agency's and 18 years as a foster carer and Garry Brennan who is also a therapist and experience family placement social worker.
Aims of the course:
- To equip foster carers, adopters and Special Guardianship Order carers with skills and knowledge to support children and young people who have experienced trauma and multiple transitions.
- To reduce the disruptions and breakdowns for young people.
- To enable carers to understand the impact trauma has on children's brain development pre and post-birth and how this affects behaviour.
- To explore attachments and the behaviour linked with different attachment styles and how to manage this behaviour.
- To explore ways to parent your child using Non-Violent Resistance techniques.
- Supporting carers to practice self-care.
Themes:
- Transitions and Identity
- Brain Development and Trauma
- Attachment and Secure Base
- Non-Violent Resistance Session
- Reflection and Evaluation
Enhanced Connection Attachment-Focused Parenting/Carers Group
The Enhanced Connection Group is a unique, stimulating, empowering and experiential group aimed at adopters, foster carers and Special Guardianship Order carers who care for traumatised children.
This online group will run over 9 weeks and consists of weekly 2.5 hour sessions with up to 8 participants. The group will be facilitated by two experienced children and family social workers from Diagrama who hold additional therapeutic qualifications and practice knowledge.
Take a look at our events
Here’s our calendar of adoption support events.
Our adopters are also able to access our comprehensive adoption training programme and education advice too.
