ExChange Wales

Sign up to our first webinar of 2026! 💡

'The experiences and outcomes of autistic children in foster and kinship care in Wales.'

Speaker: Dr Sarah Thompson
📅 Weds 14th Jan 2026
⏰ 12 - 1pm
📍 Online, Teams

Find out more and sign up for free:
➡️ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e3a1c8...

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Did you catch our latest episode of our podcast? 🎧

"The most important bit is that... it's taken seriously as an issue and not just a humorous anecdote"

Listen to our interview with Denise Turner about dealing with dogs in social work 👇
www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis...

#SocialCare #ExChangePod

Happy #NCLM2025! 💙

This week, have a read of our recent blog about our CASCADE trip to Melbourne where Rachael Vaughan and Louise Roberts were invited to share the Best Practice Charter to Support Parents in Leaving Care.

📖 buff.ly/X3CEPrY

#CareLeavers #CareExperience #SocialCare (1/3)

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🎧 The newest episode of The ExChange Wales Podcast is out now!

In this episode, we speak to Denise Turner about how we might be able to improve our attitudes and guidelines on how to deal with dogs within social work.

Listen now: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis...

#SocialWork #SocialCare

November is National Care Leavers' Month! 💜

We'll be sharing research & resources from across CASCADE & ExChange Wales that supports care leavers & highlights the voices of young people with lived experience.

Keep an eye out on socials & find out more:
buff.ly/8iriqRM

#NCLM2025 #CareLeavers

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#SocialCare #SocialWork #DogsinSocialCare

Our next podcast episode comes out *this* Wednesday!

Subscribe on and be notified of upcoming episodes: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148

This month we talked to Denise Turner about the importance of being professionals in how we deal with dogs in social care.

Here's a preview 👇

#SocialWork

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The presentation is based on the Practice Guide: Creating & Managing a Parent Advocacy Programme, developed under CASCADE, & written by David Tobis and Clive Diaz, with input from two parent advisory groups.

Everyone who attends will receive a free copy of the Practice Guide.

#ParentAdvocacy (2/3)

This presentation focuses on how to create and manage a parent advocacy programme that supports parents, helps families and improves child welfare systems.
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This webinar is happening next week! Don't miss out, sign up today. 👇

"Creating and Managing a Parent Advocacy Programme."

Speakers: David Tobis, P.h.D, Clive Diaz and Kar-Man Au.

📅 Weds 12th Nov
⏰ 17:00 - 18:00 (GMT)
📍 Online, Teams

Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/71c20d... (1/3)

ONE WEEK left to sign up to our final webinar of our Autumn conference! 🍂

"Falling through the net - prevention and protection"

Speakers: Sarah Goff and Anita Franklin
📅 Tues 4th November
⏰ 12:00pm
📍 Online, Teams

FInd out more and sign up today: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b0d632...

In this webinar Dr Paul Andell discusses the phenomenon of children going missing from care, situating these experiences within wider frameworks of structural violence, social harm, and institutional… Missing & Lost: Missing Children, Social Harm & Structural Violence - Paul Andell | ExChange Wales

Missed our webinar last week with Paul Andell?

Catch it now on our YouTube channel:

📺 youtu.be/Tc1he6VA4vc

You can also sign up to our final webinar for our Autumn conference series with Sarah Goff on the 4th November via our website: www.exchangewales.org/event/fallin...

#SocialCare #CCE

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🎧 Have you listened to the new episode of our podcast yet?

In our latest episode, Finn Madell & Steve Baguley discuss transitional safeguarding for children and young people and using MACE meetings to improve these processes.

Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis...

#SocialCare #CCE

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Across the UK, and particularly in Wales, there is growing awareness of the criminal exploitation of children, however practitioners remain confused about what truly works to support them. This… Strengthening the System for CEC: From Awareness to Action - Sharon Maciver | ExChange Wales

Last week we were joined by Sharon Maciver and Andrew Percival from Action for Children for a webinar on 'Strengthening the System for CEC: From Awareness to Action' for our Autumn conference.

If you missed it, you can catch back on our YouTube channel!
➡️ youtu.be/XKxTkhuEzpw

#SocialCare #SAFCEC

📣 Coming up soon, our final conference webinar:

"Falling through the net: The exploitation of learning disabled & neurodivergent children and young people."

Speakers: Sarah Goff & Anita Franklin
📅 Tues 4th Nov
⏰ 12 - 1pm
📍 Online, Teams

Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b0d632...

📣 All attendees will also receive a free copy of the Practice Guide: Creating and Managing a Parent Advocacy Programme.

Sign up today: buff.ly/7gkceN1

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Register today! 👇

'Creating & Managing a Parent Advocacy Programme'

📅 Weds 12th Nov
⏰ 5pm (GMT)
📍 Online

This session includes insight from professional & lived experience experts David Tobis, Kar Man Au & Clive Diaz.

Find out more & sign up: buff.ly/7gkceN1

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She will reflect on what effective advocacy looks like in practice, how it feels from a parent’s point of view, and what it takes for local authorities to create conditions that genuinely support parent-led advocacy.

Sign up today: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/71c20d...

#ParentalAdvocacy (2/2)

📣 We're also delighted to be joined by Kar Man Au for this webinar.

Kar Man Au will speak from the perspective of both a parent advocate and someone supporting a local authority in setting up and delivering a parental advocacy service.

#ParentAdvocacy (1/2)

🎧 Our latest podcast episode is out now!

'Improving Transitional Safeguarding' with Steve Baguley & Finn Madell

Listen now: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis...

... or on your podcast platform of choice! 🔉

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Topics:
🔹 What is Parent Advocacy & Why it is Important
🔸 The Role of Parent Leadership
🔹 Preparing an Agency
🔸 What Parents Want Peer Advocates to Know & Do
🔹 Support and Training Advocates Need
🔸 Training Staff Need to Work with Parent Advocates
🔹 Developing a Strategy to Promote Parent Advocacy.

WEBINAR: Creating & Managing a Parent Advocacy Programme

📣 David Tobis, P.h.D

📅 Weds 12th Nov
⏰ 5 - 6pm
📍 Online, Teams

Sign up: buff.ly/EEKbB50

This presentation focuses on how to create & manage a parent advocacy programme that supports parents, helps families & improves child welfare systems.

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