Children Heard and Seen

UK charity supporting children and families impacted by parental imprisonment in their own community

Children Heard and Seen

Children Heard and Seen is a charity that works to mitigate the effects of parental imprisonment on children, young people and their families, and consequently to reduce the likelihood of generational offending, mental health issues and family breakdown through direct support for families and for professionals who work with them

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CPD Courses & Workshops

Social Care

An Introduction to Parental Imprisonment

Children Heard and Seen

An introduction to the issue of the impact of parental imprisonment. Children impacted by parental i...

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Social Care

Parental Imprisonment Workbook Training

Children Heard and Seen

This training will equip practitioners to effectively and confidently utilise the parental imprisonm...

Training Course

Social Care

Safeguarding Children Impacted by Parental Impriso...

Children Heard and Seen

This training will equip practitioners to understand the potential harms and safeguarding risks that...

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Social Care

Supporting children with a parent in prison who ha...

Children Heard and Seen

This training will equip participants with knowledge and understanding on the impact on children of...

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Social Care

Supporting Children and Families following the Imp...

Children Heard and Seen

This training focuses on the impact of and how we support children and families where a parent has b...

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Children Heard and Seen - CPD Member Case Study

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Children Heard and Seen - CPD Member Case Study

We have been asking our members from across the industries the reasons w...

Parental Imprisonment

Parental Imprisonment

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Children Heard and Seen Hill End Centre, Eynsham Road Oxford OX2 9NJ United Kingdom
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