rs recognise that kinship carers may require additional support to look after children and young people when they cannot live with their birth parent. They will know and signpost to the support kinship carers and children in kinship care are eligible for, and they will consider what additional support may be required. How practice supervisors should achieve this outcome in practice • Practice supervisors recognise the importance of family networks and support practitioners to explore the key relationships around a family, and address and work through complex dynamics from the first interaction with services. • Practice supervisors are aware of the local offer for kinship support and help practitioners and families to navigate the offer, providing access to the relevant information, advice and resources where needed. • Practice supervisors encourage the use of shared forums to inform plans to meet children and young people’s needs, making use of tools such as family group decision making, to bring together information and resources for families at the right time. • Practice supervisors recognise that some families may experience barriers to accessing support. Practice supervisors proactively support practitioners to challenge themselves on their assumptions, build relationships with whole families, and access learning opportunities to develop their skills and engage with empathy. This should include attending to the needs of disabled children, as well as to relationships that may not always be given attention in practice, such as the role of fathers. 9 Family group decision making is the umbrella term for a family-led forum where a family network makes a plan in response to concerns about a child’s safety or wellbeing. These can take different forms; family group confere