Building Underdeveloped Sensorimotor Systems (BUSS) for children – online webinar

In this webinar we will hear from the experts and experts by experience about why this intervention is needed, what it involves and how local authorities, regional adoption agencies and other services can provide or help families to access it.

This webinar will be particularly relevant to service leaders, commissioners and practitioners working with care experienced children in local authorities and regional adoption agencies.

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