Shona Garrett

Post-Adoption Family Support Practitioner with experience supporting children and families, alongside a strong creative interest in animal welfare communications and fundraising. Combines trauma-informed, relationship-based practice with skills in therapeutic life story work, community programme development and digital content creation. Experienced in creating engaging visual materials and short-form video content using Canva and CapCut, alongside voluntary fundraising and event-promotion work for LIB Dog Rescue.

Post-Adoption Family Support Practitioner - [Local authority / organisation]

• Support children and adoptive families through post-adoption challenges, using a sensitive, relationship-based and trauma-informed approach.
• Use therapeutic life story work and narrative resources to help make complex histories, experiences and transitions more accessible to children.
• Contribute to the development and coordination of targeted groups and community activities for children and young people.
• Plan activities with attention to safeguarding, risk assessment and the practical needs of participants.
• Work with families, colleagues and partner services to support wellbeing, engagement and placement stability.
• Create clear written and visual materials to communicate information and promote groups, workshops and community initiatives.
• Where applicable, support project planning, resource use and monitoring of allocated budgets in line with organisational processes.

Fundraising & Event Promotion Volunteer - LIB Dog Rescue

(2026-03)

• Support the promotion of fundraising campaigns to help raise awareness of LIB Dog Rescue and its work.
• Help publicise charity events and activities and encourage community support.
• Contribute creative ideas and promotional materials for fundraising initiatives.

Independent Content Creator - Personal Pet Profile

• Create dog-related social media content, including posts, captions and short-form videos.
• Film, edit and publish video content using CapCut and create graphics using Canva.
• Use social media formats and creative storytelling to engage an online audience.
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Therapeutic Life Story Work training / professional development - [course, provider and date]

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