Non-Mandatory

Managing Disclosure

Managing Allegations and monitoring standards of care in foster care

Effective communication with children -Standard 4&7 TSDS

Everyone in the children’s workforce needs to be able to communicate effectively with children and young people. The Communicating with Children and Young People course enables learners to understand how the general principles of effective communication can be applied specifically to work with children and young people. It also addresses record keeping and confidentiality in the context of communicating with children.

Managing Disclosure

Safeguarding Children Living With Foster Carers,-Learning from case reviews 2007-2019

Safeguarding Children Living With Foster Carers,-Learning from case reviews 2007-2019

Understanding the cultural and safeguarding needs of BME children in foster care

To enable foster carers and practitioners looking after BME children in foster care placements develop a stronger working knowledge of children from BME backgrounds. The aim is to enhance relationships between looked after children and those who care for them so placements can meet the cultural needs of children. Participants will work in syndi-cates/break-out rooms to examine case studies, enhancing their knowledge and confidence in looking after BME children in care placements.

Leaving Care Training

Leaving care training- The transition for young people from fostering to leaving care. How can you help the transiting process as a foster carer.

Facilitating Contact Training

Introduction to Child Exploitation

This training course will provide delegates with an understanding of the different types of exploitation and awareness of the grooming processes used by perpetrators. The course will also explore the signs and indicators of exploitation

Contextual Exploitation

Contextual safeguarding is an approach to understanding and responding to young people’s risk of harm beyond their families, and into social contexts.

PACE

What is it: PACE is a training programme for people who work with and/or care for children and adolescents who have experienced abuse, neglect and disruptions to their primary caregiver relationship. It is rooted in Attachment Theory and is evidenced-based, especially with work with children in foster care or adopted. PACE was developed by Dan Hughes and stands for Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy.

Working with young black men

Course Aim: To enable foster carers and practitioners looking after BME children in foster care placements develop a stronger working knowledge of children from BME backgrounds. The aim is to enhance relationships between looked after children and those who care for them so placements can meet the cultural needs of children. Participants will work in syndicates/break-out rooms to e

Anti-Racism

To enable foster carers and practitioners looking after BME children in foster care placements develop a stronger working knowledge of children from BME backgrounds. The aim is to enhance relationships between looked after children and those who care for them so placements can meet the cultural needs of children. Participants will work in syndicates/break-out rooms to examine case studies, enhancing their knowledge and confidence in looking after BME children in care placements

Internet Safety

Internet Safety

Trauma informed record keeping- Dr Lisa Cherry

When a person comes to read their records, care experienced adults will want to read what has been written to support them to make meaning of the events that happened in childhood.

Moving & manual handling

This course provides comprehensive training on the theoretical aspects of moving and handling

Trauma, Disability & PACE

Defuse and De-escalation

Transition the move to permanency

Promoting positive contact