Essex. Social Care. Academy. Family Operations Training Programme 2014/15

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1 Essex Social Care Academy Family Operatios Traiig Programme 2014/15

2 ESCA Traiig Programme 2014/15 Cotets Welcome to ESCA Quality Assurace Framework Accessibility ad special requiremets, No-attedace ad Cacellatio Policy How to book o traiig Family Operatios Iductio 8 Course details Iductio Guide Iductio Matrix ASYE 10 Course details Masters Modules 12 Masters Level Post Qualifyig Traiig Social Care Traiig 15 Cotets page Course details E-Learig Traiig 40 Overview of E-Learig Traiig Cotets Course details Residetial Traiig 74 Cotets page Course details Fosterig Traiig 83 Cotets page Course details Workig Together Traiig 111 Cotets page Course details Social Care courses ope to exteral orgaisatios 123 Cotets page ESCA Library & ESCB Board 126 ESCA Library Overview ESCB Overview 2

3 ESCA Traiig Programme Welcome to the NEW Essex Social Care Academy Traiig Programme, this programme is available to social care staff, Foster Carers' ad professioals from other agecies. The Essex Social Care Academy s visio is to provide a framework which promotes ad eables a professioal learig culture, improvig professioal excellece ad drivig up stadards to deliver high quality practice. I order to achieve this we are cotiually improvig the stadard of our traiig programme. Eablig the workforce to have a clear uderstadig of what is available for persoal ad professioal developmet. We have worked hard to esure our traiig programme is clearly mapped agaist other Cotiuig Professioal Developmet activities ad as such are workig o likig all our courses to the Professioal Capabilities Framework ad implemetig our developig CPD strategy. The schedule, which is to be used i cojuctio with this brochure, provides a list of all the courses curretly beig offered i the ESCA Traiig Programme ad the dates they are available throughout the year. We have a joied-up approach to traiig with our colleagues i Adults Commissioig. This meas that all class room based, exterally procured programmes are doe so via the Essex Brokerage. The Essex Brokerage method esures that the quality of traiig is drive towards improvig stadards, ad that traiers are accoutable for what they deliver to you based o learig outcomes ad impact of traiig delivered. We are also cotiuig to develop a secod, bleded learig offerig. This is a pick ad mix of differet learig itervetios. This offers a flexible approach to idividuals offerig a work life balaced method, whilst uderstadig that ot everyoe lears best i a class room eviromet. Both elemets of the programme will be updated o a regular basis to icorporate ewly commissioed traiig ad other bleded learig offerigs, such as e-learig. Our overarchig aim is to esure that what we deliver to you is more focused i particular to outcomes ad liks, both to atioal ad ECC objectives for Family Operatios, such as recommedatios from Ofsted ispectios ad Social Work Reform Board. We are also workig i partership with our Learig ad Developmet colleagues across ECC to esure you gai maximum exposure to what is available. Your views ad feedback are essetial as we cotiue o our jourey of chage, evolvig the programme to be fit for a ew world of work. Mady Nightigale Head of Workforce Learig ad Developmet ESCA Childre 3

4 Essex Social Care Academy Quality Assurace Framework Backgroud The quality assurace framework has bee put i place by ESCA to moitor the quality of the traiig evets delivered as part of cotracts agreed betwee ESCA/Essex Brokerage ad providers of services delivered from September 2013 owards. The framework is ow fully embedded ad will cotiue idefiitely, or util further review. The framework was rolled out across the ESCA traiig programmes ad evets for Family Operatios from 1st September 2013, ad will be rolled out across the Fosterig, Residetial traiig programme ad the Workig Together traiig programme from April The Approach There are three steps to our framework which are as follows: Observatio Evaluatio Surveys Impact Assessmet Surveys Observatio ESCA Team members will observe courses across the programme or alteratively request feedback from delegates via a phoe call which takes place followig their attedace at the traiig evet. If you have bee chose to become a mystery shopper for oe of our courses we will call you up a day prior to the course for your agreemet. Evaluatio Forms At the ed of the traiig evet traiers will had out a evaluatio forms to delegates to complete. Impact Assessmet Surveys Delegates are required, four weeks after attedace at a traiig evet, to complete a impact assessmet survey which assesses the impact that the traiig evet has had o their practice ad the outcomes for their cliets. Delegates will be required to complete the survey withi a two week timeframe. Certificates will oly be issued upo completio. 4

5 Accessibility ad special requiremets Please let us kow whe you book whether you have ay special requiremets to make your course attedace easier. May of our veues are fully accessible, ad we will do our very best to esure wheelchair access, provide larger copies of the had-outs, or fid rooms with iductio loops. The more otice we have, the more likely we are to be able to meet your eeds, so please let us kow at time of bookig. No attedace If a delegate should tur up late they may be tured away by the traier so please allow plety of time to get to the veue. If you fid that you are uable to atted o the day of the traiig, please otify the relevat learig & developmet departmet (details will be o your cofirmatio ) ad follow-up the call with a (copyig i your lie maager/supervisig social worker) providig full details. Cacellatio policy Due to the high demad for courses there is a expectatio that you will atted. If you are uable to atted, please give as much otice as possible to eable the team to offer the space to aother delegate. 5

6 Family Operatios Iductio: How to book o traiig You will be ivited to atted the Iductio by the ESCA Team. Please [email protected] if you have ot received a ivitatio. ASYE: You will automatically be erolled oto these workshops followig your registratio. Social Care Traiig: Please the Essex Brokerage service with the courses you wish to atted to [email protected]. They will aim to respod with a ackowledgemet withi 24 hours. Joiig istructios will be received two workig weeks prior to the course date. E-Learig Traiig: Please complete a applicatio form statig the required course ad to fosterig.traiig@ essex.gov.uk Followig allocatio of a licece, you will receive a from AKAMAS AutoMailer (automailer@ akmas.co.uk) or ProTraiigs ([email protected]), detailig your logi details, PIN ad password to access the course. Residetial Traiig: To book places please cotact your Homes Maager or traiig lead who will forward your details to ESCA [email protected] Fosterig Traiig: Classroom, Olie or Distace Learig courses ca be booked by completig a applicatio form i full (must iclude emergecy phoe umber). Please the sed the form to us by post to Family Operatio Workforce Developmet (ESCA) Foster Carers, E2 Couty Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2QH or by to [email protected] Workig Together Traiig: Idetify a suitable course or workshop ad complete the bookig form. Oce completed, siged ad approved by your Lie Maager, submit the form either by post to Essex Couty Coucil, Family Operatios Workforce Learig & Developmet Team, ESCA - Workig Together, E2 Couty Hall, PO Box 47, Chelmsford, Essex. CM1 1QH or to If the applicatio is set via please esure your Lie Maager submits the form from their accout ESCA expects ay course bookigs reflects the idividuals persoal developmet pla. 6

7 Social Care Courses ope to Exteral Orgaisatios Courses ope to exteded orgaisatios are idetified withi the traiig programme. To apply, please complete oe bookig form per course, per perso ad retur to the or postal address below. Cofirmatio of your place ad joiig istructios will be ed out withi 2 workig weeks of the course date by Essex Brokerage services. If you do ot receive joiig istructios, this idicates a place has ot bee secured. Fosterig courses ca be accessed by Fosterig agecies, local authorisatios etc. ad equiries ca be made via this bookig form to the address right. Please retur your completed bookig form to the applicable address: For Parter Agecies retur to: Essex Couty Coucil Essex Brokerage Services A8 Couty Hall Market Road Chelmsford Essex CM1 1QH [email protected] Fosterig Traiig retur to: Essex Couty Coucil Fosterig Traiig Team E2 Couty Hall Market Road Chelmsford Essex CM1 1QH [email protected] Course Schedule: CourseSchedule xls Please see the above lik for all Family Operatios course dates available. 7

8 Family Operatios Iductio >>

9 Family Operatios Iductio To give you a itroductio to Family Operatios, which parters we work with, your role withi it ad how you will be supported i your learig ad developmet. Who should atted: All ew starters withi Family Operatios Learig objectives: By the ed of the sessio you will have a awareess ad uderstadig of The Visio of Family Operatios Structure of Family Operatios Ways of Workig Roles ad Resposibilities Essex Social Care Academy (ESCA) Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) Learig ad developmet opportuities Timigs: Timig is ½ day Delivered by : Director for Local Delivery Service Maager Represetatives from Health, Police ad Schools A member of ESCA Family Operatios, Workforce Developmet Iductio Guide This is a guide which gives you iformatio you will eed for your first few weeks. It gives importat liks ad cotacts to help you settle ito your ew role. Iductio Matrix This is a step by step matrix of what learig ad developmet you may access i your first week, moth, six moths ad year i your role. You will eed to work through this with your maager/ supervisor to esure it meets your developmet pla as part of My Performace. 9

10 ASYE Programme >>

11 ASYE Programme To provide NQSW s with protected time ad a supportive eviromet i which to udertake developmet activities to facilitate completio of their ASYE. Who should atted: NQSW s Learig objectives: To summarise the ASYE programme ad support NQSW s i uderstadig the social work role ad beig able to practice effectively. To use strategies to eable NQSW s to utilise reflective supervisio ad actio learig models. To be able to recogise how to gather evidece to support the PCF capabilities. To preset iformatio regardig differet aspects of the service which raise awareess ad uder stadig of the fuctios of the service. To produce a space where participats ca lear ad beefit from peer support. Timigs: Workshops are 9:30am 4:30pm Traier: Ja Williams 11

12 Masters modules >>

13 Masters Level Post Qualifyig Traiig Followig o from the recommedatios of the Social Work Reform Board ad the disbadig of the GSCC, the Social Work Post Qualifyig Framework has bee replaced with Cotiuous Professioal Developmet based o modular masters level academic programmes. These programmes replace all previous qualificatios such as PQ1, Cosolidatio, Specialist Award, Higher Specialist Award etc. The curret modular approach allows social workers to udertake post qualifyig traiig at a pace which is more maageable alogside practice. We are curretly workig with a umber of Higher Educatio Istitutios to develop the rage of programmes available but our mai parters at preset are Uiversity of Bedfordshire, Ket ad The Uiversity of East Aglia with a rage of practice based modules ad practice educatio programmes The Practice Educatio Programme is accessed via maager omiatio oce a year aroud July. The remaiig modules are advertised service wide o a module by module basis. Each of the UEA modules is 20 Masters level credits ad ru for six moths. The Ket Assessmet module is 20 credits ad rus for 10 weeks. Bedfordshire modules are 15 credits. Credits obtaied through these programmes ca be used to work towards a rage of academic qualificatios. These are Post Graduate Certificate (60 credits) Post Graduate Diploma (120 credits) ad Masters (180 credits). I geeral credits ca be used for up to five years to achieve oe of these awards ad credits ca be trasferred betwee differet HEI s. The followig page sets out the modules that will be offered i 2014/15 with the eligibility criteria ad target audiece. Please do ot attempt to apply for these modules util they are formally advertised. If you would like ay further iformatio regardig post qualifyig academic courses. Please cotact us via at [email protected] 13

14 Module Title HEI Credits Available Numbers Target & Audiece Child Placemet UEA 20 April CIC, LAC, Fosterig & Adoptio Protectig Childre, UEA 20 April FS&P, DBIT, Family Sol, Supportig Families CWD New Perspectives Ket 20 April All - Particularly those o Assessmet i A&I Youg People, Youth Beds 15 July YOTS, CIC, LAC Gags & Group Offedig Sexual Exploitatio Beds 15 Sept All - Particularly those of Childre & i CIC & LAC Youg People Child Developmet UEA 20 Oct All - Particularly those who have recetly completed ASYE Domestic Violece Beds 15 Ja All - Particularly A&I & Abuse ad Fs&P Eligibility Criteria 1) Applicats must have a miimum of oe year post qualifyig experiece 2) Applicats who have bee fuded but ot completed modules (without exteuatig circumstaces) i the last two years will ot be eligible 3) Oly permaet employees may apply ad must sig a learig agreemet 4) Oe cadidate per team will be sposored iitially by team maager omiatio i the evet that more tha oe applies 5) Applicats from targeted teams will be prioritised 6) Applicats who require additioal credits to achieve a PQ award withi a specified timeframe will be prioritised. I the evet that after applyig these criteria, there is still over subscriptio, this will be referred to seior maagemet to determie allocatio of places. 14

15 Social Care Traiig >>

16 Classroom Based Traiig Family Operatios Professioal Capabilities Framework for Social Workers Professioalism Values & Ethics Diversity Rights, Justice & Ecoomic Wellbeig Kowledge EXPERIENCED SOCIAL WORKER SOCIAL WORKER STRATEGIC SOCIAL WORK EDUCATOR PRINCIPAL SOCIAL WORKER Ed of last placemet Ed of frst placemet Readiess for direct practice Etry to qualifyig programmes ASSESSED & SUPPORTED YEAR IN EMPLOYMENT (ASYE) { Critical Refectio & Aalysis PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORK EDUCATOR ADVANCED SOCIAL WORK PRACTITIONER SOCIAL WORK QUALIFYING PROGRAMMES STRATEGIC SOCIAL WORK MANAGER SOCIAL WORK MANAGER Itervetio & Skills HCPC Stadards of Coduct, Performace & Ethics; Proficiecy ad CPD Cotext & Orgaisatios Professioal Leadership Professioalism Chroologies Effective Case Recordig Gettig it Write Values ad Ethics Childres Rights ad Advocacy Iformatio Goverace Diversity A World of Differece; Workig Effectively with Diversity Supportig Asylum Seekig Families ad Youg People Workig with Fathers ad Male Carers Critical Reflectio ad Aalysis Assessmet, Reflectio ad Aalysis Systemic Practice for Seior Practitioers Itervetio ad Skills Achievig Best Evidece Direct Work ad Commuicatig with Childre ad Youg People Solutio Focussed Practice ad Stregths Based Approach The Road to Resiliece: Creatig Idepedece i Families Workig Together; the Social Worker s Role i Child Protectio Workig with Resistace ad Coflict: Mediatio ad Motivatioal Iterviewig Techiques 16

17 Rights/Justice Advaced Court Skills Court Skills Law for Social Workers: Huma Rights, PLO ad Legal Priciples i Social Work Cotext ad Orgaisatios Joit Traiig with Parter Agecies Professioal Leadership Systemic Leadership ad Maagemet Systemic Supervisio Kowledge ADAM Project Bereavemet ad Loss Creatig Chage: Respodig to Neglect ad Emotioal Abuse Impact of Domestic Abuse Neuro-Sciece, Brai Developmet ad Impact of Childhood Metal Health Cocers Parets ad Carers with Metal Health Cocers Perpetrators ad Victims: Child Sexual Abuse Safeguardig Childre with the Iteret, Social Media ad Mobile Phoes Self-Harmig Sexual Exploitatio ad Child Traffickig Classroom Based Traiig - Targeted ad Bespoke CIC/ Leavig ad Aftercare Rights ad Etitlemets of Youg People i Care ad Leavig Care Pathway Plaig Life Story Book Child Permaecy Report Traiig Preparatio for Adult Life Age Assessmet Traiig for CIC Specialist 0-25 Service Sleep Assessmet MAKATON TBC Bookig: All Classroom Based Traiig dates are available o the accompayig traiig schedule, if you wish to book a place o ay of these dates it must be booked via the Essex Brokerage Service. [email protected] You will receive a bookig cofirmatio ad 7 days prior to the course joiig istructios. 17

18 Multi Agecy / Partership For the 2014/15 learig ad developmet brochure we are; for the first time, opeig up some of our traiig courses for parter agecies who specifically work with childre ad / or their families. This may be relevat where a family s eeds have bee idetified as upper Level 3 ad Level 4 of the Effective Support Widscree. You will see o each course descriptio who the course is available to: Examples of role could be: Health: School Nurse Named Nurse Desigated Nurse Health Visitor / Midwives Educatio: Pastoral Officers/ Maager Child Protectio Officer Childre i Care Officer Educatio Welfare Officer Volutary: Childre ad Families Services Metal Health (Childres) Sexual Abuse Services (Childres) This is ot a exhaustive list, please Jea Simmos [email protected] to discuss your orgaisatio ad cotiuous professioal developmet. 18

19 Chroologies The traiig is iteded to provide the tools to up-skill workers i completig cohesive, relevat ad fit-for-purpose chroologies as part of their case files, i order to improve the welfare ad outcomes of their customers. Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers This course may also be relevat for the followig parter agecies Educatioal Providers, Health Professioals ad Professioals who hold cases which are ivolved with Social Care at levels 3 & 4 Learig objectives: How to write a effective, cocise ad relevat chroology What iformatio to iclude i a chroology ad what legth it should be Why chroologies are importat Chroologies usig ICS Traier: Do the Write Thig Timigs: ½ day Effective Case Recordig Gettig it Write To provide staff with the kowledge ad skills to fulfil the statutory expectatio that childre are ot oly see by professioals as part of the assessmet process, but that their views are recorded. To eable social workers to make soud judgemets about what eeds to be recorded ad what does ot. It is skills based, ad complemetary to ICS traiig. Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers Learig objectives: Learig what actually costitutes the record i childre's social services ad what the record should cotai for childre ad youg people who have differet levels ad types of eed Ehace kowledge of the legal/legislative framework for recordig i childre's social services Which iformatio is relevat ad importat, ad how to record effective summaries The commo pitfalls i recordig for practitioers, ad suggestios for how these ca be avoided Threadig the priciples of equality ad diversity through recordig Recordig styles ad techiques Plaig ad time maagemet Traier: Do the Write Thig Timigs:1 Day - 9:30-4:30 19

20 Law for Social Workers: Huma Rights, The Childre Act ad The PLO The aim of this traiig is to provide practitioers with a ehaced uderstadig of Legal & Policy Frameworks i Childre s Social Care icludig Huma Rights. Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers This course may also be relevat for the followig parter agecies Health Professioals ad Police Learig objectives: Allow delegates to uderstad the legal framework ad ethics of social work practice Huma rights ad Equality law The priciples ad purposes of the Childre Act A overview of the public law outlie The implicatios of the reforms i the Childre ad Families Bill ad other chages arisig from the Family Justice Review The impact of chages to legal aid Recet case law ad guidace Traier: Kigsley Kight Timigs: 2 days 9:30-4:30 A World of Differece; Workig Effectively with Diversity The course aims to eable attedees to develop a cultural competece that allows them to iteract effectively with persos from differet cultural/ethic backgrouds. It will provide attedees with the uderstadig of diversity ad ethicity ad how this relates to Childre s Social Care. Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers This course may also be relevat for the followig parter agecies Educatioal Providers, Childre Cetre (Maagers), Equality Named Co-Ordiators (ENCO), Youth Workers ad Health Professioals Learig objectives: A overview of ethic miority commuities i Britai ad the challeges they face A geeral uderstadig of what diversity meas ad about differet cultural practices A uderstadig of how ethic, cultural ad religious idetity relates to social work ad ca be threaded through assessmets A approach to safeguardig which respects diversity ad differece but esures that all childre are equally safeguarded regardless of differece Trascedig racial prejudice ad laguage barriers i order to egage with childre ad families Traier: Elect Partership Timigs: 1 day - 9:30-4:30 20

21 ADAM Project for Attachmet Provide staff with the skills to uderstad complex eeds of childre ad families ad udertake assessmets preseted iformatio i a variety of forums. Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers Learig objectives: Uderstadig the meaig ad sigificace of disorgaised attachmet behaviour ad why it is a strog predictor for child maltreatmet Familiarity with ew techiques for assessig why some parets who are thought to be high-risk go o to abuse a child, whereas others do ot Learig about the cotributio of three key mediatig factors to our uderstadig of child abuse; uresolved early trauma/loss ad paretal disassociatio; discoected ad isesitive paretig; low paretal metallisatio ad reflective fuctio Toolkit of measures to assess the above Awareess of euro-biological ad geetic explaatios Cosider which itervetios work best Cofidece i presetig assessmets at court or other decisio-makig forums Traier: David Shemmigs Timigs: 2 Days - 9:30-4:30 Bereavemet ad Loss The traiig is iteded to icrease workers to be cofidet i workig with childre ad families who have experieced bereavemet ad loss, ad to help them improve their practice i order to improve the welfare ad outcomes of these customers. Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers This course may also be relevat for the followig parter agecies Educatioal Providers, Health Professioals, Youth Workers ad Volutary orgaisatios who are workig with issues surroudig bereavemet ad loss Learig objectives: Improved uderstadig of the issues surroudig losses ad resposes to loss experieced by childre How loss ad bereavemet ca affect child developmet ad attachmet, ad how a child s stages of developmet ad attachmet ca affect their copig with bereavemet ad loss Review curret theories of childhood bereavemet ad their implicatios for practice Workig with bereaved families ad childre ad methods for supportig them Traier: Sally Bolto Timigs: 1 Day 9:30-4:30 21

22 Assessmet, Reflectio & Aalysis The traiig is iteded to up-skill workers to carry out high quality ad appropriate assessmets of childre ad families, i order to improve their welfare ad outcomes. The traiig should be uderpied by the Essex Child & Family Sigle Assessmet Framework, which is curretly beig implemeted across Family Operatios. Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers. Learig objectives: To uderstad the purpose of assessmets uder Sectio 17 ad Sectio 47 To use a staged research based model which follows through a assessmet from iformatio gatherig through to aalysis ad decisio makig To uderstad the importace of reflectig upo the iformatio gathered from the child, family ad professioals i order to uderstad what is happeig withi the family To help give staff cofidece to digest iformatio collected i iitial ad core assessmets i order to assess the safety ad well-beig of the child Developig basic assessmet skills, icludig egagig the family i the assessmet process, ad workig i partership with families through the assessmet Udertakig the assessmet, usig aalytical questios to gather iformatio about the child, the capacity of the parets to meet the developmetal eeds of the child withi the family ad evirometal cotext, drawig o messages from research ad SCRs drawig o Maria Brado s (2002) model Esurig that the lived experiece of the child is captured ad evideced i the assessmet Usig a Sigs of Safety model for egagig families i the assessmet process ad focusig o buildig relatioship skills (Muro 2011) Focusig o assessmet skills with parets ad talkig to parets about the eeds of the child ad the risks usig role play Assessig complex risk usig messages from research ad iquiries, with a particular focus o beig risk sesible ad usig judgmet ad balace (Muro 2011) Uderstadig diversity ad the impact of faith ad culture o the assessmet process, ad talkig to families from diverse commuities, particularly about the place of faith ad culture i their family ad their paretig. Beig alert to faith ad culture i aalysis ad decisio makig ad lookig aalytically at the impact of this Developig critical thikig skills ad tools for aalysis of iformatio which model curiosity i supervisio with the aim of developig curiosity i practitioers Traier: Melaie Phillips Timigs: 3 Days 9:30-4:30 - (split i to 2 days with a follow-up 1 day) 22

23 The Road to Resiliece; Creatig Idepedece i Families The traiig is iteded to up-skill workers to be cofidet i developig resiliece ad idepedece i families, ad to help them improve their practice i order to improve the welfare ad outcomes of childre ad youg people. Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers This course may also be relevat for the followig parter agecies Educatioal Providers, Health Professioals, Childre Cetre s (Outreach workers) ad Family based Volutary orgaisatios Learig objectives: Workig with families o buildig their resistace ad idepedece How to help childre ad families employ copig mechaisms for difficult situatios Challegig egative self-talk ad helpig childre develop positive but realistic outlooks Helpig families ad childre to stregthe their emotioal wellbeig ad lookig at practical ways i which practitioers ca work to reduce the impact of risk factors How to help childre build a secure base ad develop copig strategies to deal with the difficulties ad threats they face Traier: Sally Bolto Timigs: 1 Day 9:30-4:30 Self-Harmig The course aims to help participats to work effectively ad appropriately with youg people who self harm or who may be at risk of self harm. The course looks at what to do i these situatios ad givig guidace. Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers This course may also be relevat for the followig parter agecies Educatioal Providers, Health Professioals ad Volutary orgaisatios who are workig withi this area of specialism Learig objectives: Have a better uderstadig of self-harm from a variety of perspectives ad be able to respod better to youg people who self-harm Examie the differece betwee self-harm, suicide ad attempted suicide Examie youg people s experieces ad why they may self-harm Assessig ad maagig the risk preseted by self-harm Uderstad the cocept of harm miimizatio ad be better able to explore alteratives to self harm withi the cotext of their role. Traier: Sally Bolto Timigs: 1 Day 9:30-4:30 23

24 Perpetrators ad Victims: Child Sexual Abuse The traiig is iteded to provide staff with specific kowledge ad skills to be cofidet i workig with both the perpetrators ad victims of child sexual abuse, ad to help them improve their practice i order to improve the welfare ad outcomes of childre ad youg people. Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers This course may also be relevat for the followig parter agecies Educatioal Providers, Health Professioals, Volutary orgaisatios who are workig withi this area of specialism ad Professioals who hold cases which are ivolved with Social Care at level 3 & 4 Learig objectives: Uderstadig the impact of child sexual abuse o childre, youg people ad their families Sexual behaviours i pre-pubescet childre ad adolescets: what is age-expected ad what is of cocer Workig with youg people ad childre with iappropriate or harmful sexual behaviours Itervetio work ad direct work with childre ad youg people who have harmful sexual behaviours Maagig cases of sexual abuse Adult male sex offeders / Adult female sex offeders; what causes perpetrators of sexual abuse to carry out offeces Workig with perpetrators of child sexual abuse Traier: Sally Bolto Timigs: 1 Day 9:30-4:30 24

25 Sexual Exploitatio ad Child Traffickig The traiig is iteded to up-skill workers to be cofidet i workig with cases of child sexual exploitatio ad child traffickig, as part of their work with childre ad families, ad to improve their practice with affected vulerable people, i order to improve the welfare ad outcomes of childre ad youg people. Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers This course may also be relevat for the followig parter agecies Educatioal Providers ad Health Professioals Learig objectives: The ability to defie sexual exploitatio ad its impact o a child/youg perso A uderstadig of the legislatio (icludig the Sexual Offeces Act 2003) A awareess ad uderstadig or atioal ad local iitiatives i relatio to sexual exploitatio. Kowledge of Essex policy, procedures ad practice guidace Icreased kowledge ad uderstadig of the idicators of potetial risks of sexual exploitatio ad the issues aroud idetificatio Icreased kowledge ad uderstadig of groomig processes A uderstadig of how to respod ad support the eeds of a child/youg perso who is either at risk of or is egaged with sexual exploitatio A uderstadig of the importace of workig together with parter agecies withi a multiagecy approach A clear uderstadig of itervetio strategies ad be cofidet i implemetatio Cosidered the impact upo professioals whe workig with sexual exploitatio Traier: RGT Traiig ad Cosultacy Timigs: 1 Day course 9:30-4:30 25

26 Solutio-Focussed Practice The traiig is iteded to equip workers to practice withi a solutio-focussed framework ad to help improve their practice i this way, i order to improve the welfare ad outcomes of childre ad youg people. Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers Learig objectives: Uderstadig of the mai theoretical ad practice issues uderpiig solutio focussed itervetios Developed a clear uderstadig of the solutio-focussed model of delivery with childre, youg people ad families, ad uderstad how to apply the methods to practice Uderstad the cocept of the stregths based approach, ad uderstad the aspects of their ow practice style which cotribute to egagemet ad good outcomes Explorig beliefs about practice which are likely to brig service user stregths to the fore Traier: Brief Timigs: 2 Days 9:30-4:30 Creatig Chage; Respodig to Neglect ad Emotioal Abuse The traiig is iteded to up-skill workers to respod appropriately ad maage the risk aroud cases of Neglect ad Emotioal Abuse, as part of their work with childre ad families, ad to improve their practice with these vulerable people, i order to improve their welfare ad outcomes. Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers This course may also be relevat for the followig parter agecies Educatioal Providers, Health Professioals ad Professioals who hold cases which are ivolved with Social Care at levels 3 & 4 Learig objectives: To cosider the sigs, symptoms ad defiitios of eglect ad emotioal abuse To set out the legal ad procedural framework for respodig to eglect ad emotioal abuse, ad to uderstad how to apply appropriate itervetios i practice Neglect ad Paretig capacity: Uderstadig the uderlyig causes of eglect Uderstadig the impact of eglect ad/or emotioal abuse upo the developig child, icludig attachmet ad resiliece Idetifyig the factors which create risk ad vulerability for idividual childre To idetify the lived experiece of the eglected or emotioally abused child, ad to look at ways of workig with childre ad their families to ehace outcomes for childre, ad promote opportuities for chage Learig how to egage the family i a stregths-based approach to chage usig cotracts ad workig agreemets usig the Sigs of Safety model for egagemet Traier: Melaie Phillips Timigs: 1 Day 9:30-4:30 26

27 Workig with Resistace ad Coflict: Mediatio ad Motivatioal Iterviewig Techiques To assistat staff to be cofidet i workig with resistat parets ad carers; workig with coflict i families; this should help them improve their practice i order to improve the welfare ad outcomes of childre ad youg people. Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers Learig objectives: Strategies for respodig to resistace, coflict ad disagreemet Skills ad techiques for breakig dow resistace i a service user-social worker relatioship ad creatig a positive relatioship Maagig the power dyamics i relatioships with service users Skills ad techiques for workig alogside parets / carers to build ad maitai relatioships, raise self-esteem ad empower Motivatioal iterviewig techiques to use i commuicatig with service users, ad how to promote ad motivate them to chage behaviours Coflict resolutio ad mediatio skills Traier: Elect Partership Timigs: 2 Days 9:30-4:30 Achievig Best Evidece The course aims to give staff the skills to esure they are able to joitly iterview vulerable childre ad youg people, whe they are faced with beig iterviewed by the police as a witess. Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers Assessmet ad Itervetio Emergecy Duty Service Family Support ad Protectio Learig objectives: Kowledge of the relevat legislatio ad guidace i relatio to the role ad resposibilities of the social worker. Skills for iterviewig a vulerable child or youg perso who is a witess, i accordace with the appropriate guidace ad stadards. The ability to idetify the impact of the ABE process o a child witess Have key strategies for structurig ad plaig iterviews Uderstad the priciples of multi-agecy workig Idetify the support procedure before the iterview process Traier: Essex Police } These teams take priority Timigs: 5 Days 9:30-4:30 27

28 Supportig Asylum Seekig Families ad Youg People The traiig is iteded to up-skill workers to be cofidet i workig with families, childre ad youg people seekig asylum i the UK. The traiig should help them uderstad the issues faced by asylum-seekig youg people, ad improve their practice i order to improve the welfare ad outcomes of childre ad youg people. Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers This course may also be relevat for the followig parter agecies Educatioal Providers ad Health Professioals where issues of Asylum Seekig are preset Learig objectives: Up to date traiig o asylum legislatio ad ay recet chages i the law Etitlemets of uaccompaied asylum seekig childre, ad of asylum seekig families with o recourse to public fuds Impact of extreme trauma ad bereavemet ad loss as a result of war ad coflict The lived experiece of a asylum seekig child Thikig about cultural ad ethicity aspects of workig with asylum seekig families Traier: Refugee Coucil Timigs: 1 Day 9:30-4:30 28

29 Court Skills To provide social workers with the kowledge, itroduce them to the skills they will eed ad sigpost the resources which are available to support them whe workig withi legal frameworks ad, specifically, i courts. This is a itroductory course, which ca be followed by Advaced Court Skills for those who have gaied more experiece of court work. Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers Learig objectives: Be familiar with legal termiology isofar as it relates to such proceedigs Have a workig kowledge of the Public Law Outlie ad pre-proceedigs process ad the family justice review Have a awareess of the ature ad purpose of differet types of court hearig ad the orders which ca result Have a begiig ability to critically aalyse writte material which may eed to be put before a court Begi to appreciate what makes good evidece Collatio of evidece ad the sigificace of some withi court proceedigs Decisio makig ad how this relates to court proceedigs Uderstadig of what forms ad other documets are required for court ad their sigificace Court etiquette Uderstad the ature ad purpose of cross-examiatio Uderstad the roles ad resposibilities of the various participats i court proceedigs Traier: Kigsley Kight Timigs: 1 Day 9:30 4:30 29

30 Advaced Court Skills To cosolidate ad develop social workers existig kowledge ad skills i relatio to court work, so that they ca fulfil the expectatios of a expert witess i court. This builds o the itroductory Court Skills course. Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers Learig objectives: Uderstad the role ad resposibilities of a expert witess Exercise the priciples ad skills required i the preparatio of good quality court documets Kow how to preset evidece fairly, objectively, clearly ad comprehesively Perform cofidetly uder cross-examiatio Uderstad how courts make decisios Idetify potetial dilemmas ad challeges for social workers whe udertakig court work Prepare documets based o 1 of 3 differet case scearios to be used i a mock trial Have the opportuity to rehearse givig evidece i chief ad cross examiatio o the court documets previously prepared Kow what support is available before, durig ad after court hearigs Traier: Kigsley Kight Timigs: 2 Days 9:30 4:30 30

31 Neuro-Sciece, Brai developmet ad Impact of Childhood Metal Health Cocers The traiig is iteded to teach workers about eurosciece ad child brai developmet, i order to allow them to uderstad the effects of attachmet disorders, eglect ad abuse, ad childhood metal health cocers o the developmet of the brai. The outcome of this would be for workers to improve their practice with vulerable people, i order to improve their welfare ad outcomes. Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers This course may also be relevat for the followig parter agecies Educatioal Providers (Secodary age) Youth Workers, Adolescet Metal Health Workers ad Volutary orgaisatios who are workig withi this area of specialism Learig objectives: Uderstadig huma brai developmet ad the importace of positive brai developmet i early years Adolescet brai developmet, cogitive ad psychological developmet ad emotioal fuctioig Uderstadig of where metal health problems come from ad what they might look like i childre ad youg people The social iflueces o metal health problems, ad the role of the social worker i cotributig to improvig outcomes Impact of trauma ad stress o childre ad youg people Traier: Caterbury Christ Church Uiversity Timigs: 1 Day 9:30-4:30 31

32 Impact of Domestic Abuse The course aims to give a uderstadig of the differet ways that domestic abuse may be experieced ad the effect domestic abuse may have o childre ad how to itervee i cases of domestic abuse. Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers This course may also be relevat for the followig parter agecies Educatioal Providers, Health Professioals, Police ad Armed Forces Learig objectives: Defiig ad learig about the differet types ad experieces of domestic abuse Lookig at the risk factors associated with domestic abuse ad how to recogise the sigs of domestic abuse Workig with ad uderstadig the victims of domestic abuse ad how it ca affect their capability to paret Impact of domestic abuse o childre ad ways of workig with childre ad youg people who are affected by domestic abuse i their families, or are victims of domestic abuse Itervetio strategies for social care professioals Assessig ad workig with perpetrators of domestic abuse, ad maagig itimidatio ad resistace Traier: Safer Places Timigs: 2 Days 9:30-4:30 Workig with Fathers ad Male Carers This course will eable staff to uderstad the barriers to workig with difficult fathers, provide cofidece ad resiliece to address practice i order to work with fathers who may pose a risk. Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers This course may also be relevat for the followig parter agecies Educatioal Providers ad Health Professioals workig with Social care at levels 3 & 4 Learig objectives: Explore some of the challeges i egagig with risky fathers ad ways to overcome them Examples of effective practice i workig with males. Learig about the views of fathers who have received local authority services, ad usig this feedback to thik about their ow practice Cosider the evidece from relevat research cocerig how social care agecies egage with fathers who are risky Reflect o how practice withi Essex addresses these difficult issues ad begi to develop strategies to take forward more effective workig practices Traier: Family Rights Group Timigs: 1 Day 9:30 4:30 32

33 Safeguardig Childre with the Iteret, Social Media ad Mobile Phoes The course aims to eable Social Workers to idetify potetial safeguardig risks to childre ad youg people i relatio to the use of the iteret, social media ad mobile phoes. Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers Learig objectives: A uderstadig of the relevat legislatio ad guidace i relatio to safeguardig ad ew techologies Be able to uderstad the curret safeguardig issues i the use of ew techologies The ability to idetify abuse o childre ad youg people who access the iteret, Social Media ad Mobile Phoes, ad idetifyig those who may be more vulerable Effective tools to put effective practical safeguardig strategies i place for childre ad youg people whe usig ew techologies. A uderstadig of ways of reportig safeguardig cocers related to the use of the iteret, Social Media ad Mobile Phoes. Learig about ad accessig a umber of tools ad resources for childre ad youg people to use to ehace their olie resiliece Traier: Sally Bolto Timigs: 2 Days 9:30 4:30 Workig Together; the Social Worker's Role i Child Protectio The traiig is iteded to up-skill workers to be cofidet i the Sectio 47 ivestigatio process, ad to help them improve their joit workig, safeguardig ad child protectio practice i order to improve the welfare ad outcomes of childre ad youg people. Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers Learig objectives: A overview of the social worker role i safeguardig ad child protectio A overview of the sectio 47 equiry process, ad techiques for workig effectively with other agecies ad professioals i carryig out this ivestigatio To esure better outcomes for vulerable childre by improvig kowledge withi the ECC workforce of the SET Procedures To review the fidigs of the Muro Review of Child Protectio ad implicatios for improvig practice i Essex Traier: Rahaa Hussai Timigs: 1 Day 9:30-4:30 33

34 Direct work & Commuicatig with C&YP This oe day programme is to support practitioers to ascertai, liste to ad cosider childre s views, cocers, wishes ad feeligs ad ivolve them as active participats i decisio-makig that affects their lives ad to esure that the impact of childre s views o the aalysis of assessmets are always evidet ad that parets ad carers are cosistetly provided with a copy of the assessmet. Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers This course may also be relevat for the followig parter agecies Educatioal Providers (Pastoral / urture workers) ad Health Professioals ad Childre Cetres Learig objectives: Idetify the mai theories of direct work ad effective commuicatio with childre Uderstad the impact of childre s earlier experieces o their capacity to express their feeligs ad eeds Be practiced i a umber of techiques to use i their Direct Work with childre ad youg people, icludig life story work Uderstad the possible impact of various attachmet styles o the way the work may be coducted Have isight ito the persoal ad emotioal impact of usig the methods o childre, ad those supportig ad carig for them Demostrate improved commuicatio skills i order to egage i a positive ad meaigful way with childre ad youg people Techiques for commuicatig ad workig with adolescets Traier: RGT Traiig ad Cosultacy Timigs: 2 Days 9:30 4:30 Impact of Parets ad Carers with Metal Health Cocers The course aims to icrease a uderstadig of the impact of sigificat ad/or edurig paretal metal illess o the family ad o paretig capacity. Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers This course may also be relevat for the followig parter agecies Educatioal Providers, Health Professioals ad Volutary orgaisatios who are workig withi this area of specialism Learig objectives: Explorig persoal ad social attitudes ad beliefs Gai uderstadig ad ability to recogise a rage of the most commo diagoses Uderstad ay log-term potetial risks to childre of havig a paret with a metal illess Uderstad acute ad chroic issues ad problems for parets ad childre Uderstad impact of paretal metal illess o child developmet ad how to mitigate it Lear how to use learig from this course i idetifyig ad assessig risk Lear how to support the family effectively Discuss issues associated with childre beig carers Social workers are able to evidece learig i assessmet, practice ad reflective supervisio Traier: The Chage Agecy David Goosey Timigs: 1 Day 9:30 4:30 34

35 Age Assessmet of Uaccompaied Miors This course will provide staff with the skills to competetly udertake Age Assessmets as required uder law. Staff will gai a greater uderstadig of the legislative framework for uaccompaied miors. Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers Learig objectives: Up to date traiig o the UK Border Agecy ad DfE age assessmet legislatio ad policy framework, ad ay recet chages i the law Cofidece i usig tools ad techiques to assess age of uaccompaied miors Recogisig the impact of cultural ad ethic backgroud o the age assessmet process Traier: Refugee Coucil Timigs: 1 day 9:30 4:30 Rights ad Etitlemets of Youg People i Care ad Leavig Care The traiig is iteded to up-skill workers to be cofidet i uderstadig the rights ad etitlemets of childre i care ad childre leavig care, as part of their work with these youg people, ad for this improved kowledge to i tur improve the welfare ad outcomes of childre ad youg people. Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers Learig objectives: Defie the purpose of the Childre (leavig care) Act 2000 ad a overview of the updates to the 2008 Childre ad Youg Persos Act Uderstadig the differet categories of care leavers ad their etitlemets to fiace, accommodatio ad educatio Uderstad the issues ad vulerabilities facig those leavig care ad strategies for supportig them to overcome these A overview of how to create a advocacy strategy for childre i care ad care leavers Uderstadig of the key features of law ad guidace relatig to childre i care ad the role of the Local Authority Awareess of how the legislatio affects asylum seekig childre ad those i the crimial justice system Traier: Elect Partership Timigs: 1 Day 9:30-4:30 35

36 Preparatio for Adult Life The traiig is iteded to up-skill workers who work with childre i care ad leavig care to be cofidet i helpig to prepare for idepedece ad adult life, ad to help them improve their practice of childre ad youg people i order to improve their welfare ad outcomes. Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers Learig objectives: Workig with ad uderstadig the experieces of youg people who are leavig care Recogisig axiety / decodig ager Observatioal learig as a teachig strategy Uderstadig the developmetal eeds of youg people i their trasitio to adulthood Kowledge ad skills i practice Arisig issues i adulthood ad how they ca be overcome The impact of trasitios Helpig youg people to developig idepedece Traier: Kigsley Kight Timigs: 1 Day 9:30 4:30 Iformatio Goverace This course aims to provide staff with the kowledge to produce ad maage others persoal iformatio commesurate with relevat legislatio Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers Learig objectives: To have a awareess ad uderstadig of legal ad ethical resposibilities whe hadlig iformatio ad how their role iteracts with: The law ad regulatios for hadlig all kids of iformatio Privacy ad cofidetiality Protectig data Good recordig skills Traier: Bria Arrowsmith Timigs: ½ a day 36

37 Childre s Rights ad Advocacy This course gives participats the opportuity to lear ad uderstad legislatio cotaiig childre s rights Who should atted? Qualified Social Workers ad Alteratively Qualified, Seior Practitioers, Team Maagers Learig objectives: Kowledge of the atioal ad iteratioal policy ad legislative cotext supportig childre s rights Iformatio o curret policy ad practice i Essex for ivolvig childre ad youg people i decisio makig A practical uderstadig of methods ad tools that ca be used to support childre ad youg people s ivolvemet A uderstadig of the provisio of idepedet advocacy ad role of advocates for childre ad youg people looked after ad i eed i Essex A itroductio to the Complaits ad Represetatios procedure ad role of the Customer Care Team Iformatio o opportuities for the ivolvemet of childre ad youg people i public decisio makig Access to iformatio ad resources that ca help practitioers esure they support ad promote the ivolvemet of childre ad youg people ad esure their views, wishes ad feeligs are respected ad listeed to Traier: Lida Marshall Timigs: ½ day 37

38 Pathway Plaig To eable workers to produce high quality ad meaigful pathway plas that will have a positive impact o the outcomes for youg people i Care ad Leavig Care i Essex. Who should atted? Leavig ad After Care, Childre i care Learig objectives: At the ed of this course cadidates should be able to: Recogise the statutory requiremets for completio of pathway plas Write high quality pathway plas tailored to idividual eeds of the youg perso Summarise iterview strategies to help egage the youg perso ad idetify their aspiratios to feed ito the pathway pla Clarify the importace of iclusio from all support etworks Produce high quality cotigecy plas Recogise ati discrimiatory practice ad the impact of this o youg people Explai the use of theory ad legislatio to iform practice Recogise the importace of timescales, accoutability ad quality assurace Backgroud to request: Chage i legislatio, service restructure, chage i ECC priorities etc. Ofsted ispectio, Leavig ad After Care service review Traier: Belida Beukes ad Tracy Coward Timigs: 9:30 4:30 Sleep Practitioer Traiig To provide a soud kowledge of sleep theory ad equip professioals with the specialist skills to apply this to families of disabled childre. Who should atted? Alteratively Qualified from CWD ad Seior Practitioers from C0-25 Service Learig objectives: Mechaisms of typical sleep eg. Sleep phases ad cycle. Differet categories of sleep disorder commoly see i disabled childre. Partership workig with families of disabled childre. How complex health eeds associated with disabled childre impact o sleep. Uderstadig the role of medicatio i tacklig sleep disturbace. Prevetig sleep problems ad developig positive sleep habits. Assessig sleep problems usig diaries ad questioaires. Uderstadig how differet strategies for chage work ad kowig how to apply them. Traier: Hadselproject Timigs: 2 days 9:30 4:30 38

39 Child Permaece Report To provide social workers with a detailed uderstadig of how to complete the CPR, with a focus o care plaig for permaece, ad the idividual eeds of the child. Who should atted? The target group is all qualified social workers workig withi the Childre I Care Teams coutywide. Learig objectives: To uderstad the purpose ad processes of good care plaig To be able to develop good quality plas for childre who require permaece, which are both evidece based ad aalytical To be able to complete the CPR i accordace with best practice ad to a high stadard. Traier: BAAF Timigs: 10:00am 4:00pm Life Story Book The aim is to give a overview of how a Life Story Book helps to maitai ad reiforce a child i care s sese of idetity ad also helps to build resiliece, whilst aswerig the what happeed, whe ad why questios. Participats will gai kowledge ad lear the importace of the cotributio they ca make to a child's uderstadig of her/his ow Life Story. Who should atted? Childre i Care Teams Learig objectives: Uderstad the theoretical base uderpiig the importace of the Life Story Book, especially as it relates to looked after childre ad childre placed i permaet family placemets Gai uderstadig of the differet ways Life Story material ca be gathered ad put together Perform various Life Story Work resources ad tools; Build their cofidece i cotributig to or compilig a Life Story Book ad i the case of childre who are placed for adoptio to become familiar with the life story book approach used by Essex which has bee adapted from Joy Rees book Traier: Recostruct Timigs: 9:30am 4:30pm 39

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41 E-Learig We offer a wide rage of e-learig courses coverig a extesive rage of topics ad this eables learers to udertake a course at their ow pace at a time that is suitable to the idividual. The majority of the courses equate to 10 hours of learig with some 20 hours ad the courses provide extesive iformatio ad icorporate videos, activities to udertake ad a fial questioaire to cofirm your learig with a certificate of completio that ca be prited for your Cotiuous Professioal Developmet record. The courses available are detailed below. How to apply Please complete a applicatio form statig the required course ad to [email protected] Followig a licece beig allocated to you will receive a from AKAMAS AutoMailer ([email protected]) or ProTraiigs ([email protected]), detailig your logi details, PIN ad password to access the course. Please ote that oly oe licece ca be issued at a time ad if you have a course outstadig you will be required to complete the course prior to ay additioal liceces beig allocated. For Foster Carers, Short Break Carers ad Frieds & Family, each course has bee liked to the Traiig, Support & Developmet Stadards. For Qualified Social Workers each course has bee liked to a Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) Domai. However, it should be oted that the learig obtaied is likely to spa a umber of the Domais overall. To view the learig outcomes, please click o the course title from the followig list of available courses. 41

42 Cotets Page Attachmet ad Loss Autism Bullyig Child Protectio Awareess Child Protectio Skills Childre ad Domestic Abuse Childre ad Paretal Metal Health Issues Childre ad Paretal Substace Misuse TBC Childre s Rights Commuicatig with Childre ad Youg People Educatio ad Trauma Equality ad Diversity Facilitatio Skills Family Cetred Workig Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Food Hygiee ad Nutritio Healig Eviromets Health ad Safety i Social Care TBC Huma Rights i Social Care Ifectio Cotrol Impulsive Behaviour Keepig ad Sharig Iformatio Kiship Care Life Story Work Makig Sese of Adolescece Me i Childres Services Multi Agecy Workig Natioal Miimum Stadards i Residetial Care Olie Safety ad the impact of Social Media Paediatric First Aid Physical ad Learig Disabilities Promotig Health ad Developmet Promotig Positive Cotact Record Keepig i Foster Care Reflective Practice Resiliece ad Recovery Risk Maagemet ad Safer Workig Safeguardig Vulerable Adults Safer Foster Care Safe use of Medicatio Secodary Trauma ad Workplace Stress Self-harmig Behaviours Sexualised Behaviour Sexual Developmet ad Sexual Abuse Sexual Exploitatio ad Child Traffickig Supervisig Foster Care The Role of the Foster Carer The Role of the Pael Member i Fosterig ad Adoptio The Role of the Residetial Worker Therapeutic Care & Social Pedagogy Trasitios ad Vulerability Uderstadig Child Developmet Uderstadig Adoptio Vulerable Childre havig Vulerable Childre Workig as part of a Team Workig with Disabled Childre Workig with Birth Parets TBC Youth Justice System 42

43 Attachmet ad Loss Everyoe i the childre s workforce eeds to uderstad attachmet ad the traumatic impact of abuse, separatio ad loss. This course eables learers to gai this ecessary kowledge, ad also describes appropriate itervetios to assist childre ad youg people to recover. It emphasises the importace of teamwork i dealig with childhood trauma. Learig objectives: Uderstad the attachmet process Kow how to promote positive attachmet relatioships Kow about the impact of trauma, separatio ad loss o child developmet Uderstad how itervetio ca help childre ad youg people who have bee traumatised by early life experieces Timigs: 20 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers - Stadard 5 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 4 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Kowledge Autism The aim of this course is to provide carers with a workig uderstadig of the impairmets of autism ad autistic spectrum disorders ad to maage the issues they cause whe carig for childre withi the cotext of a fosterig or short break placemet. Learig objectives: Uderstad what ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder) is Kow what the characteristics of Autism are Uderstad specific commuicatio issues that childre ad youg people with Autism may have Kow what Asperger s Sydrome is ad how it differs from Autism Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers - Stadard 4, 5 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 3, 4 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Kowledge 43

44 Bullyig Bullyig ca take may forms. All bullyig damages self- esteem, causes trauma ad leaves a lifelog legacy. This course eables learers to develop awareess of how ad why bullyig happes ad how to support the bullied ad the bully. Learig outcomes: To recogise the sigs of bullyig To uderstad the causes ad impact of bullyig To kow how to support someoe who is beig bullied To kow how to help the child/childre who bully to chage their behaviour To be able to structure a whole-school approach to prevet ad miimise bullyig To kow the statutory resposibilities of schools ad social care providers i respect of child protectio ad bullyig Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers - Stadard 6 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 5 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Kowledge Child Protectio Awareess Everyoe workig i a role that brigs them ito cotact with childre ad youg people eeds to kow about safeguardig childre. This course eables learers to develop awareess of key issues i child protectio ad what to do if they suspect a child or youg perso is beig harmed. Learig outcomes: Kow about child abuse, child protectio ad safeguardig childre Kow what to do if they suspect a child is beig harmed Uderstad how to work with other agecies Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers - Stadard 6 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 5 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Kowledge 44

45 Child Protectio Skills This course eables learers to uderstad child protectio ad what to do if they suspect a child or youg perso is beig harmed. It helps them to reflect o their ow role i safeguardig childre, ad to uderstad how to work with other agecies. Learig objectives: Recogise sigs ad idicators that a child or youg perso may be beig abused Kow how childre are protected from abuse Uderstad their ow role i workig together to safeguard childre Uderstad how to work with other agecies Timigs: 20 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers - Stadard 6 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 5 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Itervetio & Skills Childre ad Domestic Abuse Childre ad youg people are traumatised by livig with domestic abuse. This course eables learers to uderstad the key issues facig these childre, ad how to help them to develop resiliece ad become more able to grow towards healthy ad positive adult life. Learig objectives: Uderstad the impact of domestic violece o paretig abilities Uderstad the impact of domestic violece o childre ad youg people Kow how to help childre exposed to domestic violece to recover from trauma ad develop resiliece Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 2 & 5 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers - Stadard 4 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Kowledge 45

46 Childre ad Paretal Metal Health Issues Whe parets have metal health issues, childre ad youg people ofte carry great burdes. They may be youg carers, or they may have stressful or frighteig experieces. This course explores the impact o childre of livig with these issues, ad eables staff ad carers to work positively to support them. Learig objectives: Uderstad the impact of metal health issues o paretig abilities Uderstad the impact of paretal metal health issues o childre ad youg people Kow how to help childre exposed to paretal metal health issues to recover from trauma ad develop resiliece Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 2 & 5 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 4 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Kowledge Childre s Rights Childre s rights are cetral to the values that uderpi work with childre ad youg people ad their families. This course will eable learers to uderstad key facts about childre s rights, to relate these to the priciples ad values uderpiig their ow work with childre ad youg people, ad to uderstad how childre s rights are protected i practice. Learig objectives: Kow about the laws ad covetios protectig huma rights ad the rights of childre Show awareess of the priciples ad values essetial for workig with childre, youg people ad their families Kow how the rights of childre are protected i practice Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers - Stadard 2 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 3 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Rights, Justice & Ecoomic Wellbeig 46

47 Commuicatig with Childre ad Youg People Everyoe i the childre s workforce eeds to be able to commuicate effectively with childre ad youg people. This course eables learers to uderstad how geeral priciples of effective commuicatio ca be applied specifically to work with childre ad youg people. It also addresses record keepig ad cofidetiality i the cotext of commuicatig with childre. Learig objectives: Uderstad how to commuicate effectively with childre Kow about key priciples i recordig commuicatio with childre Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 4 & 5 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 3 & 4 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Itervetio & Skills Educatio ad Trauma A sigificat miority of childre ad youg people live with acquired brai ijuries as a result of traumatic experieces. This course eables learers to uderstad the impact of childhood trauma o developmet ad learig, ad how they ad the child s school ca work effectively to support the educatio of traumatised childre. Learig objectives: Uderstad why traumatised childre ad youg people may eed help i order to achieve their educatioal potetial Kow how to promote the educatioal achievemet of traumatised childre ad youg people Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 5 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 4 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Kowledge 47

48 Equality & Diversity Issues of equality ad diversity are cetral to the values that uderpi work with childre ad youg people ad their families. This course eables learers to uderstad how these issues affect every aspect of professioal life, how to challege prejudice ad discrimiatio effectively ad how to promote empowermet. Learig objectives: Uderstad issues i equality ad diversity Uderstad the differet types of prejudice ad discrimiatio that ca affect childre ad youg people Kow how issues of equality ad diversity are addressed professioally Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 1 & 5 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 1 & 4 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Diversity Facilitatio Skills There are a variety of ways to defie the role of a facilitator. It is usually a sigle perso helpig a group of people to agree a commo objective or purpose ad i a eutral ad supportive maor assist the group to meet its objective/purpose. Learig objectives: Uderstad the role of the facilitator, icludig The fuctios of the facilitator Group dyamics, developmet of group dyamics ad roles withi group dyamics Possess the skills of a good facilitator, icludig The priciples of commuicatio, how to commuicate effectively ad why it is importat The priciples of listeig, how to liste effective ad why it is importat Orgaisig group activities ad maagig coflict Be cofidet i actig as a facilitator, icludig: Beig equipped to overcome fear to lead group activities Beig able to work with a group to foster positive group dyamics ad improve idividual ad group performace Possessig practical solutios to problems that may arise i group work Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 4 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 3 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Skills & Itervetio 48

49 Family Cetred Workig Family-cetred workig is where all practitioers supportig a family, or idividuals withi it, are workig together effectively to meet eeds ad improve lives. For the people who rely o these support services, that etwork is essetial to their safety ad well-beig. This course will show the learer how to play a part i effective family-cetred workig. Learig objectives: Uderstad the importace of effective family-cetred workig Idetify the rage of agecies ivolved i effective work with childre, youg people ad their families Show awareess of the experiece of service users i dealig with a rage of agecies Explai how effective joit workig cotributes to positive outcomes for childre ad families Idetify barriers to commuicatio ad how to overcome them Show awareess of how diverse skills ad experiece ca cotribute to teamwork Idetify differet types of commuicatio eeded to promote positive family-cetred workig Be aware of the systems ad processes for joit workig aroud the family What is early itervetio ad what are the beefits, the Commo Assessmet Framework, the role of the lead professioal ad the udertakig of joit assessmet plaig Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 1,2,4 & 7 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 1,3 & 6 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Skills & Itervetio 49

50 Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) are a set of etirely prevetable metal ad physical birth defects caused by materal alcohol cosumptio. This damage is maifested i physiological, learig ad behavioural disabilities i the idividual. This course eables learers to uderstad what FASD is, the physical ad cogitive features of the disorder ad the impact that it ca have o childre ad families. Learig objectives: Uderstad what FASD is Idetify the causes of FASD Explai the sigs at symptoms at differet ages Uderstad diagosis ad why this is importat Describe how to get a diagosis Uderstad Strategies that ca be employed Idetify ad explai strategies for use at home Uderstad what Plas are eeded for the future Idetify specific areas of support eeded Give examples of support Timigs: 20 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 3 & 5 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 2 & 4 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Kowledge 50

51 Food Hygiee & Nutritio The mai reasos for food poisoig are igorace, poor food maagemet ad bad hygiee practice. By developig food hygiee measures ad icreasig our kowledge of proper food hadlig the risk of food poisoig ca be greatly reduced. Learig objectives: 1. Uderstad the importace of food hygiee a. Idetify the 4 commo types of food hazards b. Kow the causes, sources ad symptoms of food poisoig c. Lear the food safety law 2. Uderstad the cotamiatio hazards ad cotrol a. Idetify the four differet types of food b. Kow the types ad sources of cotamiatio c. Uderstad how to prepare, store ad serve food 3. Uderstad the cocept of utritio ad healthy eatig a. Kow your utriets b. Lear what costitutes a well balaced diet c. Idetify eatig disorders Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 3 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 2 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Kowledge Healig Eviromets Vulerable ad traumatised childre ad youg people are powerfully affected by evirometal stimuli. This course eables learers to uderstad the iteractio betwee huma beigs ad the physical eviromet, ad to develop the kowledge ad skills they eed to create withi their ow settig surroudigs that promote recovery from trauma. Learig objectives: Uderstad the impact of the eviromet o recovery from trauma Uderstad the soothig ad stimulatig effects of differet aspects of the eviromet Kow how chagig the eviromet ca help childre ad youg people to maage their behaviour more effectively Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 3 & 5 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 2 & 4 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Itervetio & Skills 51

52 Huma Rights i Social Care Huma Rights exist to protect everyoe from abuse of power, disrespect or eglect. Particularly where there are o other legal safeguards. This course will show the learer how huma rights priciples should be used withi their ow eviromets. Learig objectives: Kow what is meat by Huma Rights Kow about the laws ad covetios protectig Huma Rights: Idetify key facts about the Huma Rights Act 1998 Idetify curret legislatio protectig the rights of vulerable adults Explai what the term Vulerable Adult meas Uderstad resposibilities of both public authorities ad idividuals, ad how their decisio makig takes Huma Rights ito accout. Uderstad what Persoalisatio meas ad how importat this is i applyig Huma Rights priciples i practice Show awareess of the priciples ad values essetial i carig for adults Idetify the key priciples of Care Base Values uderpiig workig with adults Idetify the codes of practice ad the defiitio of duty of care Kow how the rights of adults are protected i practice, ad idetify withi the Natioal Stadards which elemets are relevat to a idividual s rights Uderstad a key legal case study relatig to Huma Rights i Social Care Legth: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 2 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 1 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Rights, Justice & Ecoomic Wellbeig 52

53 Impulsive Behaviour The ability to self-regulate is impaired by trauma. Whe childre ad youg people caot regulate their impulses they develop a rage of challegig behaviours. This course eables learers to uderstad ad respod positively ad effectively to the impulsive behaviour that ca have such a impact o life at home, i school ad i the commuity. Learig objectives: Uderstad cause ad effect i the behaviour of traumatised childre ad youg people Kow about techiques for respodig to challegig situatios Uderstad the importace of takig accout of the experieces, prefereces, wishes ad eeds of idividual childre ad youg people ad their families to help them maage their behaviour Legth: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 2,4 & 6 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 2,3 & 5 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Kowledge Ifectio Cotrol The aim of this course to raise your uderstadig ad ability to maage ad maitai Ifectio cotrol. Learig objectives: Idetify types of micro-orgaisms ad ifectios they cause ad the modes of trasmissio Lear sig ad symptoms Lear about the cycle of ifectio ad uderstad stadard precautios Explai persoal hygiee measures ad idetify health checks ad vacciatio for healthcare staff Lear about the effects of ifectio ad kow the legislatio ad sources of iformatio relatig to Ifectio cotrol Legth: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 2,3 & 7 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 1, 2 & 6 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Kowledge 53

54 Keepig ad Sharig Iformatio Everyoe who works with childre ad youg people must kow how to keep ad share iformatio. This course eables learers to uderstad the priciples that uderpi good record keepig, ad how to apply rules of cofidetiality withi their ow work Learig objectives: Kow about record keepig ad record maiteace Kow how to record ad keep records withi their ow work Legth: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 4 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 3 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Professioalism Kiship Care Childre who eed lookig after ofte beefit from kiship care. However, there are special challeges i lookig after related childre. This course gives kiship carers ad those who support them a way to uderstad those challeges, ad provides practical guidace o maagig the difficult feeligs ad behaviour that ofte go with kiship care. Learig objectives: Uderstad key issues i lookig after childre related to them Kow how to help childre i kiship care to recover from trauma Uderstad the eed to care for those who care for the childre Legth: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 54

55 Life Story Work The overall goal of Life Story Work is to help people to piece together a complete arrative of their lives. This icludes their life history ad iformatio about relatives, frieds, carers, places lived ad key life evets as well as persoal achievemets. Life Story Work may also help people to pla for their future as a result of uderstadig their past ad the effect that it has had o them. Learig objectives: To kow the defiitio of, ad theory supportig Life Story Work To uderstad the potetial beefits of Life Story Work To use a rage of approaches to Life Story Work, icludig age-appropriate templates To assess which childre will beefit from Life Story Work ad which would beefit from other types of itervetio To recogise opportuities to use Life Story Work i adult social care cotexts Legth: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 2 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 1 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Skills & Itervetio Makig sese of Adolescece Workig with adolescets ca be challegig. This course eables learers to uderstad the challeges of beig a adolescet i the twety-first cetury, the particular challeges facig vulerable childre i adolescece, ad how to work effectively with youg people as they face these challeges. Learig objectives: Uderstad what it meas to be a adolescet i the moder world Be aware of skills eeded to work effectively with adolescets Legth: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 4 & 5 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 3 & 4 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Kowledge 55

56 Me i Childre s Services Research shows that childre ad youg people eed to have positive male role models i their lives for healthy social, emotioal ad behavioural developmet. Yet beig a ma who works with childre is challegig. This course explores the challeges ad promotes geder competece throughout the workforce. Learig objectives: Uderstad the importace of geder competece i all work with childre ad youg people Uderstad the geder related eeds of a youg perso who has a distorted arrative about geder Uderstad the cocept of ivolved fatherig ad the importace of me i the childre s workforce Legth: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 2 & 7 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 1 Multi-Agecy Workig Members of the childre s workforce must be able to commuicate effectively with a wide variety of colleagues. This course eables learers to uderstad issues i creatig ad maitaiig good commuicatio, how to overcome barriers ad build positive relatioships, ad how to give ad receive feedback appropriately. Learig objectives: Uderstad the importace of effective multi-agecy workig Uderstad the importace of effective commuicatio i multi-agecy workig Be aware of skills eeded to promote effective commuicatio betwee agecies Legth: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 2 & 4 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 1 & 3 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Cotexts & Orgaisatios 56

57 Natioal Miimum Stadards i Residetial Care Revised regulatios, guidace ad Natioal Miimum Stadards (NMS) set out how residetial workers are expected to fulfil their resposibilities. The statutory framework has bee revised ad streamlied so that it is cosistet with wider revisios to the legal framework goverig care plaig for looked after childre. This course will explai to learers the Natioal Miimum Stadards ad their purpose i esurig quality of care. Learig objectives: The Natioal Miimum Stadards ad their purpose i esurig quality of care The roles ad resposibilities of those implemetig, ispectig ad esurig that stadards are beig met The Care Stadards Act ad what it set out to achieve Childre s Homes: Natioal Miimum Stadards Domiciliary Care: Natioal Miimum Stadards The guidace ad legislatio surroudig the Natioal Miimum Stadards Specific legislatio ad guidace i relatio to those with disabilities The Care Quality Commissio The Natioal Miimum Traiig Stadards as a additio to the Natioal Miimum Stadards Legth: 10 hours Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Cotext & Orgaisatios 57

58 Olie Safety & the impact of Social Media The iteret is a ever icreasig ad developig part of all our lives, persoally, professioally, withi families ad most of all for youg people for whom the iteret is rapidly becomig a essetial tool for learig, commuicatio, self- expressio ad the formig of persoal idetity ad peer groups. It is therefore ecessary for parets, teachers, others ivolved with childre ad youg people, peers, as well as the state, to educate o the risks ad resposibilities of usig the iteret. Learig objectives: Uderstad the rise of digital media ad social etworkig Kow about olie child sex abuse images, groomig ad cyber-bullyig Uderstad statutory guidace o child iteret safety Be aware of the issues surroudig iteret porography Explai digital treds ad behaviour amogst youg people ad their possible psychological cosequeces Uderstad Digital Citizeship ad Digital Literacy Kow about the guidelies for resposible use for adults, childre, parets ad orgaisatios Uderstad o-goig work i the area of olie safety ad useful orgaisatios ad research Have a global perspective surroudig this topic Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 6 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 5 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Kowledge Paediatric First Aid For carers who eed a greater uderstadig of the possible ijuries ad illesses that could affect ad ifats ad childre. Learig objectives: Kow how to pla for First Aid emergecies To lear to be aware of the differet accidets ad illesses that ivolve childre Resuscitatio procedures appropriate to the age of the childre beig cared for Recogise ad respod to spial ijury, shock (aaphylactic ad electric), serious bleedig ad mior bleedig, burs ad scalds, fractures, poisoig, foreig bodies i eyes ad oses Respod to emergecy eeds of childre with chroic medical coditios: Epilepsy, Asthma, Sickle Cell Aemia ad Diabetes, Meigitis ad other Serious Sudde Illesses Timigs: 12 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 3 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 2 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Kowledge 58

59 Physical & Learig Disabilities A disability may be geerally defied as a coditio which ca restrict the way a perso lears, their mobility or sesory fuctio. Disabilities affect differet people i differet ways. This course explores a variety of physical, learig ad sesory disabilities. The key treatmets ad techiques available to support childre ad youg people with disabilities. Learig objectives: Uderstad the Medical ad Social Models of Disability ad how these provide differet approaches to dealig with disability Uderstad the causes, types ad symptoms of a variety of Physical ad Learig Disabilities, icludig Cerebral Palsy, Spia Bifida, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Dow s Sydrome, Diabetes, Asthma, Epilepsy, HIV/AIDS Kow the key treatmets ad support methods associated with these disabilities Uderstad the ature ad rage of Sesory Disabilities: Sight Hearig Disability Spatial Awareess or Balace Disorder Smell ad taste Touch ad ski sesitivity Kow about a rage of equipmet, resources ad practical techiques that are available to support childre ad youg people with disabilities, icludig: Mobility Feedig Medicatio Commuicatio Timigs: 20 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 4, 5 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 3, 4 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Values & Ethics Diversity 59

60 Promotig Health ad Developmet Promotig health ad developmet is a high priority for everyoe who works with childre ad youg people. This course eables learers to uderstad how they ca help childre ad youg people to be healthy ad to stay healthy. Learig objectives: Uderstad legislatio, policies ad procedures Kow how to provide a safe, healthy ad stimulatig eviromet Kow about healthy care Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 3 & 5 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 2 & 4 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Kowledge Promotig Positive Cotact Cotact betwee looked after childre ad youg people ad their families ca be a particularly challegig area of work. This course eables learers to uderstad the complexity of the issues ivolved i plaig ad maagig cotact, ad to develop kowledge ad skills to play their part with cofidece. Learig objectives: Kow about cotact betwee looked after childre ad their families Kow how to maage cotact Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 2 & 4 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 3 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Itervetio & Skills 60

61 Record Keepig i Foster Care Everyoe who works with childre ad youg people must kow how to keep ad share iformatio. I foster care this ca ivolve uique challeges. This course eables learers to uderstad the priciples that uderpi good record keepig, ad how to apply rules of cofidetiality withi their ow work. Learig objectives: Kow about record keepig ad record maiteace i foster care Kow how to record ad keep records Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 6 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 5 Reflective Practice This course establishes the importace of reflective practice ad professioal developmet for everyoe i the childre s workforce. It eables learers to uderstad how adults lear, to cosider their ow learig style, to recogise the importace of both reflective ad guided learig, ad to practice usig a model for professioal reflectio. Learig outcomes: Uderstad the eed for reflective practice ad professioal developmet Kow about adult learig Kow how to promote reflective practice ad professioal developmet Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 7 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 6 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Critical Reflectio & Aalysis 61

62 Resiliece ad Recovery Resiliece helps recovery from trauma. Yet ay child or youg perso, however resiliet, ca be traumatised, acquirig brai ijury as a result of uregulated stress. Oce traumatised, eve resiliet childre become vulerable. This course shows how resiliece is liked to recovery from trauma, ad how adults ca help childre ad youg people to develop resiliece. Learig objectives: Uderstad how resiliece cotributes to recovery from trauma Kow how to help traumatised childre ad youg people to develop resiliece ad self-esteem Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 5 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 6 & 4 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Kowledge Risk Maagemet ad Safer Workig There are risks associated with workig with vulerable childre ad youg people. The childre are, by defiitio, vulerable ad therefore at risk, but there are also risks to others icludig staff, carers, ad other childre. This course eables learers to uderstad the ature of risk ad to develop kowledge ad cofidece to assess ad maage the risks that are a ievitable part of their work. Learig objectives: Be aware of the eed for safer workig ad how it is provided Be aware of issues i assessig ad maagig risk whe workig with childre ad youg people Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 3,5 & 6 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 2,4 & 5 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Professioalism 62

63 Safeguardig Vulerable Adults A vulerable adult is someoe aged 18 or over who receives or may eed health ad/or social care support because of illess, age or disability ad who is or may be uable to take care of themselves or protect themselves agaist sigificat harm or exploitatio. Such adults are therefore at greater risk of abuse. This course eables learers to develop a awareess of key issues ad procedures relatig to adult abuse. Learig objectives: Uderstad the defiitio of the term vulerable adult. Uderstad who could be cosidered as vulerable ad what kid of abuse might they be at risk from. Uderstad how to recogise potetial abuse ad eglect Uderstad curret safeguardig legislatio ad guidace. Uderstad patiet Safety, Policy ad Stadards. Uderstad safeguardig Vulerable Adults- priciples ad remit withi statutory ad idepedet services- a multi-agecy approach Uderstad what to do if you or someoe you kow is beig abused. Uderstad future legislatio ad guidace withi the area of the safeguardig of vulerable adults Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Itervetio & Skills Safer Foster Care There are risks associated with carig for traumatised childre ad youg people. The childre are, by defiitio, vulerable ad therefore at risk, but there are also risks to others icludig carers, staff ad other childre. This course eables learers to uderstad how to asses risk, what childre eed to feel safe ad to develop safer care guidelies for your household. Learig objectives: Uderstad that safer carig is about assessig ad maagig risk Kow how to assess ad maage risks to the child Kow how to assess ad maage risks to the foster family Timigs: 20 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 3 & 6 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 2 & 5 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Professioalism 63

64 Safe use of Medicatio This course is desiged to support you i completig the Medicatio Workbook, ad providig you with the iformatio you eed to maitai safe use of medicatio. Learig objectives: Idetify the differet types of medicatio ad kow how medicies are classified Lear the roles ad resposibilities of all ivolved i the medicatio process Lear how medicie is supplied ad received ad the requiremets for storig medicatio Describe how to dispose of medicatio Kow how to prepare to admiister medicies ad how to admiister medicatio safely Uderstad the correct reportig ad recordig procedure Commo side effects Timigs: 6 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 3 & 7 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 2 & 6 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Kowledge Secodary Trauma ad Workplace Stress Workig with troubled childre is stressful. This course explais why this stress arises specifically out of workig with childhood trauma. It eables learers to idetify their ow persoal resources to reduce vulerability ad promote resiliece, ad to uderstad how to create strog etworks to maitai the wellbeig of everyoe i the workforce. Learig objectives: Uderstad secodary traumatic stress Uderstad strategies for prevetig ad treatig secodary traumatic stress disorders Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 4 & 7 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 3 & 6 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Professioalism 64

65 Self-Harmig Behaviours Childre ad youg people who harm themselves preset a particular challege to the childre s workforce. This course eables learers to uderstad why youg people develop maladaptive behaviours such as eatig disorders, substace misuse ad self-harm. It also eables them to lear how they ca work more safely ad effectively with these childre ad youg people. Learig objectives: Uderstad adaptive ad maladaptive behaviours Kow how to work effectively ad safely with childre ad youg people with eatig disorders Kow how to work effectively ad safely with childre ad youg people who self-harm Kow how to work effectively ad safely with childre ad youg people who misuse substaces Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 3,4 & 6 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 2 & 5 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Kowledge Sexualised Behaviours Oe of the cosequeces of sexual abuse ca be that childre ad youg people do ot uderstad the boudaries of appropriate behaviour, ad may behave i sexually iappropriate ways. This course eables learers to uderstad the origis of such behaviour, ad how to help childre ad youg people to develop socially acceptable ways of relatig to others. Learig objectives: Uderstad the developmetal impairmets ad distortios that lead to sexualised behaviour Uderstad the impact of sexual abuse o childre ad youg people ad the adults who work with them Kow how to work effectively ad safely with childre ad youg people with sexualised behaviour Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 3, 4, 5 & 6 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 2, 4 & 5 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Kowledge 65

66 Sexual Developmet ad Sexual Abuse It is essetial for everyoe workig with childre ad youg people to uderstad the process of sexual developmet ad the impact of child sexual abuse. This course explais how to work effectively to promote healthy sexual developmet ad also eables learers to build cofidece ad skill to maage issues aroud sexual abuse. Learig objectives: Uderstad huma sexual developmet ad sexuality Uderstad how to promote positive sexual health ad sexual idetity Kow about effective itervetios i workig with childre ad youg people who have bee sexually abused Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 3, 4, 5 & 6 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 2, 4 & 5 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Kowledge Sexual Exploitatio ad Child Traffickig Child/Huma Traffickig is oe of the fastest growig crimes i the world. May childre who have bee trafficked may be sexually abused as part of beig cotrolled or because they are vulerable. This course eables learers to gai kowledge ad awareess of the issues that surroud this topic ad the impact that orgaised abuse has o childre ad youg people. Learig objectives: To uderstad the scale of atioal ad iteratioal traffickig To recogise the impact of orgaised abuse o childre who have bee exploited ad trafficked To idetify additioal factors that compoud vulerability, such as EAL ad absece of appropriate adult or guardia To uderstad the complexities of esurig child protectio, such as the likelihood of beig 'retrafficked' after rescue To be able to work with other agecies to provide appropriate support To kow curret legal ad statutory requiremets Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 6 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 5 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Kowledge 66

67 Supervisig Foster Care As uderstadig of the eeds of traumatised childre has grow foster care has bee chagig rapidly. This course eables learers to uderstad these chages, ad to develop the kowledge ad skills eeded to supervise therapeutic families effectively. It also addresses the eed to assess learig as part of effective supervisio. Learig objectives: Uderstad what is ivolved i supervisig therapeutic family life Explai why childre i public care should be regarded as traumatised childre Explai what traumatised childre ad youg people eed i order to recover Explai the role of the supervisor i promotig ad maagig therapeutic family life Kow how to promote ad assess learig ad professioal developmet i foster carers Explai how traiig stadards cotribute to the learig ad professioal developmet of foster carers Idetify the challeges ad beefits of applyig stadards to traiig i foster care Explai the role of the supervisig social worker i promotig ad assessig learig ad professioal developmet Explai how learig eeds ca be assessed ad used to develop learig plas Idetify key issues i supervisig learers Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Cotexts & Orgaisatios The Role of the Foster Carer Workig with childre ad youg people meas beig part of a complex structure. It is essetial that everyoe withi the workforce uderstads their ow role ad ca set it withi the cotext of their orgaisatio ad the workforce as a whole. This course eables learers to develop the kowledge ad skills they eed to take o their role with cofidece Learig objectives: Uderstad the role of the foster carer Kow about legislatio, policies ad procedures Uderstad the importace of workig as part of the foster care team Uderstad the processes for complaits ad complimets Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 1,2 & 7 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 1 & 6 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Professioalism 67

68 The Role of the Pael Member i Fosterig ad Adoptio Although agecies make decisios about whether a family should be approved as a adopter or foster carer, they are guided i this by recommedatios made by a adoptio or fosterig pael. Paels are made up of people with diverse ad relevat experiece of adoptio or fosterig. This course explores the role of the pael member, the legal frameworks ad guidace o traiig, support ad supervisio. Learig objectives: The purpose ad remit of the pael member i cases of fosterig ad adoptio The legislatio, regulatio ad guidace that pael members should adhere to The atioal miimum care stadards regardig the resposibilities of pael members The process, withi adoptio ad fosterig paels, that aims to idetify successful adopters ad foster parets ad the evidece sought to udertake this task How the pael members assess that the pla for the child is the right oe at the time Traiig, support ad supervisio of pael members Recet ad proposed chages to fosterig ad adoptio paels Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 2 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 1 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Cotexts & Orgaisatios 68

69 The Role of the Residetial Worker Workig with childre ad youg people meas beig part of a complex structure. It is essetial that everyoe withi the workforce uderstads their ow role ad ca set it withi the cotext of their orgaisatio ad the workforce as a whole. This course eables learers to develop the kowledge ad skills they eed to take o their role with cofidece. Learig objectives: Uderstad the role of the residetial worker Describe the overall aim of the residetial service Explai the role ad resposibilities of the residetial service Explai the implicatios of approval as a residetial worker Explai the role of the registered maager Explai the role of the residetial worker ad the key worker Explai how beig a residetial worker may affect you persoally ad where you ca fid support Idetify particular issues for male, black ad miority ethic, gay ad lesbia residetial workers ad idicate the support available Kow about legislatio, policies ad procedures Idetify relevat legislatio, policies ad procedures Fid further iformatio o legislatio, policies ad procedures Explai the importace of adherig to service policies ad procedures Uderstad the importace of workig as part of a team Explai the cocept of the team aroud the child ad how the residetial worker cotributes to this Explai the cocept of the residetial staff team ad how the residetial worker cotributes to effective teamwork Idetify the structure of accoutability i the residetial service ad where residetial workers go for support Explai how the residetial worker cotributes to plaig for childre ad youg people, icludig cotributios to meetigs ad reviews Uderstad the processes for complaits ad complimets Explai how complaits ad complimets are dealt with i the residetial service Explai how childre, youg people ad their families ca access the complaits ad complimets procedure ad how the residetial worker ca support them Explai the allegatios policies ad procedures i the residetial service ad how the residetial worker ca access support ad legal advice Explai how to raise cocers ad grievaces Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Cotexts & Orgaisatios 69

70 Therapeutic Care ad Social Pedagogy Social pedagogy is a approach to learig ad developmet that has a humaist ad holistic foudatio. This course will show the learer how to eable a therapeutic settig to work towards a ideal of social pedagogy. Learig objectives: To uderstad the priciples uderpiig social pedagogy To develop a settig based o the key aims of social pedagogy: Buildig relatioships Developig idetity Eablig child voice ad collaborative participatio Explorig the role of wider commuity To maage risk appropriately To be able to work with other agecies to provide appropriate support To pla strategies, policies ad procedures to eable a therapeutic settig to work towards a ideal of social pedagogy Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 1, 4 & 5 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 1, 3 & 4 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Skills & Itervetio Trasitios ad Vulerability Resiliet childre grow stroger through every trasitio i life. Vulerable childre ad youg people, however, ca fid trasitios paiful or eve traumatic. This course provides learers with uderstadig ad tools to eable childre ad youg people to build resiliece ad make successful trasitios. Learig objectives: Uderstad trasitios i the lives of childre ad youg people ad the rage of resposes to them Kow how to promote positive trasitios Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 5 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 4 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Kowledge 70

71 Uderstadig Child Developmet Every member of the childre s workforce must have a uderstadig of child developmet i order to promote healthy developmet ad recogise sigs that a child or youg perso is ot thrivig or may eed protectig from harm. This course provides that uderstadig ad eables learers to relate this to their role i workig with childre ad youg people. Learig objectives: Kow how to observe ad record childre s developmet Kow milestoes i child developmet Kow about idicators of developmetal delay ad impairmet Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 5 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 4 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Kowledge Uderstadig Adoptio Legally, adoptio refers to a official trasfer of paretal rights from the biological paret to the adoptive paret via the court process. These rights are assumed i their etirety by the adoptive parets ad iclude the resposibility for the health, welfare ad wellbeig of the child by meetig physical, itellectual, emotioal ad fiacial eeds. This course explais policies ad procedures ad provides detailed guidace of this jourey. Learig objectives: Have a thorough uderstadig of the meaig of adoptio from the perspectives of all ivolved- from childre uder a care order to birth parets ad foster carers. Have a uderstadig of the adoptio process ad the role of adoptio agecies, local authorities ad pael members. Have kowledge of adoptio legislatio withi the UK. Have kowledge of the Prospective Adopter s Report (PAR) icludig the Jauary 2013 updates. Have iformatio o what to expect, as a prospective adopter, of the assessmet process. Have iformatio o support resources for adopters, birth parets ad foster carers. Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 2 & 5 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 1 & 4 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Kowledge 71

72 Vulerable Childre havig Vulerable Childre Teeage pregacy is defied as pregacy before the age of 20. This course focuses o uderstadig that may teeage parets are kow to the social care system themselves ad as a result both them their ubor child will require additioal support to overcome difficulties. Learig objectives: To kow how to recogise childre at risk of early sexual activity, STDs ad pregacy To uderstad the impact of early parethood o youg me ad youg wome To uderstad the impact of vulerable youg parets o the attachmet process ad appropriate care of a child To kow how to support vulerable youg parets i creatig greater stability i their ad their childre's lives To be able to work with other agecies to provide appropriate support To be able to assess risk i the cotext of child protectio Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 5 & 6 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 4 & 5 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Kowledge Workig as Part of a Team Vulerable childre ad youg people eed the adults aroud them to work effectively together. This course eables learers to uderstad the importace of workig as part of a team ad to develop kowledge ad skills to play their part i team developmet. Learig objectives: Uderstad key issues i workig as part of a team Uderstad how a shared purpose supports the maagemet of chage ad team developmet Kow about techiques used for successful team developmet Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 2 & 4 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 1 & 3 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Cotexts & Orgaisatios 72

73 Workig with Disabled Childre Iclusive services require workers who uderstad the issues faced by disabled childre ad youg people ad their families. This course eables learers to address these issues ad develop the basic kowledge ad skills to work effectively with a diverse rage of childre ad youg people with disabilities. Learig objectives: Uderstad the social model of disability i relatio to work with disabled childre ad youg people Uderstad the iclusio eeds of disabled childre ad youg people Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 4, 5 & 6 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Diversity Youth Justice System Youth Justice is for youg people who have broke the law. It attempts to give them a opportuity to chage their lives for the better. This course explais the procedures that are followed withi the Youth Justice System, risk factors ad ways to support youg people to help prevet re-offedig. Learig objectives: To kow the key agecies, roles ad resposibilities which make up the Youth Justice System To recogise the factors that put youg people at risk of offedig (such as poor literacy skills) To uderstad the cocept of 'The Revolvig Door' ad the itervetios likely to icrease the chaces of successful rehabilitatio To be able to use the cocept of 'Restorative Justice' to structure itervetios To be able to work with other agecies to provide appropriate support To udertake risk assessmet appropriate to your role Timigs: 10 hours Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 2, 5 & 6 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 2, 4 & 5 Cotributes to the Professioal Capabilities Framework (PCF) domai(s): Rights, Justice & Ecoomic Wellbeig 73

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75 Residetial Traiig Cotets Page Classroom Based Traiig Emergecy First Aid at Work First Aid at Work Level 3 First Aid at Work Level 3 Requalificatio (QCF) ( ) Food Safety Level 2 Protectio Rights i a Carig Eviromet (PRICE) Qualificatio Qualificatio ad Credit Framework Diploma (Level 3) for the Childre ad Youg People s workforce To book places please cotact your Homes Maager or traiig lead who will forward your details to ESCA [email protected] 75

76 Emergecy First Aid at Work This course is desiged to ehace persoal kowledge of First Aid i the home volutary capacity or at work. This is Qualsafe qualificatio which is o the QCF (Qualificatio ad Credit Framework) (Y/600/1250). Who should atted: All ew Residetial Staff. Learig objectives: The course cotet will cover: The role ad resposibilities of the first aider Assessig how to coduct a scee ad primary survey Record keepig ad accidet reportig, Equipmet required ad safe use of equipmet Ifectio cotrol Maagig a uresposive casualty who is breathig ormally Maage a uresposive casualty who is ot breathig ormally Cardio pulmoary resuscitatio, Recogise ad assist a casualty who is chokig Maage a casualty who is wouded ad bleedig Maage a casualty who is i shock Maagig casualties with mior ijuries The purpose of AED (Automatic Exteral Defibrillatio) How will I lear? Questio/Aswer, Lecture, Discussio, Idividual work, Group Work, Practical activities, Demostratio. How will I kow how well I am doig? There will be ogoig assessmet ad feedback via questio, aswer, demostratio ad practical work 100% attedace is compulsory to achieve the Emergecy First Aid at Work. Fial assessmet is through a multi-choice exam. What will I eed to provide? Note pad ad pe Please ote that it is essetial that cadidates provide origial photographic evidece of their idetity for exam etry. This ca be ay oe of the followig:- Passport, Drivig Licece, Studet Uio Card, Work Pass or Age prove it cards for year olds It is also importat that learers wear suitable clothig ad soft footwear to allow ease of movemet. It would be appreciated if you would restrai from wearig iappropriate clothig because this may cause embarrassmet or offece to other course members. Traier: Adult Commuity Learig (ACL) Tutor Timigs: Oe day course 76

77 First Aid at Work Level 3 To provide a Qualsafe qualificatio which is o the QCF (Qualificatio ad Credit Framework) (600/7621/5). It is a requiremet for those who are desigated as a first aider i a work eviromet Who should atted: All ew Appoited First Aiders i Residetial Service. Learig objectives: The course cotet is cotaied i two madatory uits. Uit 1 Maagig First Aid i the Workplace The role ad resposibilities of the first aider Assessig how to coduct a scee ad primary survey Record keepig ad accidet reportig, Equipmet required ad safe use of equipmet Ifectio cotrol Maagig a uresposive casualty who is breathig ormally Maage a uresposive casualty who is ot breathig ormally Cardio pulmoary resuscitatio, Recogise ad assist a casualty who is chokig Maage a casualty who is wouded ad bleedig Maage a casualty who is i shock Maagig casualties with mior ijuries Uit 2 Maagig illess ad ijury i the workplace Assessig how to coduct a secodary survey Suspected head ad spial ijuries Ijuries to boes, muscles & joits Types of ad treatmet for chest ijury Burs & scalds, icludig electricity ad chemicals Eye ijuries Poisoig Aaphylactic shock Recogise ad treat suspected major illess :- heart attack, stroke, epilepsy, asthma ad diabetes The purpose of AED (Automatic Exteral Defibrillatio) You will be assessed by a practical ed of course skills test. 100% attedace is compulsory to achieve the First Aid at Work certificate. Fial assessmet will be through a multi-choice exam for each of the two uits. Will I have to do ay work at home? It may be ecessary for you to do extra work to revise ad cosolidate your learig i preparatio for the skills test. What will I eed to provide? Note pad ad pe 77

78 Please ote that it is essetial that cadidates provide origial photographic evidece of their idetity for exam etry. This ca be ay oe of the followig:- Passport, Drivig Licece, Studet Uio Card, Work Pass or Age prove it cards for year olds It is also importat that learers wear suitable clothig ad soft footwear to allow ease of movemet. It would be appreciated if you would restrai from wearig iappropriate clothig because this may cause embarrassmet or offece to other course members. To maitai your qualificatio you will eed to take a First Aid at Work Re-qualificatio course every three years, before the expiry date of your curret certificate. Traier: Adult Commuity Learig (ACL) Tutor Timigs: 3 Days First Aid at Work Level 3 Requalificatio (QCF) ( ) This is Qualsafe qualificatio that is desiged to provide requalificatio for staff who hold a curret First Aid at Work Certificate (less tha 3 years old). It refreshes the cotet of the three day course to esure that kowledge ad skills are maitaied. You will be required to preset your curret First Aid at Work certificate at the start of the sessio. Who should atted: First Aiders i Residetial Service who hold a curret First Aid at Work Certificate (less tha 3 years old). If your curret certificate has expired you will be required to complete the full three day First Aid at Work course. Learig objectives: The course cotet is cotaied i two madatory uits. Uit 1 Maagig First Aid i the Workplace The role ad resposibilities of the first aider Assessig how to coduct a scee ad primary survey Record keepig ad accidet reportig, Equipmet required ad safe use of equipmet Ifectio cotrol Maagig a uresposive casualty who is breathig ormally Maage a uresposive casualty who is ot breathig ormally Cardio pulmoary resuscitatio, Recogise ad assist a casualty who is chokig Maage a casualty who is wouded ad bleedig Maage a casualty who is i shock Maagig casualties with mior ijuries Uit 2 Maagig illess ad ijury i the workplace Assessig how to coduct a secodary survey 78

79 Suspected head ad spial ijuries Ijuries to boes, muscles & joits Types of ad treatmet for chest ijury Burs & scalds, icludig electricity ad chemicals Eye ijuries Poisoig Aaphylactic shock Recogise ad treat suspected major illess :- heart attack, stroke, epilepsy, asthma ad diabetes The purpose of AED (Automatic Exteral Defibrillatio) Will I have to do ay work at home? Prior to the course it is useful to re-read your First Aid at Work booklet to refresh your kowledge ad idetify ay areas you persoally would like to recap/check. What will I eed to provide? Note pad ad pe Please ote that it is essetial that cadidates provide origial photographic evidece of their idetity for exam etry. This ca be ay oe of the followig:- Passport, Drivig Licece, Studet Uio Card, Work Pass or Age prove it cards for year olds. It is also importat that learers wear suitable clothig ad soft footwear to allow ease of movemet. It would be appreciated if you would restrai from wearig iappropriate clothig because this may cause embarrassmet or offece to other course members. Traier: Adult Commuity Learig (ACL) Tutor Timigs: 2 Days 79

80 Food Safety Level 2 This level 2 Chartered Istitute of Evirometal Health (CIEH) qualificatio is aimed at those who work i a eviromet where food is prepared cooked or served. It will provide you with a uderstadig of the mai criteria ivolved i food safety icludig food law, food safety hazards, temperature cotrol, safe food hadlig, cleaig ad food storage. Course legth icludes a 30 miute luch break. Luch ot provided. You will eed to provide photographic ID i order to sit the examiatio. Who Should Atted: All ew Residetial Staff who work i a eviromet where food is prepared cooked or served withi the home. Learig objectives: The importace of food safety Kowledge of systems, techiques ad procedures How to cotrol food safety risks persoal hygiee, food storage, cookig ad hadlig Cofidece ad expertise to safely deliver quality food to cosumers. Qualificatio Aim/Level Level 2 Award i Food Safety Caterig How will I lear? Tutor istructio, discussio ad group work. You will be workig through a course guide How will I kow how will I am doig? Tutor feedback durig activities Questio ad aswer Multiple-choice exam that will be take o the same day as the course Please ote that you will ot be able to sit this exam without providig photo idetificatio see below What will I eed to provide? Pe, pecil ad paper.. You must brig photo ID with you to the lesso or you will ot be able to sit the exam. This must be i the format of a: Passport Drivig Licece, Studet Uio Card, Work Pass, Age Prove It Card for 18 to 21 year olds. Traier: Adult Commuity Learig (ACL) Tutor Timigs: 1 Day 80

81 Protectio Rights i a Carig Eviromet (PRICE) To esure that staff are traied i the use of physical itervetio as a last resort ad are aware of a wider strategy for maagig challegig ad violet behaviour. Who Should Atted: Four Day - All ew Residetial Staff. Two Day Refresher - All existig Residetial staff who have already completed the four day course ad eed to retai their PRICE certificatio. Learig objectives: At the ed of this course delegates will be able to demostrate that PRICE Is a system that ackowledges the Service Users Rights ad Digity Promotes Least Itrusive itervetio Ackowledges the Resposibilities iheret i a Duty of Care Promotes Reasoable use of Force ad Miimum Duratio Has a Gradiet of Respose ad approach (appropriate techiques Phased Up or Dow as circumstaces dictate) Uses the Avoidace of the use of Pai ad Restrait Upo the Groud where possible Has o use of holds Agaist Joits Uses a risk assessmet of each hold coverig Geder, Medical ad Cultural issues Allows you to differetiate betwee Escortig, Touchig ad Holdig i accordace with legal boudaries ad priciples of good practice Promotes the priciples of Adult Learig provide the teachig methodology (full participatio, ackowledgig/buildig o previous experiece, iteractive ad relevat to daily practice) Traier: PRICE Istructors from our Residetial Homes Timigs: 4 Day Full Course Timigs: 2 Day Refresher Course 81

82 Qualificatio ad Credit Framework Diploma (Level 3) for the Childre ad Youg People s workforce The Qualificatio aims to give learers a opportuity to develop a solid uderstadig of the childre ad youg people s workforce ad provides a recogised qualificatio for employees withi the sector. Who Should Atted: The Diploma is a statutory requiremet for Residetial Care workers who have successfully completed their six moth probatioary period. Learig objectives: Cadidates will gai a 65 credit qualificatio through madatory ad optioal uits depedig o job role, to demostrate their kowledge of the subject as well as demostrate competece i the workplace. You will achieve this through the Childre s Social Care Pathway. Traier: QCF Assessor - Adult Commuity Learig (ACL) Timigs: 9 to 12 Moths 82

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84 Cotets Why is traiig importat? Developmet Stadards for Foster Carers Stages of Developmet for Foster Carers Specialist Healthcare Task Traiig Cotiuous Professioal Developmet Traiig Overview Applyig ad Bookig o Traiig Courses Course Attedace ad Resposibilities Pre-approval Madatory Courses Stage 1 First Aid Post Approval Core Courses Stage 2 Itroductio to Fosterig ad Record Keepig Achievig Health & Wellbeig of Childre i Care Guide to Educatio Attachmet (3-day) Child Developmet Child Protectio Practical Techiques for promotig positive Behaviour Healthy & Safety (e-learig oly available post Cotiuous Professioal Developmet courses Stage 3 Adolescet Child Developmet Autism & Aspergers Creatively Commuicatig ad Egagig with Childre ad Youg People Culture, Religio, Laguage ad Asylum Childre Makato Begiers Makato Follow-O Neoatal Uit Paret ad Child Traiig Practical Techiques for Maagig ad Effectig positive Behaviours with Teeagers Preparatio for Adult Life for Foster Carers Resiliece ad Recovery Safeguardig Childre i the use of Social Media Sexual Exploitatio Substace Misuse E-Learig see mai brochure Cotets page Distace Learig Fosterig Chages Programme Free GCSE Eglish ad Maths Course Diploma 84

85 Why is Traiig Importat? As professioals we all share a resposibility to cotiue to develop our skills ad kowledge. This is particularly importat as child research, legislatio ad policies are cotiually developig ad chagig. Udertakig Core traiig is also a requiremet set by the Fosterig Service Natioal Miimum Stadards (2011). Therefore the coucil ad Family Operatios are committed to supportig you to cotiue your professioal developmet. Committed to provide you opportuities to lear, ehace ad develop your professioal skills ad kowledge. This will also eable you to meet the stadards expected of you as professioally approved carers for childre. We are showig this support ad commitmet to you by providig you with first class ad varied learig ad developmet opportuities through a traiig programme targeted at meetig the above aims ad those listed below: Childre are able to achieve better outcomes i all areas of their lives through beig give the security, stability ad quality ad type of care they deserve Carers are helped to develop skills required to care for childre without impactig egatively o their ow family relatioships Ay warig sigs i relatio to safe carig or fosterig breakdow are idetified early. We wat ad are committed to creatig a learig experiece that eables you to lear ad develop your skills whilst also feelig worthwhile to you i your care of childre ad how you see your foster care career developig. We welcome your feedback o your idividual learig eeds ad views ad ideas of how we ca further develop ad improve the traiig programme. Please rig the traiig team at Family Operatios Workforce Developmet o or to: [email protected]. 85

86 Developmet Stadards for Foster Carers All learig activities are liked to the Traiig Developmet Stadards (TSD) ad the Fosterig Services Natioal Miimum Stadards (NMS) Throughout this guide you will be able to see how learig activities lik to these stadards which are summarised below. Foster Carers Traiig, Support & Developmet TSD Stadards 1. Uderstad the priciples ad values essetial for workig with childre ad youg people 2. Uderstad your role as a carer 3. Uderstad health & safety ad healthy care 4. Kow how to commuicate effectively 5. Uderstad the developmet of childre ad youg people 6. Keep childre ad youg people safe from harm 7. Develop yourself Frieds &Family ad Short Break Carers Traiig, Support & Developmet TSD Stadards 1. Uderstad your role as a short break carer 2. Provide a safe eviromet ad healthy care 3. Kow how to commuicate effectively 4. Uderstad the developmet of childre ad youg people 5. Keep childre ad youg people safe from harm 6. Develop yourself All Foster Carers ad Short Break Carers are expected to complete the (TSD) Traiig, Support ad Developmet Stadards withi 12 moths for Foster Carers ad Short Break Carers. Frieds ad Family Carers eed to have completed these withi 18 moths of approval. Ay carers who have ot completed these withi the specified time will eed a extesio i writig. Workshops are available to assist carers i uderstadig what is required. Carers iterested i attedig a workshop should cotact Rosemarie Croi o For further iformatio please refer to the Guidace ad Procedures for Completio of the Traiig, Support ad Developmet Stadards Workbooks (formally CWDC) for Foster Care, Short Break Care ad Family ad Frieds Care October

87 Stages of Developmet for Foster Carers ad Short Break Carers Stage 1 Pre-approval traiig is as follows: First Aid (Classroom/Olie) Skills to Foster - Provides the skills to help you look after foster childre. Sessios iclude: What Do Foster Carers Do, Idetity ad Life Chaces, Workig with Others, Uderstadig Childre i Foster Care, Safer Carig ad Trasitios. Stage 2 Iductio modules - Post approval traiig cosists of 3 madatory iductio modules that all carers eed to complete withi 12 moths of their approval. Itroductio to Fosterig i Essex Couty Coucil ad Record Keepig Achievig Health ad Wellbeig of Childre i Care. Guide to Educatio Core modules To be completed withi 12 moths of approval ad the repeated every 3* or 5** years as idicated. ** Attachmet (Separatio ad Loss) Creatig a Secure Base for childre ** Child Developmet (0-18 years) ** Child Protectio ** Practical Techiques for Promotig Positive Behaviour * First Aid Awareess * Health & Safety Stage 3 Cotiuous Professioal Developmet Providig you with specialist skills to ehace your developmet ad your care of childre. A rage of these courses are o offer to further develop your skills, kowledge ad expertise ad will help you evidece that you meet the Traiig ad Developmet Stadards for Foster Care. You should discuss your learig ad developmet eeds with your Supervisig Social Worker so that a developmet pla ca be created.. 87

88 Specialist Healthcare Task Traiig for Childre with Complex Medical Needs If you are required to udertake a specialist healthcare itervetio with a child or youg perso the you will eed to be traied ad assessed as competet by a qualified healthcare professioal. Examples of these itervetios iclude:- Artificial feedig (gastrostomy, asogastric or jejual) Seizures requirig emergecy itervetio (buccal midazolam, rectal diazepam, rectal paraldehyde) Oral suctio Admiistratio of oxyge Admiistratio of emergecy medicatio for aaphylaxis (severe allergy) You may be required to atted classroom traiig i either gastrostomy awareess, epilepsy awareess or aaphylaxis awareess. Classroom traiig is refreshed every 2 years. You will also receive oe to oe specific traiig with the child or youg perso you are workig with. This will cotiue util you are assessed as competet by the qualified healthcare professioal. This competece is reviewed aually. There are childre who require eve more specialist itervetio tha is detailed above such as thigs like artificial vetilatio (eg BiPAP), or require you to make cliical decisios about their care. If this is the case the healthcare professioal will make a assessmet of the risks ivolved ad this will be coutersiged by seior people i your orgaisatio to esure you have the right level of isurace cover. The above traiig is based upo the priciples described i the Medicatio ad Related Tasks Policy, ad as a pre requisite Carers will geerally be expected to have completed their Medicatio Workbook before they ca be traied i specialist healthcare itervetios. The traiig is delivered by the Specialist Healthcare Tasks Service who are based cetrally i Couty Hall & cover the whole of Essex. The Service delivers competecy based traiig, educatio ad support to Care staff workig with a child with a disability with a additioal medical eed. If you thik you eed to udertake this level of traiig you will eed to talk to your Social Worker who will refer you to our service.. 88

89 Cotiuous Professioal Developmet (CPD) Stage 3 Traiig that Chages the lives of childre ad their carer families Make a lifelog differece for a child (Fosterig Chages, 2011). Cotiuous Professioal Developmet (CPD) is a term used to show your cotiued learig ad developmet withi your role ad career withi the care professio. We ask that you discuss your learig ad developmet eeds with your Supervisig Social Worker so that a persoal developmet pla ca be created with your idetified learig ad developmet requiremets. It is always beeficial ad useful to discuss ad explai the learig you have achieved over the past year ad the impact this has o your care career ad to assist your Supervisig Social Worker to gai a clear uderstadig of your o-goig learig eeds. Learig ca be achieved through differet methods, as outlied below. Please explore with your Supervisig Social Worker how these various learig resources ca be used to evidece your learig whilst cotiuig your professioal developmet. Oe-to-oe learig with other professioals DVDs/TV/Documetaries Books, articles relevat readig Support Groups PDP Face-to-face traiig modules Distace learig Olie learig Iteret research 89

90 Applyig for Traiig Bookig Form: documets/esca/fosterig_traiig_applicatio_form_2014_15.doc Course attedace/o-attedace You will receive bookig cofirmatio (s) withi 7 days of receipt of your applicatio form. Full joiig istructios will be set 2-3 weeks prior to each course takig place. (NB Please ote that you will receive a from oe of the followig: [email protected] [email protected] or [email protected] You are expected to atted all traiig that you are booked o to atted. Please esure that you record dates i your diary or caledar ad pla child care i advace if this could be a issue with your attedace at courses. It is your resposibility to arrage childcare ad atted traiig - please cotact your fosterig team or social worker well i advace of the course to arrage. We ask that you take full resposibility for your traiig ad developmet ad those of other carers, by cotactig us at least 7 days (where possible) before course dates if you are ot able to atted courses to eable to offer your place to someoe else. What happes at traiig evets? You will be set veue details ad expected times of arrival ad closig 3-4 weeks before the course date. There will be refreshmets available at the veues, however luch is ot provided so you will eed to brig a packed luch or make other arragemets. You do ot have to take part i aythig you do ot feel comfortable with. However, activities are desiged to provide you with optimum opportuities for learig. For example group discussio with other carers will eable you explore ad reflect o some of your ow experieces, ideas ad feeligs. Practice activities have bee show by research to eable us to apply our learig of strategies ad techiques. As the learig day is short, all traiers will be able to sig post you to further learig opportuities icludig suggestig books to read or iteret sites to visit. Quality Assurace A framework for Quality Assurace is i place ad a certificate of completio of traiig will be issued upo completio of this process. Foster Carer aual Review All foster carers have a aual performace review. Traiig ad developmet is a key area of the review process, ad like everybody i the childre ad youg people s workforce, cotiuig professioal developmet is a o-goig resposibility. Your performace review will look at the traiig you have atteded i the past year, how you have applied learig to your practice ad look at your developmet eeds for the ext year. Your supervisig social worker will help ad advise you o which courses are most relevat for the fosterig tasks that you udertake. 90

91 Pre-approval madatory courses Stage 1 First Aid Awareess (Needs to be repeated every 3 years) This course provides kowledge o basic first aid for carers. This is a compulsory course ad should be udertake by all carers oce every three years ad before carers are approved. There is also a olie course which you ca udertake if attedig a classroom course is ot possible. Timigs: 1 day (09:30-14:30) Traier: Adult Commuity Learig Learig objectives: Idetify the basic priciples of first aid Describe how to apply basic resuscitatio techiques Recogise how to deal with ucosciousess ad how to use the recovery positio Uderstad how to cotrol bleedig ad how to deal with chokig, burs, scalds ad fractures Cotributes to Traiig, Support & Developmet Stadards Foster Carers Stadard 3 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 2 Basic uderstadig of asthma, cocussio, compressio, febrile seizure, epilepsy, meigitis, shock, poisoiig ad biles. 91

92 Post-approval Core courses Stage 2 Itroductio to Fosterig i Essex Couty Coucil ad Record Keepig This course is for ewly approved carers, providig a itroductio to the Fosterig Service i Essex ad the requiremets ad skills eeded for Record Keepig. Timigs: 1 day course Traiers: Rosemarie Croi ad Bria Arrowsmith Learig objectives: Uderstad the fosterig service ad what is expected of a ew foster carer Discuss the legislatio, policies ad procedures ad how they relate to foster care i Essex Idetify a umber of key people who will be able to help ew ad existig foster carers ad short break carers Idetify opportuities for learig ad developmet Uderstad the reasos for keepig differet types of records Idetify what iformatio should be gathered i ways which it ca best be recorded Cosider the audiece for records ad their use Uderstad how to separate fact from opiios ad avoid discrimiatory commets ad value judgemets Uderstad ad apply the rules of data protectio Cotributes to Traiig, Support & Developmet Stadards Foster Carers Stadard 2 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 1 92

93 Achievig Health ad Wellbeig of Childre i Care This course provides a overview of the physical ad emotioal health ad welfare eeds of childre who are i care ad how carers ca work towards meetig them. Timigs: 1 day (09:30-14:30) Traier: NHS Locality LAC Nurses Learig objectives: Uderstad what health meas ad how the defiitio ca differ from persoto perso ad withi differet settigs. Uderstad the factors affectig health ad wellbeig. Explore ow attitudes to health ad wellbeig. Uderstad how health outcomes for looked after childre ca be improved. Uderstad the roles ad resposibilities of carers i promotig healthy lifestyles for childre i their care. Uderstad the importace of resiliece ad how to help childre i care develop ad maitai it. Idetify ad uderstad the importace of support strategies for the carer. Appreciate the roles of the key health professioals ad how to cotact them. Cotributes to Traiig, Support & Developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 3 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 2 Guide to Educatio This course gives a overview of the issues aroud educatio ad how to work i partership with schools ad the Local Authority to support your child s educatio. Timigs: 1 day (9:30-14:30) Traier: Matthew Cooke & Clare Davis Learig objectives: Uderstadig the role of the Achievemet Service for CiC Uderstadig how to apply for a school place Uderstadig how to cotribute to a effective Persoal Educatio Pla Uderstadig the law o exclusios Uderstadig how to improve ad promote school attedace Uderstadig the level of progress that is expected of childre accordig to their age ad startig poit Uderstadig how to support childre reach their potetial at school Cotributes to Traiig, Support & Developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 5 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 4 93

94 Attachmet (Separatio ad Loss) This 3 day Attachmet course is aimed at providig foster carers with the kowledge ad uderstadig eeded to apply Attachmet theory to their care of childre i the form of the Secure Base Model. The cetral aim of the course is to provide a toolkit for carers to ehace the Attachmet relatioship for the child withi the family i which they are placed. Timigs: 3 day (09:30-14:30) Traier: Adult Commuity Learig Learig objectives: Uderstad the liks betwee attachmet ad child ad brai developmet. Be able to idetify ad uderstad the differet attachmet types. Uderstad how attachmet affects childre s behaviour ad developmet. Uderstad how childre s attachmet style ca affect care-givig. Be able to relate attachmet theory to the childre i their care. Uderstad the Secure Base Model ad positive caregivig cycle. Uderstad how to promote availability ad how they ca use strategies to develop childre s trust i them. Uderstad ways to look for ad value childre s progress Uderstad sesitive caregivig that helps childre to maage feeligs ad behaviour. Uderstad the importace of acceptig the child as they are. Kow how to use strategies to develop childre s self-esteem. Uderstad some of the caregivig approaches that promote competece ad co-operatio. Uderstad ways to help childre belog ad feel part of their family. Uderstad how they ca use ad take the learig from the course ad apply it to their care of childre. Kow how to moitor ad record progress ad ivolve their supervisig social worker i this process. Cotributes to Traiig, Support & Developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 1,2, 3 ad 5 Short Break Carers Stadard 2 ad 4 94

95 Child Developmet This course explores the physical, emotioal ad social developmet of childre ad youg people who are Looked After ad how they may be affected by their experieces. Timigs: 1 day (09:30-14:30) Traier: Adult Commuity Learig Learig objectives: Uderstad how childre ad youg people s developmet ca be affected by evets i their lives Be able to explore what ormal developmet ca be expected ad how to recogise developmet which is uusual Be able to develop strategies to help meet the eeds of childre Idetify sources of help ad support i carig for childre ad youg people whose developmet has bee affected. Cotributes to Traiig, Support & Developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 5 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 4 Child Protectio This course is aimed at those people who work regularly with childre ad youg people ad follow Essex Safeguardig Childre s Board (ESCB) regulatios. Timigs: 1 day (09:30-14:30) Traier: Catch 22 Learig objectives: Develop a awareess of sigificat harm Uderstad what to do whe child abuse is suspected Kow the procedure ad your role i safeguardig ad promotig the welfare of childre Have a uderstadig of relevat legislatio Uderstad the role of assessmet, plaig & review i effective service provisio Cotributes to Traiig, Support & Developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 4 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 3 95

96 Practical Techiques for Promotig Positive Behaviour This course looks at practical strategies to use with childre ad youg people to help them follow ad uderstad boudaries. Timigs: 1 day (09:30-14:30) Traier: Adult Commuity Learig Learig objectives: To explore some reasos for challegig or difficult behaviour To develop some tips ad techiques for dealig with differet age rages To develop some strategies to support childre to maage their ow behaviour To evaluate if situatios eed further support Cotributes to Traiig, Support & Developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 3 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 2 96

97 Cotiuous Professioal Developmet Courses Stage 3 Adolescet Child Developmet The aim of this course is to icrease uderstadig ad ability to meet the developmet eeds of teeagers. Timigs: 1 day (9:30-14:30) Traier: Adult Commuity Learig Learig objectives: Uderstad Child developmet from middle childhood through adolescece to adulthood Be able to cosider the issues that arise whe takig placemets of teeagers Uderstad the ifluece developmetal factors have o the behaviour ad social skills of teeagers Uderstad the role ad ifluece foster carers have i improvig the developmet of childre through adolescece. Kow how to help teeagers to develop their resiliece ad social ad commuicatio skills. Cosider the services ad resources that ca help Cotributes to Traiig, Support & Developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 2,4 ad 7 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 1,3 ad 6 Autism ad Asperger s This course has bee desiged for Foster Carers ad Short Break Carers who care for childre with a diagosed disability. The aim of this course is to provide carers with a workig uderstadig of the impairmets of autism ad autistic spectrum disorders ad to maage the issues they cause whe carig for childre withi the cotext of a fosterig or short break placemet. Timigs: 2 day (09:30-14:30) Traier: Adult Commuity Learig Learig objectives: Uderstad theory of the mid ad the triad of impairmets ad how this applies to the childre i their care. Uderstad how social commuicatio ad iteractio ca differ with autism Uderstad the impact of sesory materials ad eviromet o thikig ad behaviour. To pla ad provide a eviromet where a child with autism/asd ca feel secure. To devise strategies to avoid ad reduce challegig behaviour. 97

98 Creatively Commuicatig ad Egagig with Childre ad Youg People Fostered childre ofte have a backgroud which icludes eglect. This ca greatly impact upo their ability to commuicate. This workshop offers a opportuity to explore early laguage developmet ad the role that parets ad carers ca play i developig ad extedig these essetial skills. This course also offers the opportuity to egage with creative activities ad cosider the use of metaphor ad play as laguages of expressio, ad emotios i relatio to the brai. Timigs: 1 day (09:30-14:30) Traier: Adult Commuity Learig Learig objectives: Uderstad commuicatio ad early laguage developmet i youg childre, ad how eglect ad trauma ca impact o this. Have a theoretical uderstadig of the triue brai to support their kowledge base Uderstad the role that commuicatio ca play i a child s emotioal wellbeig Be able to cosider a variety of effective commuicatio techiques Idetify ad adapt techiques to suit differet age groups To have a uderstadig of the importace of creative mediums ad the impact of this o self To have a awareess of the use of metaphor ad play as expressive commuicatio tools Uderstad the role that the carer ca play i developig childre s commuicatio skills (withi this area cover early commuicatio skills ad state that older childre may have missed out o i their early years) Explore ad review some of the supportig resources available Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad Developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 4 ad 5 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 3 ad 4 98

99 Culture, Religio, Laguage ad Asylum Childre The aim of this course is to icrease the awareess ad uderstadig of foster carers i relatio to the cultural ad religious issues relatig to care of childre with differig cultures ad ethicities. It should also provide carers with a uderstadig of asylum seekig ad refugee childre ad the role of carers i meetig their specific eeds. Timigs: 1 day (09:30-14:30) Traier: Kigsley Kight Legal Traiig ad Cosultacy Learig objectives: Exploratio of differet cultural ad ethic practices Uderstad the differet religious practices ad explore how these ca be met Uderstad how to gai support to commuicate with childre who speak aother laguage Uderstad issues related to the care of separated asylum seekig childre ad youg people Clarify termiology such as refugee ad asylum seeker Be able to idetify reasos why Childre ad Youg People become asylum seekers ad refugee Be able to cosider the implicatios of the UK asylum seekig process for separated refugees ad asylum seekig Childre ad Youg People Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad Developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 1 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 2 Makato begiers This course is aimed at providig Foster Carers ad Short Break Carers with a basic vocabulary of Makato (200 sigs) to eable effective commuicatio with Childre who may have a impairmet. Timigs: 20 hours over 10 separate sessios Traier: Adult Commuity Learig Learig objectives: Uderstadig the priciples behid Makato Vocabulary Uderstad the commuicatio eeds of childre/adults with cogitive/commuicatio difficulties such as Autism ad severe learig difficulties. Be able to demostrate competece i usig over 200 Makato sigs Cotributes to Traiig, Support & Developmet Stadards Foster Carers Stadard 4 Frieds ad Family Carers & Short Break Carers Stadard 3 99

100 Makato Follow O This course is aimed at Foster Carers ad Short Break Carers who have udertake the begiers course ad will provide them with the remaiig 200 sigs to eable effective commuicatio with Childre who may have a impairmet. Timigs: 20 hours over 10 separate sessios Traier: Adult Commuity Learig Learig objectives: Uderstadig the priciples behid Makato Vocabulary Uderstad the commuicatio eeds of childre/adults with cogitive/commuicatio difficulties such as Autism ad severe learig difficulties. Be able to demostrate competece i usig over400 Makato sigs Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad Developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 4 Frieds ad Family Carers & Short Break Carers Stadard 3 Neoatal Uit This course is for carers who look after ew-bors, ad is specific to those who would care for babies from the local Neoatal Uit. This icludes a visit to your local Neoate Uit ad icludes practical demostratios Timigs: 1 day ( ) Traier: Neoatal Uit Nurse Learig objectives: How to care for premature babies. How to care for a child withdrawig from illegal drugs. Specialist Care for babies who eed moitorig ad specialist feedig ad widig. Specialist services who may be ivolved i the care of the child. Uderstad Discharge Plaig. Uderstad the Foster Carers role ad resposibility. Cotributes to Traiig, Support & Developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 3 Frieds ad Family Carers & Short Break Carers Stadard 2 100

101 Paret ad Child Traiig The aim is to trai ad provide foster carers with the kowledge ad tools eeded to be able to provide paret ad child placemets. Timigs: 3 day (10:00-14:30) Traier:Easter Family Services Learig objectives: Uderstadig the eed for paret ad child placemets Uderstadig Key Legislatio uderpiig the placemet ad role. Developig the skills required to udertake ad maage placemets Uderstadig the Process for Approved carers Uderstad the Placemet Plaig Process Developig skills ad tools i Assessmet The applicatio of Attachmet ad Bodig to promote greater security for child with their paret Uderstadig the eeds of Parets with Learig Difficulties ad the challeges i relatio to placemets Uderstad the Child Protectio process, the role of the carer ad how to maage this process ad challeges that could arise. Uderstad the requiremets ad processes for Recordig ad Report Writig Uderstad their role ad resposibilities for recordig ad report writig Cotributes to Traiig, Support & Developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 1,2,4,5 ad 6 Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 1,3,4,5 101

102 Practical Techiques for Maagig ad Effectig Positive Behaviour with Teeagers This course is aimed at icreasig foster carers skills ad ability to maage the behaviour of teeagers ad ehace their uderstad why teeagers behave the way they do. Timigs: 1 day (09:30-14:30) Traier: Adult Commuity Learig Learig objectives: Explore why teeagers behave the way they do Cosider the impact o the family ad relatioships with them Explore the uderlyig eeds uderlyig behaviours Explore the differet strategies that ca be used to maitai positive ad costructive commuicatio with teeagers Explore differet strategies to help teeagers maage ad positively chage their behaviours Kow how to liste ad respod costructively to challegig teeagers Kow how to support a teeager i problem solvig ad supportig them to take more cotrol of their lives Kow how to raise teeagers cofidece ad ability i risk assessig as part of problem solvig Kow how to support teeagers i creatig, developig ad achievig their life aims ad goals Review some of the resources available to support this work. Cotributes to Traiig, Support & Developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 2,4,5,6,7 102

103 Preparatio for Adult Life for Foster Carers The aim of this course is to icrease foster carers ability to prepare ad equip childre ad youg people to be able ad ready to leave care ad what carers will eed to do as a family to maage this process. Timigs: 1 day (09:30-14:30) Traier: Adult Commuity Learig Learig objectives: Uderstad the experieces of youg people leavig care ad lessos leart i preparig youg people to eter the idepedet adult world Kow the key parts of legislatio that cover childre leavig care Uderstad the developmetal eeds of youg people i their trasitio to adulthood Uderstad the skills ad tools youg people eed to successfully maage the trasit Kow their role i supportig ad guidig the youg perso to gai the kowledge ad skills they require Kow how to support the youg perso to gai the kowledge ad skills they require (Strategies Idetify the issues that ca arise that affect preparatio for adulthood Kow how to overcome these issues Uderstad the emotioal impact this stage ad work ca have o both youg perso ad carer/family Kow how they ca support themselves ad the maage the process for the family Cosider the risk maagemet versus skill developmet i teeagers Strategies for maagig the process of eablig youg people to experimet ad take risks withi safe boudaries. Services ad resources that may help you ad the youg perso Cotributes to Traiig, Support & Developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 2,4,5,6,7 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 3,4,5,6 103

104 Resiliece ad Recovery A oe day learig ad developmet coferece style evet for foster carers ad residetial workers who are lookig after childre who have udergoe overwhelmig stress. Timigs: 1 day (09:30-14:30) Traier: Adult Commuity Learig Learig objectives: Uderstadig recovery & adaptatio after stress To recogise the impact of stress o child developmet To relate self-regulatio of stress, mood ad impulse to behaviour throughout childhood To thik about strategies for eablig childre to recover from acquired developmetal impairmets To thik about strategies to promote resiliece by eablig childre to adapt to acquired developmetal impairmets Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad Developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 5 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 4 104

105 Safeguardig Childre i the use of Social Media This course is ideal for carers, eablig them to keep up-to-date with developmets i the area of social etworkig ad will iclude iformatio o keepig childre ad youg people safe. Timigs: 1 day ( ) Traier: SAB Traiig & Cosultacy Learig objectives: Uderstad recovery ad adaptio after stress Be able to defie sexual exploitatio ad idetify the risks to the childre ad youg people i their care Uderstad the impact o a child/youg perso that has bee subject to Sexual Exploitatio Have a awareess of legislatio (icludig the Sexual Offeces Act 2003) Uderstad Essex policy, procedures ad practice guidace Have a icreased kowledge ad uderstadig of the idicators of potetial risks of sexual exploitatio ad the issues aroud idetificatio Have a icreased kowledge ad uderstadig of groomig processes ad dilemma for both child/youg perso ad carer/provider Uderstad how to respod ad support the eeds of a child/youg perso who is either at risk of or is egaged with sexual exploitatio Cosider the impact upo carers ad providers i carig for a child who is at risk of or egaged i sexual exploitatio Be aware of how to maage the dilemma s ad coflicts that ca occur whilst maitaiig the safety of the child Uderstad strategies ad sigificace i maitaiig a positive ad protective relatioship with the child or youg perso Uderstad the importace of workig together with parter agecies withi a multi-agecy approach; how these agecies ca impact o a child/youg perso disclosig ad how to support a child/youg perso i disclosure Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad Developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 4 & 6 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 5 105

106 Sexual Exploitatio This course aims to ehace the kowledge of foster carers ad supported lodgigs providers of sexual exploitatio ad those childre ad youg people who may most at risk, whilst providig carers with the tools to effectively work with a child or youg perso who has or is at risk of beig sexually exploited. Legth: 1 day (09:30-14:30) Traier: NSPCC Learig objectives: Uderstadig recovery & adaptatio after stress Be able to defie ad sexual exploitatio ad idetify the risks to the childre ad youg people i their care. Have some uderstadig of its impact o a child/youg perso A awareess of the legislatio (icludig the Sexual Offeces Act 2003). Icreased kowledge ad uderstadig of the idicators of potetial risks of sexual exploitatio ad the issues aroud idetificatio. Icreased kowledge ad uderstadig of groomig processes ad dilemma for both child/youg perso ad carer/provider. Uderstad Essex policy, procedures ad practice guidace A uderstadig of how to respod ad support the eeds of a child/youg perso who is either at risk of or is egaged with sexual exploitatio. Cosidered the impact upo carers ad providers i carig for a child who is at risk of or egaged i sexual exploitatio. Awareess of how to maage the dilemma s ad coflicts that ca occur whilst maitaiig the safety of the child. Uderstad the sigificace of a close relatioship with their carers ad how this is a protective factor. Strategies to maitai a positive ad protective relatioship with the child or youg perso. A uderstadig of the importace of workig together with parter agecies withi a multiagecy approach. The impact these agecies ca potetially have o a child/youg perso disclosig. How to support a child or youg perso i disclosure. Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad Developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 2,4,6,7 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 1,3,5,6 106

107 Substace Misuse This course tackles the subject of youg people usig alcohol ad drugs, which gives accurate iformatio about substace misuse amogst youg people, explorig their ow values ad practisig reflective listeig skills Legth: 1 day (09:30-14:30) Traier: Adult Commuity Learig Learig objectives: Be able to explore the facts & myths aroud substace use Uderstad up-to-date iformatio about substaces ad the termiology used to talk about it Uderstad how to recogise sigs of use ad misuse Be able to thik about strategies for actio Kow how to idetify sources of support for carers Cotributes to Traiig, Support ad Developmet Stadards: Foster Carers Stadard 3 & 6 Short Break Carers & Frieds ad Family Carers Stadard 2 107

108 Distace Learig Distace Learig is a alterative method for carers to lear ad develop their kowledge through books that are published by the Fosterig Network ad iclude theoretical frameworks, carer s views, ideas ad practical advice o dealig with situatios o a umber of subjects. The subjects that are available are as follows:- Health* Educatio* Attachmet* Behaviour* Cotact Digital World New from April 2014 *subjects that form part of the post approval traiig required by carers, however attachmet ad behaviour must be via classroom traiig for the primary carer Learig process The process to udertake this method of learig ivolves you beig provided with the relevat book alog with a worksheet that cosists of a series of questios based upo the cotet of the book. You are expected to retur the book ad completed worksheet withi 10 weeks to Rosemarie Croi, CWDC Co-ordiator Fosterig, Essex House, 200 the Crescet, Colchester Busiess Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 9YQ. How to apply Please complete a applicatio form ad forward by post or us at [email protected]. Or alteratively sed the applicatio via post to:- Family Operatios Workforce Developmet (ESCA) Fosterig E2 Couty Hall Market Road Chelmsford Essex CM1 2QH No-returs policy Please ote that we will reserve the right to charge carers 15 for ay book that is ot retured with the above specified timeframe. This is to esure that we ca cotiue to provide other carers with this learig method. 108

109 Fosterig Chages Make a lifelog differece for a child (Fosterig Chages, 2011). The Fosterig Chages Programme is desiged for foster carers of childre aged 4 to 12 years who have a child i placemet. The programme was developed by the Coduct Disorder, Adoptio ad Fosterig Natioal ad Specialist Team at the Maudsley Hospital ad has bee approved by the British Associatio for Adoptio ad Fosterig (BAAF). It has received atioal acclaim for the improved outcomes it has provided for both childre i care ad fosterig families. The course has bee desiged to brig about improved outcomes for both childre i care ad their carer families. The course collectively takes the carer o a experietial learig jourey with the child they care for whereby ehaced skills, kowledge ad uderstadig is practically applied directly with the child. The Fosterig Chages Programme is behaviourally based offerig practical solutios to maagig ad developig childre s behaviour ad derives from research ito paretig skills, attachmet, educatioal attaimet ad the academic progressio of looked after childre. The course is ru over 12 sessios which are delivered over 12 weeks. You will eed to be committed to attedig all sessios (a miimum of 90% attedace is eeded to graduate from this programme). Please cotact your Supervisig Social Worker directly if you are iterested i attedig this. Sessios are ru i quadrat areas throughout Essex over the year. Testimoy Statemets provided by Essex Foster Carers attedig the Fosterig Chages course i Braitree Fosterig Chages gives the opportuity to develop your uderstadig ad maagemet of your foster child s eeds i very practical ways. O the course I have leared techiques to maage behaviour ad they have made a real differece for the child ad the whole family. Sharig with other carers ad listeig to how they maage their childre ecourages you to be ope mided to adjustig your practices. The Fosterig Chages programme has bee fatastic, egagig, iformative ad ejoyable. All foster carers should atted. The Fosterig Chages course is ot oly a valuable resource to lear ew skills ad gai kowledge, it has also bee a great way to meet other carers ad gai from their experieces. The course allows you to gai a better uderstadig of your ow skills ad issues affectig you. It is also ejoyable to meet ad share experieces with other carers. 109

110 Free Eglish ad Maths Courses (GCSE Level) You ca joi a FREE maths ad/or Eglish class at ay time. You could achieve a GCSE equivalet qualificatio. We offer assessmet sessios at all our Adult Commuity Learig mai cetres, givig you the opportuity to discuss what is o offer with a tutor. People joi classes for a variety of reasos. To improve your prospects of fidig a job or gaiig promotio, to help your childre with their learig or to improve your ow cofidece are just some of the reasos why you might wat to joi a class. We also offer free distace learig Maths & Eglish courses. There are differet levels of the courses so you will eed to udertake a assessmet to see which oe is the most suitable for you you ca do this olie too. The courses themselves are made up of a series of approximately 18 easily accessed modules which will guide you through the learig process from your ow home, the local library, job cetre or aywhere with iteret access; this meas you ca udertake the course o a day ad time which suits you. Each uit cosists of a mix of fact-sheets, videos, audio clips, PowerPoit presetatios, games, videos (direct teachig to camera) ad worksheets which you ca use, ad re use, util your kowledge is secure ad cofidece is gaied. Your completed worksheets are the uploaded via the course area o the VLE (Virtual Learig Eviromet) ad are marked by a qualified Numeracy or Literacy tutor who will give you feedback. Whe you feel you have gaied eough cofidece ad kowledge you will be able to book i at your earest ACL to udertake your qualificatio. For further iformatio please [email protected] QCF Diploma (Level 3) for the Childre ad Youg People s workforce The Diploma for the Childre ad Youg People at Level 3 is suitable for Care Workers, Childmiders, Nursery Nurses, Youth ad Commuity Workers, Early Years Practitioers, Educatio Welfare Officers, Coexios workers, Learig metors, Careers Advisers, Foster Carers, Residetial Care workers. The Qualificatio aims to give learers a opportuity to develop a solid uderstadig of the childre ad youg people s workforce ad provides a recogised qualificatio for employees withi the sector. 24+ Advaced Learig Loas have bee itroduced by the UK govermet for learers aged 24 ad over studyig at Level 3 from 1 August For further iformatio, please cotact Kelly Bares or Ae Miller Tel: [email protected] or [email protected] 110

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112 Multi Agecy / Partership The Essex Effective Support Widscree Supportig practitioers to work together, share iformatio, ad put the child ad their family at the cetre. Multi Agecy Guidace: Workig i partership to help childre ad families improve their lives UNIVERSAL Services Persoalised Uiversal ADDITIONAL by targeted met eeds ad Additioal uiversal services workig together. Shared Family Assessmet Level 1 ot required but ca be used Level 2 Level 3 IF UNSURE CONSULT INTENSIVE Multi-agecy approach required usig Shared Family Assessmet ad Lead Professioal or Family team respose Level 4 statutory process Specialist ad high level itervetios ofte ivolvig SPECIALIST Safeguardi Childre E S S E B O A R Documet versio 0.5 All parters workig with childre, youg people ad their families will offer support as soo as we are aware of ay additioal eeds. We will always seek to work together to provide support to childre, youg people ad their families at the lowest level possible i accord with their ee Workig Together traiig is available to parters who support ad work with childre, youg people ad families ad also those who are workig ad/or supportig adults where childre are preset withi the family. The Workig Together Website cotais useful iformatio ad resources relatig to partership workig as well as the o lie e-learig courses. You ca access the e-learig at: co.uk/goecclms.asp You will eed to register your details i order to log ito the site. If you are ot a registered user, istructios o how to register are provided. 112

113 Cotets Bookig Multi Agecy / Partership Traiig Cacellatio Policy E-Learig Bespoke Traiig Cotactig the Workig Together Team Bookig Multi Agecy / Partership Traiig Bookig Form: documets/esca/workig_together Bookig_Form_fial.doc Choosig your course ad submittig your form Idetify a suitable course or workshop ad complete the bookig form. Oce completed, siged ad approved by your Lie Maager, submit the form either by post or . If the applicatio is set via please esure your Lie Maager submits the form from their accout (details of where to sed the applicatio ca be foud o the form). ESCA expects ay course bookigs reflects the idividuals persoal developmet pla. Cofirmatio of bookig Oce the form has bee submitted to ESCA - Workig Together, you will receive cofirmatio of your bookig. Joiig istructios will be set out 10 days prior to your course date. If your chose course/ workshop is uavailable, you will be otified ad offered a alterative date. Please do ot tur up o the day without havig received your joiig istructios, as you may be tured away by the traier. Pre course e-learig Please complete the recommeded e-learig, as outlied i the joiig istructios, before attedig your course/workshop as this cotais the baselie kowledge which is ot cover o the day ad this could impact upo your learig. The e-learig course ca be foud at co.uk/goecclms.asp. If you experiece problems accessig the website please check you are usig a up to date versio Iteret Explorer. 113

114 Special Requiremets Please otify us of ay special requiremets you may have i relatio to your learig eeds or accessibility. O the Day Please esure you arrive o time ad sig the attedace register. If you are delayed or uwell, please call ESCA - Workig Together o , so that the traier ca be otified. Please brig the followig items:- Cofirmatio ad joiig istructios. Pe ad paper. Luch - if required (tea, coffee ad water will be provided). At the ed of your course/workshop you be required to complete a evaluatio form. Course/Workshop Certificate Approximately 4 weeks after attedig the course/workshop you will be set a impact questioaire. Followig completio ad the retur of the questioaire, withi two weeks of receipt you will be set your attedace certificate. Cacellatio Policy Should you be uable to atted a course/workshop, please otify ESCA - Workig Together so they may offer your place to someoe o the waitig list ad book you oto a alterative sessio. Whilst we do our utmost to ru all courses/workshops, we reserve the right to alter the veue or cacel ay advertised courses/workshops. E-Learig Modules We have a selectio of e-learig modules which have bee desiged to offer guidace ad support to parters o how they should work together to support childre ad families. These modules provide baselie kowledge for our delegate to explore if they wish to do so. The modules ca be accessed via Upo completio of the module you have the opportuity to prit a persoalised certificate to provide evidece of your Cotiual Persoal Developmet. The certificate ca oly be prited at the poit of completio of the fial quiz. 114

115 Bespoke Traiig ESCA - Workig Together ca offer bespoke learig ad developmet opportuities that ca be customised to meet the idividual eeds of a orgaisatio or group of practitioers upo request. There will be charge applied for this service. Please cotact ESCA Workig together via at [email protected] By post Essex Couty Coucil Family Operatios Workforce Learig & Developmet Team ESCA - Workig Together E2 Couty Hall PO Box 47 Chelmsford CM1 1QH Cotactig Workig Together By Post: Essex Couty Coucil, Family Operatios Workforce Learig & Developmet Team ESCA - Workig Together, E2 Couty Hall, PO Box 47, Chelmsford, CM1 1QH By Telephoe: By [email protected] 115

116 Multi Agecy / Partership Traiig Classroom Based Traiig Assessmet Approaches ad Access to Support Gaiig Coset ad Iformatio Sharig Motivatioal Iterviewig Workshop Egagig with Families E- Learig Course Safeguardig Workig Together to Support Childre ad Families Approaches to Assessmet Egagig with Parets Iformatio Sharig Commo Core of Skills ad Kowledge Domestic Violece ad Abuse Hidde Harm Workig with Childre with Disabilities 116

117 Classroom Based Traiig Assessmet Approaches ad Access to Support This course is iteded for parters workig across all levels of The Essex Effective Support Widscree to gai a uderstadig of how to work with childre ad families tell their story. To be able to record this story ad provide effective support to help them solve their problems ad fid solutios at a early stage by uderstadig the levels of eeds ad thresholds for differet services i Essex. Aims: To gai kowledge, explore approaches ad ways of workig with families ad idividual family members Learig objectives: To examie the differet skills ad attributes eeded to build effective relatioships with families To aalyse how best to commuicate with the family To cosider the use of tools ad techiques to support the assessmet To explore how to aalyse, questio ad gai further iformatio To uderstad the ew process o how to access support i Essex Traier: Jea Simmos Timigs: 1 Day Please click o hyper-lik to see traiig dates ad veues Gaiig Coset ad Iformatio Sharig This course is iteded to support parters workig with childre, youg people ad families uderstad the importace of gaiig coset ad sharig iformatio. To be aware of the seve golde rules ad key questios relatig to iformatio sharig as well as, whe ad how iformatio ca be shared legally, professioally ad by whom Aims: To explore ad uderstad gaiig coset ad the importace of iformatio sharig Learig objectives: To explore relevat legislatio ad guidelies To explore how to gai coset from all family members To explore the flow chart of key questios To clarify the who, what, whe, why ad how of iformatio sharig To uderstad how to record iformatio Traier: Jea Simmos Timigs: ½ day 117

118 Motivatioal Iterviewig Workshop This workshop is iteded to support parters workig with childre, youg people ad families at Level 2 (Additioal) ad low Level 3 (Itesive) use the Motivatioal Iterviewig (MI) techique. MI is a collaborative, goal-orieted method of commuicatio which pays attetio to laguage of chage. It is desiged to stregthe a idividual s ow motivatio for ad movemet towards a specific goal by explorig their ow argumet for chage Aims: To gai kowledge ad explore how to motivate idividuals ad families to chage Learig objectives: To uderstad the cocept of Motivatioal Iterviewig To idetify differet stages of chage To cosider the priciples ad techiques used i Motivatioal Iterviewig To recogise ad respod to chage talk statemets To explore chage plas Traier: Jea Simmos Timigs: 1 Day Please click o hyper-lik to see traiig dates ad veues Egagig with Families This course is iteded to support parters workig with childre, youg people ad families uderstad the importace of gaiig coset ad sharig iformatio. To be aware of the seve golde rules ad key questios relatig to iformatio sharig as well as, whe ad how iformatio ca be shared legally, professioal ad by whom Aims: To explore ad uderstad gaiig coset ad the importace of iformatio sharig Learig objectives: To cosider why families may be resistat to egagemet To explore how to egage with abset parets To explore egagig with male family members To have the cofidece to hold courageous coversatios To cosider how to keep the family egaged log term To cosider utilisig tools as part of egagemet Traier: Jea Simmos Timigs: ½ day 118

119 E- Learig Course Safeguardig Childre e-learig course Aims: This course has bee desiged to assist practitioers ad idividuals workig with or supportig childre, youg people ad families to: Uderstad sigs ad symptoms of child abuse Be aware of the iquires ad legislatio uderpiig child protectio Kow what to do if abuse is suspected Be clear about sharig iformatio with others Uderstad local child protectio systems URL Workig Together to Support Childre ad Families e-learig course Aims: This course aims to help you uderstad how Workig Together ca provide the opportuity for childre, youg people ad families to be healthy, safe ad achieve their potetial by: The way we work together, share iformatio, ad put the child ad their family at the cetre Focusig o effective itervetios ad support at a early stage Respodig to their eeds ad providig the right level of itervetio at the right time URL Approaches to Assessmet e-learig course Aims: This course aims to provide guidace o the approaches that should be applied whe udertakig assessmets by uderstadig: The purpose of assessmet The importace of iformatio gatherig Why aalysig the iformatio supports plaig How to request co-ordiated support URL 119

120 Egagig with Parets e-learig course Aims: The aim of this course is to help practitioers thik about how they ca egage ad support parets effectively i order to improve outcomes for the whole family by: Uderstadig the importace of egagig with parets Reflect o how to idetify ad maage barriers to good workig relatioships with parets Be cofidet, safe ad well-pre-prepared Support parets to recogise ad decide what chages they wat to make Ecourage a positive style of paretig Support parets to access the help they eed to sustai ay chages URL Iformatio Sharig e-learig course Aims: This course aims to advise practitioers o whe or how they ca share iformatio legally ad professioally by; Summarisig the key poits to remember o Iformatio Sharig Offer guidace o Iformatio Sharig Provide further iformatio to help iform decisios o Iformatio Sharig URL Commo Core of Skills ad Kowledge e-learig course Aims: This course describes the geeric skills ad kowledge eeded for ivolvemet with childre, youg people ad families by: Uderstadig the importace of safeguardig Appreciate the eed to kow about local procedures to keep childre safe ad protect vulerable adults Uderstad the importace of workig with other agecies to deliver a good service Lear effective commuicatio skills Share iformatio appropriately Uderstad how babies, childre ad youg people develop Provide support durig periods of trasitio URL 120

121 Domestic Violece ad Abuse e-learig course Aims: This is a awareess-level programme desiged to help staff across all Statutory, Volutary ad Idepedet sector orgaisatios to: Uderstad the key cocepts of Domestic Violece ad Abuse Recogise the sigs ad symptoms of Domestic Violece ad Abuse Uderstad the potetially serious ad wide ragig impacts o idividuals ad families Deal with disclosure of abuse Develop a uderstadig about the rage of support services available Uderstad the complexities that ofte surroud Domestic Violece ad Abuse URL Hidde Harm e-learig course Aims: This is a awareess-level programme desiged to help practitioers i Childre s ad Adult Services, Health, Educatio ad the private, volutary ad idepedet sectors to uderstad the: Impact of parets problem drug use o childre Impact of parets problem alcohol use o childre Needs of the childre of problem drug users Nature ad scope of the Hidde Harm ageda Rage of service provisio for childre of problem drug users Importace of workig together for problem drug-usig parets ad their families Ways that professioals ca support childre URL 121

122 Workig with Childre with Disabilities e-learig course Aims: This course is desiged to provide a awareess of how better to support the eeds of childre ad youg people with disabilities by provig a basic uderstadig of: What is a disability? Disability ad the Law Reasoable adjustmets Rage of eeds Causes of disabilities Commo challeges The family perspective Good practice ad use of tools Safeguardig Commuicatio Educatio Early Support Trasitio The future URL 122

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124 Social Care Courses ope to exteral orgaisatios Choosig ad applyig for your course Idetify a suitable course ad complete the bookig form. Oce completed, siged, approved with details of paymet, submit the form to Essex Brokerage. Bookig Form: Care-providers/Documets/Chargable%20Bookig%20Form%20fial.doc Social Care Courses that may be relevat for Parter agecies For the first time parters ca access appropriate Social Care Course if they are workig with childre, youg people ad families where the eeds have bee idetifies as upper Level 3 ad Level 4 of the Effective Support Widscree. Guidace is provided o each course descriptor of the parters the course may be relevat to. The Followig charges will apply Private ad profit makig Orgaisatios Public Sector Volutary ad No-profit makig orgaisatios 75 per delegate 50 per delegate 25 per delegate A world of Differece: Workig Effectively with Diversity Bereavemet ad Loss Chroologies Creatig Chage: Respodig to Neglect ad Emotioal Abuse Direct Work & Commuicatig with C&YP Impact of Domestic Abuse Impact of Parets ad Carers with Metal Health Cocers Law for Social Workers: Huma rights, The childre Act ad the PLO Neuro-Sciece, Bria developmet ad Impact of Childhood health Cocers Perpetrators ad Victims: Child Sexual Abuse Self-Harmig Sexual Exploitatio ad Child Traffickig Supportig Asylum Seekig Families ad Youg People The Road to Resiliece: Creatig Idepedece i Families Workig with Fathers ad Male Carers Please click o hyper-lik to see details of the course cotet ad descriptor of the parters the course may be relevat to. 124

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127 Essex Social Care Academy Library The Essex Social Care Academy is delighted to aouce its ew library facility to support social work practitioers. The library cosists of aroud 1,100 books ad covers a rage of topics from key qualifyig level texts to essetial readig ad toolkits recommeded by traiers o some of the social care traiig courses. For more iformatio or to access the library ad request a book, please cotact the Essex Social Care Academy team - [email protected] Essex Safeguardig Childre Board The Essex Safeguardig Childre Board aims to keep childre ad youg people i the couty safe from harm, particularly those who are most vulerable, ad tries to esure that they feel secure, well cared for, ad able to reach their full potetial. E S S E X Safeguardig Childre B O A R D Essex Safeguardig Childre Board offers a rage of traiig opportuities for professioals workig with childre, youg people ad their families across Essex i a rage of agecies. Please click o the followig lik to view curret traiig opportuities: 129

128 This iformatio is issued by Workforce, Learig ad Developmet. You ca cotact us i the followig ways: By [email protected] By post: Workforce, Learig ad Developmet, Essex Couty Coucil, E2, Couty Hall, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1LX Read our olie magazie at essex.gov.uk/youressex Follow us o Fid us o Essex_CC facebook.com/essexcoutycoucil The iformatio cotaied i this documet ca be traslated, ad/ or made available i alterative formats, o request. Published April DS14_4511