This half day course is an opportunity for panel chairs and members to consolidate knowledge of fostering assessment practice in the context of the recently published updated version of Form F. It will provide a focus on what constitutes a good assessment, including strengths-based assessments that evidence and analyse a prospective carer’s experiences, capacity, skills, and motivation. There will be the opportunity to discuss and learn about the new section on children’s needs and carer’s capacity to meet them.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of the day participants will have:
- Briefly re-visited the context of fostering assessment practice, including the legal and regulatory framework, the recruitment and retention crisis and the needs of children in care
- Briefly explored strengths-based assessment practice using the newly updated Form F template
PRESENTERS
Mandeep Sahejpal, Associate Trainer, CoramBAAF
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Fostering panel members
On open courses we can accommodate a maximum of four delegates from one organisation only. For a larger group booking, please see the information on commissioned training.
For social workers, reflection on this session may contribute to your continuing professional development (CPD).
Total of 22 places available.
Effective fostering panels
Authors: Sarah Borthwick and Jenifer Lord (2019)
What are the roles and responsibilities of fostering panel members? What regulations and standards determine the functioning of a fostering panel? How can panels implement best practice to improve their work and make better placements? Effective fostering panels answers these and many other questions.
Fostering panels have a crucial role to play in the provision and monitoring of foster care for looked after children and foster families. Members of fostering panels need up-to-date information and advice in order to carry out their duties effectively and responsibly. This guide brings together the key messages in regulations, standards and inspections about fostering panels.
It offers good practice points to agencies in the operation of effective panels and is relevant to all fostering service providers. Although the fostering regulations apply in England only, agencies in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland should find many of the practice points applicable.
Undertaking a fostering assessment in England
Author: Roger Chapman (2021)
This guide is designed to help social workers to manage and complete a comprehensive and evidence-based assessment of prospective applicants who want to foster a child or children. It is to be used by assessing social workers to complete a Prospective Foster Carer’s Report using the CoramBAAF Form F (for England). UPDATED JUNE 2021
This guide will assist workers in writing their assessments using Form F. It is primarily based on Section B of Form F, which brings together information about the applicant’s history, family and lifestyle; an assessment of their fostering capacity; and the applicant’s preparation for the fostering task.
Each section of the guide presents a list of trigger questions that can facilitate further discussion and encourage exploration of different areas and suggestions as to how this can be analysed to assess an applicant's suitability, or not, to foster.
TIME
Registration 9.45 am
Start 10.00 am*
Close 1.00 pm*
*Times subject to change
FEES
Full or associate CoramBAAF member - £65.00 + £13.00 VAT = £78.00
Individual CoramBAAF member - £60.00 + £12.00 VAT = £72.00
Non-member - £98.00 + £19.60 VAT = £117.60
CONTACT
Telephone 020 7520 0310
Email training@corambaaf.org.uk
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