Panel advisors have a complex role in managing the relationship between the agency and the panel, quality assuring and feeding back to all involved in panel work.
This open course will enable panel advisors to examine this role in detail and build on effective practice as they carry out their role and responsibilities including: quality assurance; inducting new panel members; contributing to the appraisals of panel members; feeding back issues to the agency and working with the agency decision maker. Case scenarios, group work and practice application will provide opportunities for panel advisors to address shared dilemmas and good practice.
By the end of the day participants will:
Team managers, social workers, advanced practitioners, lead consultants who are professional advisors to fostering and permanency panels.
This course is aimed at those who have been newly or recently appointed to the role and those professional advisors who would like a refresher course and the opportunity to share practice ideas.
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.
Sarah Borthwick and Jenifer Lord
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.
Jenifer Lord, Deborah Cullen
What are the roles and responsibilities of adoption panel members? What laws and regulations determine the functioning of an adoption panel? How can panels improve their work to make better placements? Effective adoption panels answers these and many other questions. It is the only guide designed to help panels make sound and effective recommendations.
Mandeep Sahejpal, Associate Trainer, CoramBAAF.
Mandeep works as an Independent Social Work consultant. She has extensive experience of working in Fostering, Adoption and Children and Families services. Her work experience includes working alongside foster carers and prospective adopters, from the pre-approval stage and through to assessment and post approval. She investigates complaints on behalf of local authorities and independent fostering agencies. Mandeep also has experience chairing fostering and adoption panel’s, carrying out the role of agency decision maker.
In addition, she chairs complex foster carer reviews and also supports agencies to prepare for inspections. Mandeep has also worked as a Quality Assurance and Safeguarding Manager for a fostering agency, which has involved developing and reviewing policies, procedures and practice guidance that underpins the work of the agency, and has supported agencies with the preparation of inspections She has delivered training, to social work students, staff, foster carers and adopters and is also a qualified practice educators supporting final year social work students in local authority placements.
Registration 9.45am*
Start 10.00am*
Close 4.00pm*
*Times subject to change
Full or associate CoramBAAF member - £125.00 + £25.00 VAT = £150.00 Individual CoramBAAF member - £105.00 + £21.00 VAT = £126.00 Non-member - £155.00 + £31.00 VAT = £186.00
*Please contact our events team via email to secure your place.
Telephone 020 7520 2043
Email training@corambaaf.org.uk
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