Robust Analysis and Evidence Based Connected Persons & Special Guardianship Assessments

THEME

This open course will be an opportunity to explore personal and professional values and thresholds in respect of assessing connected persons, including tools to assist in assessing the child’s and the Connected Persons’ continued relationship with the birth parents and any possible risks posed to the child and carer and how these can be managed.

It will also include looking at good practice in special guardianship orders as a permanency option and identify current dilemmas in the assessment of family and connected persons and the importance of identifying strengths and risks, including those related to safeguarding.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of the day participants will have:

• Explored personal and professional values and thresholds in respect of assessing connected persons
• Considered tools to assist in assessing the child’s and the Connected Persons’ continued relationship with the birth parents and any possible risks posed to the child and carer and how these can be managed
• Any support required by the carers to provide good care to the child in the short or long term
• Identified current dilemmas & good practice in the assessment process and reviews of connected persons

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Family placement social workers and workers involved in the assessment and approval of foster carers.

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).

PRESENTER

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.

TIME

Registration 9.45am*
Start  10.00am*  
Close  4.00pm* 

*Times subject to change

FEES

Full or associate CoramBAAF member - £115.00 + £23.00 VAT = £138
Individual CoramBAAF member - £95.00 + £19.00 VAT = £114.00
Non-member - £140.00 + £28.00 VAT = £168.00
*Adopters/Fosters carers - £95.00 + £19.00 VAT = £114.00

*Please contact our events team via email to secure your place. 

CONTACT

Telephone 020 7520 7523

Email events@corambaaf.org.uk

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