Theme
The safety of children in care is paramount. Therefore it is essential we investigate and respond to allegations, complaints and concerns about foster carers in a timely way and ensure children’s voices are heard and their needs met. This course will provide an opportunity to consider how we can manage allegations and concerns, with the rigour and challenge needed, whilst also considering the need for foster carers to receive sensitive support, that enables them to manage risks and keep everyone in the fostering household safe.
Who should attend?
Any social workers, managers and panel members or advisors involved in managing allegations about foster carers.
Learning outcomes
- To consider the legislative framework for responding to concerns, complaints and allegations in foster care
- To consider the importance of panel, supervision and foster carer reviews to ensure children’s voices are heard and their needs met
- To explore thresholds for concerns, complaints and allegations
- To look at learning from serious case reviews – child safeguarding practice reviews
- To explore how to have courageous conversations with foster carers
- To understand the tension between supervision, support and challenge
- To explore impact of personal and professional identities on decision-making
See future dates for this course or commission the course for your organisation and we can come to you.