This course is an opportunity to explore the unique context of kinship care and assessment of prospective kinship carers. Participants will explore professional and personal values and gain knowledge of what constitutes a robust kinship assessment within the legal and regulatory framework. The course will consider different assessment tools that can be used in kinship assessment practice, triangulation of information and effective support planning.
There will be the opportunity to discuss examples of assessments and support plans alongside case studies. The course will provide an introduction to CoramBAAF’s Kinship Care Assessment (Form K) but will be relevant if a different template assessment is used.
LEARNING OUTCOME
Joan Hunt, Associate Trainer, CoramBAAF.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Social workers and managers who are new to kinship assessment or want a refresher on how to undertake good kinship assessments.
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.
This course will reference the CoramBAAF form, and you will be provided with a sample copy of the form as part of the pre-course resources. It will support your learning if you have access to the published Guidance that accompanies this form during the course. If you don’t already have it, the CoramBAAF licence holder within your organisation should be able to give you access to it. If you use another form, please bring a copy, so that you can use this when needed for relevant exercises and discussions during the day.
Ann Horne and Clare Seth are Kinship Consultants for CoramBAAF
Paul Adams was the Foster Care Development Consultant for CoramBAAF.
This bestselling guide is invaluable for all those completing kinship assessments in England. It may be particularly helpful to those who are new to the task, or anyone who wants to ensure they consider and analyse all the information required for these often very complex assessments.
Undertaking checks and references in fostering and adoption assessments
Author: Paul Adams (2019)
The assessment of prospective foster carers and adopters is amongst the most important aspects of family placement work. Undertaking checks and references is a key part of these assessments, and a core task for social workers. But which checks are mandatory, and which are advisable? Which checks are needed in each UK country? Which are likely to yield the most useful information?
This Good Practice Guide details the range of checks routinely undertaken in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, in both fostering and adoption. This popular guide has been fully revised and updated to take into account all recent legislative and practice changes UK-wide. These include changes to take into account new GDPR and data protection legislation, particularly in terms of confidentiality with regard to references.
Registration 9.45 am
Start 10.00 am*
Close 4.00 pm*
*Times subject to change
Full or associate CoramBAAF member - £335.00 + £67.00 VAT = £402.00
Individual CoramBAAF member - £258.00 + £51.60 VAT = £309.60
Non-member - £465.00 + £93.00 VAT = £558.00
CONTACT
Telephone 020 7520 0310
Email training@corambaaf.org.uk
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