Theme
This one day course is an opportunity to consolidate knowledge of fostering assessment practice in the context of the recently published updated version of Prospective Foster Carer(s) Report (CoramBAAF Form F. It will provide a focus on what constitutes a good assessment, including how to write a strengths-based assessment that evidences and analyses 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.
The two day course Undertaking a fostering assessment provides more detail for social workers and managers with less experience of fostering assessment.
Learning objectives
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
Explored strengths-based assessment practice using the newly updated Form F template
Considered how to assess and evidence a carer’s capacity to meet children’s needs using Form F
Reflected on what makes good analysis and evidence
Who should attend?
Any supervising social workers undertaking annual reviews of unrelated or kinship (connected) foster carers.
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