Participants are required to have their cameras on for an interactive experience.
Maximum of two people per screen
Sessions are recorded for quality assurance purposes. They are only viewed by SCTS staff and deleted within 14 days.
£270.00 2 hours
Aims:
1. Examine various ways in which family members are affected by fostering.
2. To enable foster carers to communicate the challenges and dilemmas that are inherent in fostering with family members.
3. To clearly explain the role that family members can play in supporting foster children.
4. To encourage foster carers to reflect on the emotions likely to arise for family members.
5. To demarcate roles and responsibilities that are delegated to family members usually sons and daughters living at home.
6. To point out the pitfalls of fostering which may include allegations against family members and discuss how they will be supported.
7. To examine the effects of separation on birth children who are left behind if a placement breaks down.
8. To support foster carers in developing positive strategies that will encourage birth children to cope with a wide range of possible emotions negative, i.e. envy, resentment and loss.
Format: Taught sections, small group work, work in pairs, whole group discussion Hand-outs: Full hand-outs and sources of further information will be provided
Is this course for me? This course is for foster carers, adopters and Supervising Social Workers. Level: beginner / intermediate
Format: This is a live training session through the platform "Zoom". It includes taught sections, small group work, work in pairs, and whole group discussions.
Hand-outs & Certificates: Downloadable course notes and certificates of attendance are provided.
This option is aimed at an audience with prior knowledge of the subject and isn’t suitable for. Those that are new to the subject would be better with our standard course.
Generic training can leave staff feeling unprepared for the real-life scenarios they face. Our tailored approach ensures the content, delivery method, and case studies are directly relevant to your sector (e.g., education, healthcare, sport, charity, corporate), your local policies, and the specific vulnerabilities and risks present in your community.
We design engaging, practical, and compliant training across three core areas:
Invest in training that transforms knowledge into action. Equip your team with the confidence and competence to protect those in your care proactively.
We recognise that sometimes groups need more time for discussions and group work. This can mean that a two-hour session is just not long enough to explore the curriculum and engage in question and answer sessions. So we are you offering the opportunity to extend the session by an hour to allow your trainees the chance to explore the curriculum fully!
