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Introduction to Safeguarding - Target Group:

All newly approved carers, as soon after approval as possible. All other carers who need an update on the basics of policy, practice and research.

This course is mandatory for all foster carers and those working with under 18’s. In order to keep children safe key adults need to be able to recognise signs and symptoms of abuse and neglect. It is also vital that the reporting and recording process is fully understood.

This training is made up of 2 sections:

1. Prior to the work shop taking place you will be sent a training viseo to watch and asked to make notes on the questions presented to them, prior to the Q&A session.

2. The workshop will then take the form of a question and answer session, looking at the trainig you've watched and the questions you bring to the workshop.

This training is being run by CAMHS

This is an advanced attachment theory course and participants must have a basic knowledge of attachment theory in order to attend.

Safer Care Target Group:

All newly approved carers, as soon after approval as possible. All other carers who need an update on policy, practice and research.

This course will look at why it is important to think about Safe Care in relation to foster carers, their families and wider networks, ensuring children and young people in care are safe in a family environment.

This course will enable participants to understand the differences between an allegation, complaint or standards of care
concern raised about them. They will be able to understand the processes involved in these situations along with the
relevant legislation and National Minimum Standards and be able to learn how they can minimise the chances of being
involved in these types of situations.

Trauma informed model of care (TIMOC) training is aimed at social workers, personal advisors and foster carers working with children and young people who experienced trauma. The training will explain the impact of trauma on our body and how our mind processes information,help participants in the training to better understand behaviour often linked to you people who have experienced trauma. The Training will cover signs and symptons of trauma adding assessments of young people's needs in this area. The training then goes onto explore how to meet the care needs of these young people, with practical advice for everyday care. Simple direct tools which can be used by all will also be explained. The course will also cover Fast Feet, explaining this theraputic intervention.

How should attend: Social Workers, personal advisors and foster carers working with children and young people who have experienced trauma.

To give prospective carers an understanding of the regulations and processes associated with kinship care.

Overview of connected carers and special guardians and the differences.

This course is for all carers and residentual staf who have an interest in this area. The course will cover information on a range of substances and their effects. It also covers the signs and symptoms of substance misuse and when medial help is required. It also identifies how substances are used and why young people use substances. Delegates will also learn some of the legal aspects of taking substances and details about supporting agencies.

Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder (FASD) is a permanent, lifelong disability caused by exposure to alcohol during pregnancy. The affected child often presents with a bewildering complexity of symptoms and behaviours many of which will only present at school age, when the alcohol in pregnancy has been forgotten or is considered irrelevant.

This workshop will raise awareness of the effects of parenatal exposure to alcohol and how we can best manage presenting behaviours for the best outcomes for the child. You will learn what FAS is and how to work with children and families effected by FAS.

The aim of this training is to support participants to identify types of self harm and triggers for self harming behaviour. This will enable Participants to support young people who self harm.

This training is made up of 2 sections:
1. Prior to the work shop taking place you will be sent a training viseo to watch and asked to make notes on the questions presented to them, prior to the Q&A session.
2. The workshop will then take the form of a question and answer session, looking at the trainig you've watched and the questions you bring to the workshop.

This training is being run by CAMHS