Child Development Assessment and Developmental Delay
Applying child development theory to everyday practice can feel challenging, but is critical in both helping families to thrive and to accurately assess when safeguarding is required.
Healthy brain development in the first years needs to be nurtured through responsive parenting, but professionals need also to be able to make decisions when support is needed and when the impact on the child’s physical, cognitive and emotional wellbeing are at risk of significant impairment.
We have designed a one-day course to equip all professionals working with families to understand and apply research and theory through practical tools and skills to help avoid drift and delay.
Course overview:
The course will help you to understand child development milestones relating to play, communication, physical, behavioural, cognitive and emotional stages and apply this knowledge through enhanced skills and the use of tools. It is designed to help you to make more accurate decisions within the time-frame of the child. It will enhance your assessment skills, direct work skills and decision-making ability as they relate to child development.
Learning Objectives:
- Examine a range of child & teenager development theories and their practical application.
- Explore play, communication & developmental milestones
- Examine factors that contribute to healthy child and teenager development
- Understand the practices of health colleagues involved in child development work
- Consider what is meant by ‘child time-frames’, the impact of delayed decision-making and possible indicators of developmental delay.
- Refine observation skills to help assessment and direct work for enhanced parenting and healthy child development.
- All courses are offered on a Face to Face or Virtual basis.
- Bespoke & Open Training Courses Available.
Case Studies
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Early Help Training – London Borough of Haringey
Haringey Children’s Services were seeking to embed their new Early Help Framework approach to provide early help and support to families and children. This is the approach Interface adopted to meet our client's needs...Read More -
Early Help Whole Family Skills Training – Barnsley
Barnsley were looking for a training provider to support their recent restructure to whole family working and implementation of its Family Support offer in both the Early Help and Troubled Families agenda.Read More -
Jersey Children First ATHE Level 4 certificate – Working with Children, individuals & Families.
We have continued our delivery of our level 4 qualification with Jersey. offering the accredited course to a range of staff including, family workers, social care, education, probation, health and drug and alcohol services.
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Support with Evaluation Framework
Interface supported Shelter with their approach to evaluating their new intensive family support service.Read More
Cancellation Policy
Please see our cancellation terms / fees.