Family Group Conferences
This is a CPD accredited course.
Participants will receive a certificate of completion with a CPD accredited logo confirming the contribution towards their continued professional development.
Aim
This course will ensure that participants obtain the necessary skills to co-ordinate family group conferences. It will increase understanding and confidence.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Understand the value and principles which underpin Family Group Conferences
- Develop a working knowledge of FGCs, including understanding the skills in preparing for the FGC, managing the meeting and the process that follows;
- Gain insight into the legal and policy framework within which FGC’s operate;
- Understand the issues involved in supporting children’s participation in the FGC process.
- Explore the needs of individual participants including crucially children in the process
- Consider the complexities of family led decision-making and learn skills in managing these complexities and conflicts in families;
- Experience the practical application of the above through skills practice
- Apply relational and restorative processes in family group conferencing
- Explore how to manage resistance and deal with the unexpected
- All courses are offered on a Face to Face or Virtual basis.
- Bespoke & Open Training Courses Available.
Case Studies
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Darlington Case Study – Working Whole Family, Core Skills and Effective Practice
Darlington required a number of voluntary and statutory partners within the borough to become more aware of the concept of whole family working in line with the Care Act 2014.Read More -
Government of Jersey Family Support Program
We consulted and designed a sequential 18-day training program for Family Support Workers in the Government of Jersey.
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Hartlepool ATHE Level 4 Working with Children, Individuals and Families.
We were approached by Hartlepool looking for an accredited course that would meet the needs of the early help workforce and be adaptable enough to include their parental conflict agenda and priority in the area.Read More
Cancellation Policy
We are very flexible and will do our utmost to rearrange training should the need arise, but our trainers obviously commit themselves to the training days agreed and so if you need to cancel at short notice we will need to charge a cancellation fee to cover their time.
Please see our cancellation terms / fees.