Assessment skills - critical analysis
An interactive session for all staff working day to day with children and families to build on their assessment and analysis skills.
We will offer professionals an opportunity to enhance skills they already have and focus on what we have learnt through research and good practice.
Have a clear understanding of:
- The principles underpinning assessments of children and their families
- The purpose of any assessment and their legal mandate
- How to analyse the information
Using research and learning from serious case reviews to understand the:
- Importance of multi-agency, holistic assessments, which capture the voice of the child and as far as possible, work in partnership with parents
- Need to utilise the families’ strengths as well identifying the risks posed to the child(ren), alongside any gaps in information,
- Necessity of a framework within which to analyse the information gathered
- Importance of translating assessment findings into a SMART plan to promote the welfare of the child/ren
Increase confidence in:
- Assessing the welfare of children at risk
- All courses are offered on a Face to Face or Virtual basis.
- Bespoke & Open Training Courses Available.
Case Studies
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Carers in Hertfordshire - Motivational Interviewing Training
We provided a motivational interviewing training programme for a range of staff who work with adult carers to offer them support information and adviceRead More -
Norfolk - Trauma informed Practice
Read MoreWe have provided several bespoke individual training days on trauma informed practice.
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Jersey Children First ATHE Level 4 certificate – Working with Children, individuals & Families.
Read MoreWe 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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Gwynedd Council, Baby, Child and Teenage Brain development and the Effects of Poverty, Neglect and Poor Parenting
Gwynedd commissioned Interface to deliver an in-house one day course to multi agency staffRead 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.