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