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Safe Care Training Evening Session

Audience: Foster Care
Single session

About this course

This course aims to enable participants to increase their understanding, review current practice and consider strategies to manage the risks inherent in foster care; taking into consideration the new approach to managing risk that encourages a risk sensible, rather than a risk averse attitude.

What you'll take away

On completion of the course foster carer’s will:

  • be able to review safer caring principles and practices in order to keep everyone in the foster home safe – and to identify any gaps or areas for development
  • have identified strategies to prevent the risk of abuse, re-abuse and to minimise the possibility of allegations
  • have gained knowledge, understanding and guidance on dealing with allegations or complaints
  • understand how to develop a safer caring policy for the child or young person in their care
  • understand the concept of delegated authority and the importance of ensuring that this is included in the placement plan for the child or young person in placement
  • have explored and discussed the issues surrounding the use of the Internet, in particular social media and also mobile phones; in regard to safer caring

This course will be delivered using a variety of methods including group work, a quiz, scenarios, discussions, directed learning and Q&A

If you have any queries regarding the content of the course, or are unable to access the zoom link please e-mail: [email protected]

For queries relating to booking a course or accessing your Education People account please contact: [email protected]

Prices

Dates

  • Session - 08/02/2027 18:00  -  21:00

Event type

Online

Address

Online

Delivered by

  • Kent Fostering

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