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All
Stages / Courses come with extensive handout materials including many
special Risk Tools.
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Stage 1 Introduction
to Child Protection (usually 1 day)
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Exploring the value
base of child protection (including personal values), basic risk, basic signs and symptoms; S17 and S47;
thresholds of “harm”; what to refer and how, the process of making a
referral and what happens next.
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| A
different focus Stage 1 is available for Minute
Takers |
This awareness course is
intended for Case Conference Minute Takers. |
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Stage 2 Common
Assessment Framework (CAF) Training (1 day)
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CAF training for non
– Social Services staff. Takes
participants through the fundamentals of completing CAF. We would
recommend that all participants have completed
Stage 1 or equivalent.
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Stage 3 Child
Protection
Safeguarding & Promoting Welfare
(one day) This
course is normally taught above Stage 1 level but a special version
combining Stage 1 is available. |
Basic risk theory, the
difference between analysis and assessment; normative models; Initial and
Core Assessment processes; S17 and S47; the Framework for Assessment; value base; thresholds of
“harm”; role play Case Conference; Partnership working with other
agencies and families; framing outcomes that
make sense and which are testable.
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Stage 4 Child
Protection
(advanced two days) |
Analysis
and Assessment; working with various models of risk; the Framework for
Assessment as a “Risk” model; the process of Core Assessment in
detail; Outcomes and their formulation and
testability.
Risk
definition and the 6 dimensions of Risk are also included.
This course includes a generic but
extensive Osiris Assessing Risk Tool. If time is available the
course contains some information on Error Theory.
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| Stage
5 Child Protection:
Risk
Models (one day) |
This course
concerns the use of various Risk Models to
help determine levels of risk. |
| Stage
5: Child Protection (two days)
Chairing Case
Conferences |
Special course
designed for Case Conference chairs and
including elements of analysis, risk theory, decision-making and error
theory. |
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Stage 5 Child
Protection: Error Theory and Mistakes (minimum 1 day). This
essential aspect of Risk Management
is
intended for Managers / Senior Practitioners or very experienced workers.
It is most definitely NOT suitable for unqualified social care staff or
even some qualified staff from non-social services agencies.
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Risk Management, Risk perception,
Objective / subjective probability theory; the nature of probability; risk
ready and risk adverse strategies; game theory and partnership working;
decision theory and models of decision and a detailed exposition on the
nature of error and mistakes deriving from decision theory research and
child death Inquiries.
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| Risk
Management (2 day course) |
Combines Error
Theory course with other aspects of Risk and Decision Theory. |
| Making
Decisions |
Combines Risk
Theory with Decision Theory. This course is intended for Chairs and
Managers. |
| Child
Death Overview Panel and Serious Case Reviews |
Training options
of Error Theory, Risk
Management, Risk Theory and Decision
Theory and independent advisory / consultancy
service. |
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Section 17 / 47
Training Programme: 5 days block
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Full course (except
CAF) combining all of the above except the specialist
error theory course and Risk Management
courses.
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Parenting
Assessment and Intervention:
Parenting Assessment and Parenting
Intervention courses
All the courses below have direct relevance:
Framework for Assessment
Initial & Core Assessments
Better Outcomes
Attachment Theory
Analysis and Assessment
Systems
Thinking for Practice |
We are able to
offer several courses which relate directly to Parenting Assessment but
can also offer block training (one extended course over a number of days) combining key elements. Please contact
to
discuss detailed requirements. |
| Local
Safeguarding Children's Board (LSCB) options |
All the options
contained above and below (except the S17 / S47 5 day block training) are
available as LSCB seminars or Conference one day or two day training events. |
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Mental Health &
Child Protection
One Day
or Two Day (staff)
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Specialist course
intended for multi-agency participation and includes a special Osiris MHCP
Risk Tool
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Pre-Birth Assessment
One Day
or Two day (staff)
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Child care staff
specialist course. Includes special Osiris Pre-Birth Risk Tool
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| Kinship
Care Assessment
One Day |
Child care staff
specialist course. Includes special Osiris Kinship Care Risk Tool |
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Emotional Harm &
Abuse
One Day
or Two Day (staff)
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Can be pitched to
either multi-agency or childcare specialist staff. Includes Osiris
Emotional Harm Risk Tool. Staff are strongly
recommended to attend the Osiris Attachment
Theory course prior to undertaking this course.
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Neglect
One Day
or Two Day (staff)
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Can be pitched to
either multi-agency or childcare specialist staff. Includes special Osiris
Neglect Risk Tool
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| Sexual
Abuse (Victims)
One Day
or Two Day (staff)
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Can be pitched to
either multi-agency or childcare specialist staff. Includes Osiris
Sexual Abuse Risk Tool. Staff are strongly
recommended to attend the Osiris Attachment
Theory course prior to undertaking this course. |
| Sexual
Abuse (Perpetrators)
One Day
or Two Day (Staff) |
Can be pitched to
either multi-agency or childcare specialist staff. Includes Osiris
Sexual Abuser Assessment Risk Tool. |
