Course Details

Skills to Foster Preparation course for Support Carers

19-21 September 2008, Corporate Suite, Vale of Glamorgan Council Civic Offices, Holton Road, Barry, CF63 4RU

This course is for:

• prospective support carers.

About this course

Aim

• To introduce prospective Support Carers to the key issues related to providing Support Care for children and young people

Objectives

• Clarify the Support Care role and process of approval
• Think about the kind of children and young people who will need Support Care and how to meet their needs
• Look at ways of working with families (parents and carers) using the Support Care service
• Identify the roles and responsibilities of the various professionals involved in Support Care
• Explore ways to make the home a protective environment for the child receiving Support Care and the carer's own family
• Think about the various contexts for behaviour such as child development, relationships within the family, poverty and deprivation
• Look at ways to manage issues of placement "boundaries" and "endings"

Timings

Book a place on this course

If you would like to book, please download a booking form and return it to the address given on the form.