Social Care

PPEPCare Communicating with Distressed Young People

PPEPCare Communicating with Distressed Young People

Unconscious Bias Training

It is a mandatory requirement for all BFfC employees to attend an Unconscious Bias session in April. We will offer a total of six sessions across two days 16 & 25 April. There are three sessions per day and you only need to attend one of the six sessions. The sessions have a 90minute duration, will be delivered virtually, and are instructor led.

Understanding Education for Social Workers-Part 1

Health and Safety Level 2

Induction - Adoption & Permanence Service

Mind of My Own

Training in Mind of My Own which is used to communicate directly with children and young people we support.

Universal Safeguarding Children

Universal Safeguarding Children Refresher

Emergency First Aid at Work

This course is designed for people who want to receive training in emergency first aid. It is especially suited for nominated first aiders in offices. The course covers first aid protocols for adult casualties only.

CP Conferences, CLA Reviews, LADO ,Participation and Quality Assurance Induction/ Refresher

Personal Education Plan for Social Workers

Complaints & Customer Relations

Essential training for staff involved in handling and managing complaints

Virtual School Inclusion Training: SEND

Legal Skills series- SGOs, Contact and Discharge of SGOs and Reg 24

Legal Skills series- How to write CPRs and Parallel Planning

Good Autism Practice

Develop your understanding of Autism and what makes good autism practice.

ABE

A 5 day intensive course for Social Workers with limited exposure to ABE. The course consists of 2 days theory, 2 days practice and a visit and practice session at a local interview suite. This course is not currently scheduled in the 2021-22 programme but we are recording interest in the course and will seek to provide it if the is sufficient interest and budget.

Adopt Thames Valley - Early Permanence

Training for Social Work Professionals

Adopt Thames Valley - Planning for Adoption

An essential course for social workers and managers

Age Assessments

This course is aimed at Social Workers working in Local Authority teams that undertake both front door assessments and full Merton Compliant Age Assessments Local Authorities are seeing an increase in age assessment challenges.

Anti-Racist Practice

Listen to a presentation about our various understandings of race and reflect on how we can be actively anti-racist

Assessment & Analysis

This course will explore the key elements in terms of knowledge and skills required for the role of the social worker. It will equip workers to examine their practice systemically and examine the key tools and knowledge required in order to practice confidently.

Autism and Mental Health Conference

Bias

During this session we will explore how both conscious and unconscious bias’ can affect our decisions regarding recruitment, selection, leadership, motivation and more.

Bitesize adoption Training

Care Planning - Briefing for Managers

For Social Care Team Managers and Assistant Team Managers who support and supervise Care Plans

Care Planning Workshop

Develop a child focused and holistic approach to care planning and be aware of the key factors and details required in each section of the care plan and how this links with other planning documents and tools.

Care2Listen

Have a better understanding what things are like for Children in Care

CDC E-Learning - Outcomes in EHCPs

A course to help you understand and support the development of EHCPs for children and young people

CDC E-Learning - Social Care and SEND

This training is aimed at practitioners in the Social Care and SEND sector such as Early Help practitioners, Social workers (in all teams), Team managers & Anyone involved in providing social care advice and information for EHC needs assessments

Child Permanence Reports

Child Protection Conferences

Complex Safeguarding

Complex Safeguarding

Explore how complex safeguarding approaches can support child protection and safeguarding practice. This seminar is part of an online learning package which includes watching four pre-recorded films. Please ensure you have set aside at least two hours to complete this before attending the live seminar.

Considering extra familial risk in assessments

This course is recommended for Social Workers in Access & Assessment Teams only at this time

Cultural Competence in Social Care

DASH Masterclass

Direct Work

TBC

Display Screen Equipment (Learningpool)

An essential course for all staff

DoLS

This workshop explores the right of children and young people (under Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights) not to be deprived of liberty

Domestic Abuse: Awareness Level 1

Drug & Alcohol Awareness

Drugstrain - Dealing with Downers: Xanax, Benzo’s and Pregablin

Drugstrain - Dual Diagnosis: understanding co-occurring mental illness and substance use

understanding co-occurring substance use and mental illness

Drugstrain - Understanding Addiction: causes, effects and recovery

Drugstrain - Working with Cannabis

The newly developed Working with Cannabis is an opportunity for practitioners to update their knowledge & skills to support people using cannabis.

Drugstrain - Working with Depressants

this course will give practitioners the confidence to effectively respond to use of benzodiazepines and other sedative/ ‘Z’ type drugs and support people experiencing problems

Drugstrain - Working with Spice

Develop your knowledge & understanding of the use of synthetic cannabinoids, develop harm reduction strategies and ways to support individuals experiencing problems with their use

DSE Assessor

Emergency Lockdown (Learningpool)

An essential course for all staff based in the civic offices.

Equality & Diversity (Learningpool)

An essential course for all staff

External - Youth in Mind Berkshire

Friends and Family Care

First Thought, Not Afterthought – Kinship Care

Friends and Family Care - Contact and Special Guardianship

Assessing the needs of children when making and supporting permanent placement through special guardianship and agreeing and implementing contact plans

Genograms Workshop

An Introduction to Genograms

Graded Care Profile 2 (Virtual Course)

The Graded Care Profile 2 is the only authorised update of the original GCP — It is a practical tool designed to provide an objective measure of the care of children. The GCP2 model is primarily based on the qualitative measure of the commitment shown by parents or carers in meeting their children’s developmental needs.

Health & Safety Level 1 (Learningpool)

An essential course for all staff

Health & Safety Level 3 Online

This course is for Managers and supervisors who have Level 3 responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of staff.

Health and Safety Level 2 (Virtual)

Hostile & Evasive Families

This course will enable workers who work with families to develop effective ways and build confidence in working with difficult behaviour, in order to recognise potential impacts on professional dynamics and multi-agency child protection work when professionals are faced with working with families who are hostile and evasive. It is recommeded for all BFfC staff who work in families homes alone as part of our Lone Worker training pathway

Intra-Familial Sexual Abuse

To increase confidence in recognising and responding to IFCSA. This seminar is part of an online learning package which includes watching four pre-recorded films. Please ensure you have set aside at least two hours to complete this before attending the live seminar.