Course overview of The Role Of The Panel Member
Although agencies make decisions about whether a family should be approved as an adopter or foster carer, they are guided in this by recommendations made by an adoption or fostering panel. Panels are made up of people with diverse and relevant experience of adoption or fostering.
This course explores the role of the panel member, the legal frameworks and guidance on training, support and supervision.
Course content
This course will cover the following:
- What is a foster Panel
- What does the Fostering Panel do
- Who sits on the Panel
- What happens at a Panel Meeting
- Best practice when in a Panel Meeting
- What makes a good assessment
- Preparation before a Panel Meeting
- Examples from real life panel meetings
Already have your own LMS? You can purchase any of our courses as SCORM files to download and add to your own system.
Aims of The Role Of The Panel Member course
By the end of this training, you will:
- Understand the purpose and role of the fostering panel
- Panel organisation and your role within it
- What a good fostering assessment looks like
- Factors to consider before making a commitment to be a foster panel member
- Training, support and supervision of panel members
What audience is this online course suitable for?
This Role of the Panel Member course has been designed specifically for people who want to know more about what being a panel member involves.
We can deliver this course either: online, as a webinar, or as a face-to-face programme. If you have your own LMS and would like this course as a SCORM file, please get in touch.
