Course overview of Safer Foster Care
There are risks associated with caring for traumatised children and young people. The children are, by definition, vulnerable and therefore at risk, but there are also risks to others including carers, staff and other children.
This course on Safer Foster Care enables learners to understand the nature of these risks and to develop the knowledge and confidence to assess and manage the risks that are an inevitable part of foster care.
Course content
This course will cover:
- The definitions of harm and risk
- Assessing the level of risk for a child
- How to make care as safe as possible
- How to prepare a Safer Caring plan
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 Safer Foster Care course
By the end of this training, you will:
- Understand that safer foster care is about understanding, assessing and managing risk, harm and benefits
- Know how to assess and manage risks to the child
- Know how to assess and manage risks to the foster family
- Understand how to make care as safe as possible
What audience is this online course suitable for?
This Safer Foster Care course has been designed specifically for people who want to know more about the risks associated with caring for traumatised children and young people.
Whilst it provides focus for people working in Children's Services, it will also be useful to a wider audience of people who would like to know more about safer fostering.
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.
