AFKA Scotland is hosting an annual health conference and this year it will follow two themes: Health Needs in Kinship Families and Health Services for Unaccompanied Young People. This event will be chaired by Dr Lesley McDonald, Consultant Paediatrician and Clinical Lead, Health for All, Glasgow HSCP.
Child protection concerns do not come labelled as such and it is vital that adoption social workers feel confident in identifying the factors that may mean that a child is at risk of harm
The role of the supervising social worker is a complex one, with many different elements including managerial, supervisory, educative and support functions. This training provides supervising social workers with the opportunity to consider how the role has evolved, the various strands of their work with foster carers and how to supervise, support and challenge foster carers in supervision. Also, how to manage difficult conversations and exercise safeguarding responsibilities.
