Supervising Social Worker in Fostering: Role, Functions and Skills
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.
West of Scotland Meeting
Intercountry Adoption – Community of Practice
The Role of the Kinship Worker
The role of the kinship worker has continued to develop as more children are placed with family members. This role is both complex and challenging given the unique circumstances of kinship families and the legal, financial, practical, and emotional challenges they face. This workshop would be suitable for practitioners who are involved in assessing and / or supporting kinship carers, including practitioners who are supporting children and young people living with kinship families.
West of Scotland Legal Surgery
PAN SCOTLAND MEETING
Consortia Lunch & Learn Session – Safer Caring Plan and Risks
West of Scotland Meeting
Assessing Kinship Carers
The assessment of family members and known adults as kinship carers for a child or young person unable to live with their birth family is one of the most complex that a worker can undertake. It is only through the completion of full and robust assessments that decisions can be made in the child’s best interests.