Managing a Risk Assessment

MANAGING A RISK ASSESSMENT (2 DAY COURSE)

ABOUT THE COURSE



This two day course is the second module in our training series relating to childcare and child protection assessments. Following many requests we offer practitioners the opportunity to explore the professional standards that must be considered when conducting a risk assessment.

The course guides participants through the process of setting up the work, on-going planning and evaluating, ensuring clarity of roles and responsibilities, making recommendations, formalising decisions and understanding outcomes. It is a practice based course and delivered by experienced trainers who work in this field.

This two day course is suitable for all childcare professionals at a management/supervisory level that play a lead role when assessing the risk of harm to a child, within social services, health, education, early years, youth offending/youth justice teams, fostering and adoption, private and voluntary sectors, community, and the police.


AIMS & OBJECTIVES

On completion of this course participants will:

Understand the importance of thorough planning and evaluation as an ongoing process throughout the assessment.

Explore roles and responsibilities and gain the ability to fulfil a key role during an assessment, gaining more clarity and confidence about good practice standards and the importance of working together across agencies.

Gain a range of practical work methods to enhance the assessment.

Gain a working knowledge of The Risk Assessment Framework and understand how to engage in an assessment using this as a structure.

Experience practical learning to address methods of communication, including the reviewing and evaluation process, supervision, meetings etc.

Explore the sensitive and crucial question of engaging families in an assessment, addressing issues of equality and diversity, staying child centred and keeping the child safe.

Gain a range of skills which will enhance professional judgements, decisions and recommendations.

Understand professional dangerousness.

Have time to explore the legal context of the assessment, with particular reference to reporting to and giving evidence to court when the assessment forms part of legal proceedings.

Have a greater knowledge of the system of written records taking into account the purpose of these and who will have access to files.

Understand the importance of practitioners having professional support and accessible practice methods, which will increase confidence and, ultimately raise the professional status of individuals and teams and ensure that families/children are advantaged by the service they are offered.

On completion of the course delegates are provided with course materials and are awarded a certificate. The training will commence at 9:30am and finish at 3:30pm. This course runs with a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 25 delegates.

If you would like to organise a course for your team please contact us to discuss availability.