Profile
Participants will be able to:
- Describe the dynamics of key risk factors "“ family Violence (FV), parental alcohol, substance abuse and mental health "“when undertaking assessments;
- Illustrate the impact of FV, parental alcohol, substance abuse and mental health on parenting capacity and possible consequences on children;
Explain how to incorporate assessment and planning information into Partnering for Safety (PFS) and Structured Decision-making (SDM) practice tool.
What You'll Learn
The session will expound on how family history, trauma and context may impact children and young people (CYP). Participants will learn strategies and tools to help CYP understand and positively cope with their involvement in the child protection system. Participants will also understand the importance of professional resilience, preventing secondary traumatic stress (STS), vicarious trauma (VT) and burnout when working with these children.
Minimum Entry Requirement
Degree in social work or psychology.
For other degree disciplines, participants should have at least 1 year of experience in working closely with CPS on child protection concern.