Course Summary
Contact is the time when child in care is in contact with their birth family, either seeing them in person (supervised by a supporter) or by other methods including email and telephone call.
Contact can be an enjoyable and fun experience and an essential part of building relationships between a child and their family, but it can also be a challenging, emotional and confusing experience.
The training course discusses the different methods of contact and the considerations which professionals working with children may have to take when planning for supervised contact visits, during contact itself and the possible impact following contact visits for both the child and the supporter(s) who have been supervising.
This training course explain information which need to be documented and recorded following a contact visit, including occasions of when contact visits do not take place or when they end prematurely for various reasons.
Course Learning Outcomes
Below are the main topics covered in this course, expand each one to see the criteria.
- 1.1Describe the meaning and purpose of contact visits
- 2.1Describe the importance of family history and background
- 2.2Describe the theory of healthy or secure attachment, ambivalent attachment, avoidant attachment and reactive attachment
- 2.3Describe the impact of separation and loss for looked after children and young people
- 2.4Explain the connection between attachment, separation, loyalty and identity
- 3.1Analyse the requirements of the Children Act 1989 in the provision of contact visits
- 3.2Describe the requirements of providing contact as identified in the Children's Homes Regulations (2015)
- 4.1Explain and evaluate the benefits and risks of informal contact, formal contact and supervised contact
- 4.2Explain the role of the contact visit supervisor
- 4.3Define the meaning of the term 'capacity to change'
- 4.4Describe the four key areas of consideration when assessing capacity to change
- 5.1Describe considerations to be made before contact visits, during contact visits and after contact visits
- 6.1Explain and evaluate the emotional impact which contact can have on children and young people, family members and professionals/supporters
- 7.1Define professional limitations for supervising contact visits
- 7.2Confirm documentation and recording requirements following contact visits including raising any cause for concern
Who is this course for?
This Planning and Supervising Contact Visits training course is designed for professionals working with children and young people including support teams, education professionals and foster carers.
Duration
1 day course - we can be flexible on start and finish times to suit your needs such as school run friendly times.
Availability
This Supervised Contact Visits course is offered in two delivery formats:
- Remote Online: Led by a live tutor via Zoom or Microsoft Teams, allowing participants to join remotely. (Also known as virtual classroom training)
- Face-to-Face: Delivered in person at your location or a venue you arrange. (Also referred to as on-site training)
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Certification
Each learner completing this course will receive a digital (PDF) certificate of learning.
Accreditation
The course contents are accredited by the Open College Network (OCN) Credit4Learning as a Level 3 course.
Choose the learning environment that works best for you: our expert-led training is offered in two convenient formats - remote tutor led online or in person face to face.
Flexible start and finish times to suit you. Contact us for available dates.
The course contents are accredited by the Open College Network (OCN) Credit4Learning as a Level 3 course.
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