CURRENT TRAINING AND EVENTS
In addition to commissioned courses, we are also running the following events and conferences.
If you a interested in going onto a mailing list, in order to keep in touch with what future events are being organised, then please email Kim Bryan on kbryan@frg.org.uk.
FORTHCOMING FAMILY RIGHTS GROUP TRAINING:
Advanced child care law and practice
This one day course is for solicitors. social workers and advocates. It will update practitioners on recent changes to the childcare law and practice framework, focusing upon local authority decision making pre care proceedings.
Three day Family Group Conference training for new co-ordinators
A three day course for those with some knowledge of family group conferencing and child care planning processes who wish to increase their understanding and necessary skills to co-ordinate a family group conference.
28th, 29th, 30th September 2010, London
New Care Planning and Reviewing Regulations and Guidance:
Legal and Practice update for Independent Reviewing Officers
A one day training course specifically for Independent Reviewing Officers and other social care and legal practitioners who have previously attended FRG’s one day legal and practice update for Independent Reviewing Officers course. This course will build on that training and knowledge and will cover the forthcoming Care Planning and Reviewing Regulations and Guidance.
Legal and practice update for Independent Reviewing Officers including new Care Planning and Reviewing Regulations and Guidance
A two day course for Independent Reviewing Officers who wish to update their knowledge on the law, policy and research on planning for permanence. The experienced trainers will cover the legal framework including the forthcoming new care planning and reviewing regulations and guidance.
20th and 21st October 2010, London
Engaging children and young people in their family group conference
This one day course will draw upon research and the practice skills and experience of the trainers to discuss how children and young people can be engaged in their FGC and in the FGC service. The trainers will include Deanna Edwards, FRG's FGC policy adviser, who has significant experience of running a young people and families FGC service user group and a young person who attended an FGC and is involved in a user group. Who should attend: FGC managers and co-ordinators who are running or developing an FGC service.
Essential legal information for FGC co-ordinators
This is a one day course which provides FGC coordinators with an opportunity to acquire an understanding of the legal framework in which child welfare FGCs are convened and to explore with colleagues legal and ethical questions which arise in practice.
Fathers Matter : addressing the child welfare concerns working with fathers
A one day course designed for social workers, social work managers and FGC co-ordinators, drawing upon FRG's Fathers Matter research on obstacles to engagement of fathers by children's social care and how this can best be addressed.
FUTURE TRAINING (dates to be announced)
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Cancellation Policy: Please let us know in writing as soon as possible if you cannot attend an event on which you are booked. There will be no refunds for cancellations 8 working days or less prior to any event or if you fail to turn up on the day without notice. Substitutions may be made at any time at no extra cost.
"The best course I have ever been on - life changing"
“The energy and enthusiasm of the trainer together with realism and credibility”
“Relaxed and informative”
“Made me reflect on my current practice and also helpful in picking up new ideas”
“Clarity, knowledge, skills of training; great resources, thanks!”
“Very clear, no jargon; easy pace”
“Your presentation served to reinforce the important messages about the strengths of FGC’s”
"Demystified the legal process"
