Family Group Conferences
This is a CPD accredited course.
Participants will receive a certificate of completion with a CPD accredited logo confirming the contribution towards their continued professional development.
Aim
This course will ensure that participants obtain the necessary skills to co-ordinate family group conferences. It will increase understanding and confidence.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Understand the value and principles which underpin Family Group Conferences
- Develop a working knowledge of FGCs, including understanding the skills in preparing for the FGC, managing the meeting and the process that follows;
- Gain insight into the legal and policy framework within which FGC’s operate;
- Understand the issues involved in supporting children’s participation in the FGC process.
- Explore the needs of individual participants including crucially children in the process
- Consider the complexities of family led decision-making and learn skills in managing these complexities and conflicts in families;
- Experience the practical application of the above through skills practice
- Apply relational and restorative processes in family group conferencing
- Explore how to manage resistance and deal with the unexpected
- All courses are offered on a Face to Face or Virtual basis.
- Bespoke & Open Training Courses Available.
Case Studies
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Troubled Families Support - Waltham Forest
Interface provided independent project work to support a business case for commissioning further family practice and modifying current delivery of family practice in Waltham Forest.Read More -
Adults with Complex Needs Evaluation – Hertfordshire CC and partners
We were commissioned to provide an independent evaluation of the Adults with Complex Needs Service.Read More -
Salford, Barton Moss - ACE's training
Interface delivered a one-day program to staff form the education team at Barton Moss, a Secure Children’s Home, within the group, there were teachers, higher level teaching assistants and speech and language therapists.Read More -
Troubled Families Support (Birmingham)
Birmingham City Council requested support from Interface to increase the capacity of the team leading the Troubled Families programme...Read More
Cancellation Policy
We are very flexible and will do our utmost to rearrange training should the need arise, but our trainers obviously commit themselves to the training days agreed and so if you need to cancel at short notice we will need to charge a cancellation fee to cover their time.
Please see our cancellation terms / fees.