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Code: SGC/24/0142 Working with Parents through Child Exploitation

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This one day course gives practitioners who are working with parents and their families practical appraoches, tools and resources to use directly with them. It will also give practitioners an insight into how parents are coping and feeling and it will explore effective ways to support them.

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1 05 November 2024 09:30 - 16:00 Kingswood Civic Centre Map

Code: SGC/24/0396 Race Awareness (AM) SGC - ASC & ICS staff only (EVENT FULL)

Please see attached pre-coursework details which must be completed prior to the training session

We have received feedback from the trainers saying that delegates were unable to do the pre learning as the links didn’t work. Numerous testing by EDP, ourselves and the fact that many other colleagues have had no issues, leads us to conclude that the links are all fine.

However, if you are having difficulty accessing these, please let us know well before the course.
  • Increase understanding around race, racism and systemic racism as well as how it manifests in relation to social care specifically
  • Exploring disparities from statistics that have been caused by systemic racism specific to social care and other core English institutions
  • Understanding our own unconscious bias and social conditioning to help us better challenge ourselves, our thoughts and our beliefs
  • A deep dive into white privilege, power & advantage
  • Cultural awareness and how being aware of cultural norms can help us be more culturally competent when supporting people
  • Learning what microaggression are and what we can do to mitigate against them and how to support somebody who has experienced a microaggression
  • Exploring Language the nuances and connotations associated with some outdated terms
  • How to be an anti-racism ally and what this means as an individual, team and organisation

After you have attended the session make your Anti Racism pledge here and course evaluation here


All staff will be offered support where needed by the trainer and the organisation

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1 07 November 2024 10:00 - 13:00 Kingswood Civic Centre Map

Code: SGC/24/0255 Signs of Safety - Creating Safety/Wellbeing Plans with Families



Please note: All attendees must have already attended Signs of Safety Awareness session or Signs of Safety 2 day training to be able to attend this course

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1 11 November 2024 09:30 - 15:00 Kingswood Civic Centre Map

Code: SGC/24/0230 Attachment, Trauma and Recovery

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Meeting ID: 875 2296 5335
Passcode: 482387

This workshop provides an opportunity to consider attachment theory; application and intervention; trauma theory; impact and assessment; and recovery planning and assessment. Designed with the specific aim of informing, engaging, and delivering an understanding of historical, biological, observational, cultural and neuroscience attachment…...the very core of what it is to be.
The day will set out attachment and trauma perspectives based on casework for child and family social workers, education, residential care professionals and family placement professionals, kinship and foster and adoption carers.
Drawing on child development and attachment theory the workshop will seek to assist attendees in assessing and developing attachment based interventions so that we have the professional language and the professional/personal skills and confidence in this key area of trauma recovery practice.

The workshop will be led by Richard Rose, Director of Child Trauma Intervention Services Ltd (CTIS) which seeks to engage with children affected by early life trauma and to help them achieve their full potential. Richard undertakes consultancy and training on Life Story Therapy and working with 'hard to reach' children and adolescents and develops academic training programmes in the UK and internationally. Prior to founding CTIS in 2011, Richard worked in the UK in local authority child protection and in the highly regarded residential therapeutic treatment agency SACCS, including four years as the Clinical Practice Director of the Mary Walsh Institute. Throughout his career, Richard has worked with children and their carers in out of home care and family placements, with the aim of enabling placements to become healthy and nurturing through enhanced understanding and attachment. He is the author of three books including Life Story Therapy: A new therapy for traumatised children – A model for practice, published in 2012 and Innovative Therapeutic Life Story Work 2017. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Social Work and Social Policy at La Trobe University.

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1 12 November 2024 09:30 - 16:30 Webinar: Zoom Map

Code: SGC/24/0397 Race Awareness for Managers, Senior Practitioners and Senior Social workers only

This course is for Managers, Senior Practitioners and Senior Social workers only

Those attending must have already completed the Race Awareness course beforehand.

  • Safe Space – to Share Current challenges
  • How to handle reports of Racism from employees?
  • Empathetic Listening skills
  • Radical Listening Skills
  • How to avoid Gas lighting
  • Pathways to support Internally
  • Empowering line managers to take action using their autonomy
  • Increased knowledge around internal Policies
  • Increased Knowledge of External Support
  • Understand what Self-Care is and its importance
  • Managing allegations
  • Allyship and Role Model Behaviour
  • How to identify and manage racism within the team and in social care workers practice
  • Encouraging managers to integrate race equality into their agenda at their team meetings

All staff will be offered support where needed by the trainer and the organisation

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1 12 November 2024 10:00 - 13:00 Kingswood Civic Centre Map

Code: SGC/24/0154 Court Skills - Children's Social Care (South Glos Internal Employees)

PLEASE NOTE: YOUR JOINING INSTRUCTIONS AND ANY TRAINING MATERIALS ARE ATTACHED TO THIS EVENT. PLEASE READ THE ATTACHED RESOURCES PRIOR TO THE COURSE TO FURTHER YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT YOUR LEARNING ON THE TRAINING.

WE ASK THAT ALL ATTENDEES ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO JOIN THIS EVENT ON THE DAY. YOU MUST BE ABLE TO ATTEND BOTH DAYS AND YOU CANNOT SWAP BETWEEN COURSES.

By booking onto this course, you are consenting to your contact details being passed onto the trainer.

Click here to join the meeting - DAY 1 (13 Nov)
Meeting ID - 398 912 385 226
Meeting Password - 2kUfJH

Click here to join the meeting - DAY 2 (14 Nov)
Meeting ID - 357 052 858 349
Meeting Password - WQMdtS

Delegates attending this course are called upon to prepare statements and reports for use in court proceedings involving children and to, potentially, attend court to give oral evidence based upon those reports. The course will provide the necessary skills to enable delegates to produce concise, accurate and compelling written evidence and give guidance as to how to present that evidence to best effect in the courtroom. The second day of the course enables delegates to practise giving oral evidence in a formal setting and to be cross examined by our experienced barrister-trainer.


Who is the Course aimed at?
Social Workers in Children & Family social care

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1 13 November 2024 09:30 - 16:30 Microsoft TEAMS Map
2 14 November 2024 09:30 - 16:30 Microsoft TEAMS Map

Code: SGC/24/0520 Parent Assess

At the end of this 2-day course participants will be ParentAssess trained – this is the equivalent of being PAMS
trained and you will be able to complete specialist assessments for Family Proceedings.

Although ParentAssess was designed for parents with a learning disability, it has flexible application and can be used
for all parenting assessments including pre-births, parents with mental health issues and parents who have Autism.

The aim of the course is to:

•Introduce a new framework
•Develop an understanding of the issues relating to parents with a LD
• Learn about the problems facing these parents
•Develop skills in using the ParentAssess tools
•Develop skills in observation

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Session Session Date Session Time Session Venue Map
1 13 November 2024 09:30 - 16:30 Kingswood Civic Centre Map
2 14 November 2024 09:30 - 16:30 Kingswood Civic Centre Map

Code: SGC/24/0140 Introduction to Child Protection

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This training is organised by South Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children Partnership and is targeted at all staff from all agencies who are working directly with children, or adults who are parents.

This training session will cover: The laws and policies that relate to safeguarding children and YP What we mean by safeguarding and how some children can be harmed What signs to look out for How ACE's impact families and children Local and inter-agency procedures that are in place The role of early help Appropriate information sharing Responding to allegations

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88636259724?pwd=RFRucHBDekFoUU9YUjJZak53WUtrdz09

Meeting ID: 886 3625 9724
Passcode: 607975

Requirements for training via Zoom:

  • Participants must be provided with protected time, in an environment free from all work-related duties and distractions to successfuly complete the training
  • Participants require access to a camera and microphone to be able to fully engage in the session
  • On the day of training, should the above requirements not be possible, participants should rebook for a different date when they are able to meet the requirements, failure to full engage in the session may result in non-issue of certificate and a request to repeat the training session.

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1 20 November 2024 09:30 - 16:00 Webinar: Zoom Map

Code: SGC/24/0241 Signs of Safety - Bitesize Session - Words and Pictures (SGC staff only)

A session for people working with children and families in South Gloucestershire to be able to explore and gain confidence in creating words and picture explanations for children and families.

Please note: All attendees must have already attended Signs of Safety Awareness session or Signs of Safety 2 day training to be able to attend this course.

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1 20 November 2024 09:30 - 11:30 Badminton Road F1001 Map

Code: SGC/24/0169 Advanced Child Protection

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Please have a digital copy (or print if you prefer) of the course WORKBOOK to bring along to the session. (All other resources are available for digital download and storage via the same link should you wish to use them during or after the event)

Also, please be aware that some of the resources contain sensitive content, that you may find upsetting. This training aims to educate and raise awareness, but it can evoke emotional responses, particularly for individuals with personal connections to child or adult bereavements, or the incidents themselves.

If you find the content overwhelming, we encourage you to prioritise your well-being. Take breaks, reflect on your boundaries, and seek support from trusted individuals or professionals as needed. For assistance during or after the training, please reach out to the trainer or your line manager in the first instance, contact Interchange the staff counselling service, or you can also access Thrive.

We are committed to creating an inclusive learning environment and promoting empathy and respect for all.

The training is organised by South Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children Partnership and is targeted at all staff from all agencies who are working directly with children, or adults who are parents. Effective child protection depends not only on reliable and accepted procedures for all staff involved with children, but also on their skills, knowledge and judgement and the ability to work together co-operatively. Staff with lead roles in child protection require specialised training in order to carry out their work with abused children and families. Please note it is recommended to leave a minimum of 3 months between attending Introduction to Child Protection and Advanced Child Protection.

Please DO NOT book onto the Advanced Child Protection course, unless you have attended the Introduction to Child Protection course. The knowledge needed for this course is dependent on you having attended the previous session. Thank you.


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Session Session Date Session Time Session Venue Map
1 21 November 2024 09:30 - 16:30 Kingswood Civic Centre Map