Developing effective child care plans - a solution focused approach

Target group
Social work staff that are responsible for developing child care plans

Aim
This one day course will introduce participants to the principles of solutions focused approaches and the signs of safety model. It will assist them to develop plans that examine family strengths, while ensuring that agreed outcomes focus on the child's safety and needs.

Outcomes
By the end of the day participants will be able to:

• describe the principles underpinning solution focused approaches
• work with service users to identify shared goals
• adevelop plans that specify clear outcomes for the wellbeing and safety of the child

Common Core: 1,2,3,6
National Occupational Standards for Social Work:

• Key Role 1: Unit 3
• Key Role 2: Units 4,5,6,7 and 9
• Key Role 3: Units 10 and 11
• Key Role 5: Units 15,16 and 17

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