Promoting Positive environments for children: attachment and resilience

Target group
All staff who are working with children and their families in the community in order to develop positive environments for children.

Aim
This two day course aims to provide an introduction to attachment and resilience and enables participants to use this knowledge whilst assessing the developmental needs of children.

Outcomes
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• identify patterns of attachment
• understand how the quality of attachment may impact on a child's development
• use a range of tools to assess the pattern of attachment for individual children
• identify factors that cushion vulnerable children from the worst effects of adversity; and
• work creatively with children and their families to build on strengths whilst ensuring that children are protected from harm.

Common Core: 1,2,3
CWDC Induction Standards: 2
National Occupational Standards for social work:

• Key Role 1: Unit 1, 2,3
• Key Role 2: Unit 5
• Key Role 4: Unit 12
• Key Role 5: Unit 16
• Key Role 6: Unit 18,19

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