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Fostering now: fostering service development exercises
- Author:
- RESEARCH IN PRACTICE
- Publisher:
- Research in Practice
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 55p.
- Place of publication:
- Dartington
These 12 exercises are part of an integrated package of materials that has been developed by research in practice to encourage change in fostering services based on the message contained in the research review, Fostering Now: Messages from Research
Fostering and adoption learning resources: how to guide: individuals
- Authors:
- RESEARCH IN PRACTICE, ACTION FOR CHILDREN, THE ADOLESCENT AND CHILDREN’S TRUST
- Publisher:
- Research in Practice
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 10
- Place of publication:
- Dartington
‘Fostering and adoption learning resources’, commissioned by the Department of Education, address the need for training materials for children’s social workers, supervising social workers, Independent Reviewing Officers and social work managers working in fostering and adoption. They are designed to build on skills and knowledge acquired during the social work degree as part of continuous professional development and cover a wide range of topics, including the legal frameworks, child development theories, communication, leadership, multidisciplinary work, care plans, matching and permanence options. The aim of this guide is to introduce the fostering and adoption learning resources, to explain how individuals can use the learning resources, and help them identify their development needs and agree SMART learning objectives. (Edited publisher abstract)
Fostering and adoption learning resources: how to guide: organisational
- Authors:
- RESEARCH IN PRACTICE, ACTION FOR CHILDREN, THE ADOLESCENT AND CHILDREN’S TRUST
- Publisher:
- Research in Practice
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 24
- Place of publication:
- Dartington
‘Fostering and adoption learning resources’, commissioned by the Department of Education, address the need for training materials for children’s social workers, supervising social workers, Independent Reviewing Officers and social work managers working in fostering and adoption. They are designed to build on skills and knowledge acquired during the social work degree as part of continuous professional development and cover a wide range of topics, including the legal frameworks, child development theories, communication, leadership, multidisciplinary work, care plans, matching and permanence options. The aim of this guide, which is aimed at organisations, is to introduce the fostering and adoption learning resources, to explain how organisations can use the learning resources, and help them plan, deliver and evaluate their learning activities. (Edited publisher abstract)
Fostering and adoption learning resources: how to guide: supervisors/managers
- Authors:
- RESEARCH IN PRACTICE, ACTION FOR CHILDREN, THE ADOLESCENT AND CHILDREN’S TRUST
- Publisher:
- Research in Practice
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 16
- Place of publication:
- Dartington
‘Fostering and adoption learning resources’, commissioned by the Department of Education, address the need for training materials for children’s social workers, supervising social workers, Independent Reviewing Officers and social work managers working in fostering and adoption. They are designed to build on skills and knowledge acquired during the social work degree as part of continuous professional development and cover a wide range of topics, including the legal frameworks, child development theories, communication, leadership, multidisciplinary work, care plans, matching and permanence options. This guidance, which is aimed at supervisors and managers, provides an introduction to the fostering and adoption learning resources, explains how the learning resources can be used, helps individuals identify their development needs and agree SMART learning objectives, and provide individuals with opportunities to use the skills and knowledge they gain in their roles. (Edited publisher abstract)
Fostering and adoption learning resources
- Author:
- RESEARCH IN PRACTICE
- Publisher:
- Research in Practice
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Place of publication:
- Dartington
These Fostering and adoption learning resources have been commissioned by the Department of Education to build on social workers skills and knowledge acquired during the social work degree. They cover a wide range of topics, including the legal frameworks, child development theories, communication, leadership, multidisciplinary work, care plans, matching and permanence options. Each topic includes: a key message briefing, challenge and reflection questions; and a set of slides covering the key messages. Case studies and workshop exercises have also been developed, which can be used with the topics. Three handbooks providing advice on how to use the resources are also available to download. These have been developed for trainers, organisations and individuals. (Original abstract)