Course outline and information

Introduction

This document provides details of the course outlines and outcomes for the training on offer. Please see the additional training timetable for dates of courses that have been scheduled.

Learning and Development requests

Once you have agreed learning with your Supervising Social Worker you

need to log into the training system (PAL’s) to book your place.

If you haven’t received a log in for this, please request one via your Supervising Social Worker.

If you need to cancel a course you have booked, please telephone the Business Support Centre on 0113 3785274.

Please see the separate training calendar for dates, times and locations for all available courses.

Please note the only courses that need repeating are TCIF refreshers (every 18 months) and First Aid (every 3 years)

It is really important that you only book on a course if it is something you need to do or are required to do.

Important Notes:

If you find you cannot attend, please advise us as soon as possible on the telephone number above so we can offer the place to someone

(Please note - Notifying us on the day of the course does not allow us to offer the place to someone else)

Other items that count towards your training hours:

Attendance at Support Groups
Therapeutic Interventions
Any reading/research related to your work

Statutory Training

Introduction to Working Together to Safeguard Children and Young People

Please book here: Introduction to Working Together to Safeguard

Children and Young People - Children & Families

Delivery – Venue Based Duration: 1 x 4-hour session

This course is an introduction to safeguarding session for those who have never done any safeguarding training before. You should only attend this session once.

You will only need to attend this introductory session if:

You are a new starter and you have not done any safeguarding training before
You are in an administrative role and come into contact with children, young people and families and you have not done any safeguarding training before
You have come to work in Leeds from a different local

If you have done this introduction level (or the old level 1) before, the Leeds Safeguarding Children Partnership (LSCP) offer the subsequent safeguarding course that you need to attend. They offer a refresher session and other appropriate safeguarding training which is bookable via their website. https://www.leedsscp.org.uk/training

Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will have an awareness of:-

The signs and indicators, and types of abuse
The impact of abuse on child development
What to do in response to concerns
Multi-agency working to identify, assess and meet the needs of

children and adults where there are safeguarding concerns

Local learning from 'child safeguarding practice reviews'
The LCC cross council approach to safeguarding

Please note that if you arrive more than 30 minutes late then you will be turned away and will need to rebook onto another session. All participants need to attend the full session to get a certificate.

Refresher to Working Together to Safeguard Children and Young People.

Delivery – online self-directed (3 videos)

Once all three videos have been watched you will need to complete a Knowledge Check and return to us along with an Evaluation to receive your certificate. To secure your place on this training course please complete the booking form

There is currently no charge for access to this training. However, all delegates who register for training which includes an LSCP online knowledge check must successfully complete the knowledge check within 3 calendar months of being sent the email which includes links to the course material. If the online knowledge check is NOT completed successfully within 3 months you will be charged £50, irrespective of which agency you are from.This flat fee of £50 is to cover the training material and administrative costs involved with providing the session and is in line with other cancellation charges.

For further information see our Charging Policy.

Pre-Requisites

Participants must have completed Introduction to Working Together to Safeguard Children and Young People (or their in-house equivalent) before they can access this training. Please see Which training is right for me? for more guidance.

Overview

Practitioners should regularly update their safeguarding training. This will ensure that their knowledge, skills and practice is current and reflects changes to legislation and practice both nationally and locally within safeguarding and child protection.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the training participants should have an update of national and local changes to safeguarding and child protection including:

Latest safeguarding and child protection definitions
Messages from Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews both

nationally and locally

Changes to policies and procedures both nationally and locally
Relevant changes within local safeguarding and child protection services
Key messages with regards to safeguarding and child protection

Safer Caring

Please book here : Safer Caring

Venue Based

Duration 1 x 4-hour session

Details

These sessions offer an introduction to the issues involved in safeguarding children and young people. It explores implications of safely caring for children who may have experienced abuse and practical ways that foster carers can create a positive caring environment for all.

Objectives

Following the training you will be able to:

Understand Safer Caring and how this relates to Safeguarding
Identify ways to involve children and young people in their own safe care planning
Understand reasons for behaviour in children and young people to

take risks whilst keeping them safe from harm

Examine and understand the importance of robust safeguarding

practices in relation to allegations

Emergency First Aid for foster carers

Please book here : Emergency First Aid for Residential and Foster Carers

Delivery – Venue Based Duration: 1 x 4-hour sessions

Details

The focus of this course is on preventing situations from becoming worse and learning vital lifesaving skills until help arrives. This dynamic course relates the subjects being taught to real life situations and has a high level of practical skills. This makes the training more relevant to

the candidate enabling them to deal with a range of situations promptly, confidently and competently.

This course is suitable for all Foster Carers and is available for Residential Staff to support qualified First Aiders. Please note this is not a First Aid regulated qualification.

Objectives

By the end of the course you will be able to:

Act safely, promptly and effectively in an emergency
Treat an unconscious casualty (including seizure)
Prevent cross infection
Perform effective CPR
Use an AED
Report and record incidents and actions

Recognise and treat the following:

Choking
Wounds and bleeding
Shock
Gain basic knowledge of head injuries, fractures, burns, and medical conditions

An Emergency First Aid for Residential and Foster Carers Certificate, valid for three years, will be awarded to all candidates successfully demonstrating competent first aid throughout the course.

Courses on Child Development / Relationships and Education

Child Development (Age 0 – 12)

Please book here : Child Development (Age 0 - 12)

Duration 1-hour online tutorial plus 1 x 4-hour venue-based course

Details

This is a basic training course aimed primarily at foster carers but is also open to any Children and Families staff who want to gain a basic understanding of child development for the age range 0 -12 years and what an ideal development path looks like.

Objectives

Following this training you will be able to:

Understand the impact of trauma and abuse on child development at different ages.
Understand the basics of physical, cognitive and social/emotional child development.
Understand basic brain theory and how to influence positive
Understand tools to support child development - how to look after children at milestone age rather than chronological order age.

Child Development Adolescents (Age 12 -18)

Please book here : Child Development Adolescents (Age 12 - 19)

Delivery – Venue Based Duration 1 x 4-hour session

Details

The learning is designed to build on Children’s Services staff’s knowledge and increase their understanding of what happens to a child during adolescence. “The course is a mixture of group work, discussions and presentations. We look at physical, emotional and social development and discuss both the challenge and techniques for positive interaction and development during teenage years.

Objectives

Following this training session you will have an increased understanding of the stages of child development during adolescence to provide better care and support for children and young people growing up.

Introduction to Attachment – Self Directed Learning

Link - Introduction to Attachment - Self-directed Learning

Details

At the end of the training delegates will have an understanding of:

The attachment process
How to promote positive attachment relationships
How intervention can assist children & young people who have insecure attachments or have been traumatised through early life experiences
The significance of the carers well-being in promoting attachment and reducing the impact of trauma

Attachment Strategies

Please book here : Attachment Strategies Delivery - Venue - Duration 4 hours Delivery – Virtual - Duration 3 hours

* Check when booking.

Details

This course is for all children and families service colleagues who possess a basic understanding of attachment.

Please complete our self-directed: ‘Introduction to Attachment’ if you feel this will be of benefit before you attend this course (available via PALS).

The Attachment Strategies course is designed to comprehensively break down the different approaches children and young people can use to meet their attachment needs. The Children’s Workforce Development trainers will explore with learners what professionals can do to support children and young people’s attachment needs.

Objectives

Following this training you will:

Understand the impact of adverse childhood experiences
Explore how attachment and loss underpin behaviour
Explore different types of attachment and to be trauma informed
Share good practice in developing positive attachment behaviour

Introduction to Supporting the Education of a Looked After Child

Please book here : Introduction to Supporting the Education of a Looked After Child

Delivery – Virtual

Duration 2 hours, 30 minutes

Details

This event is aimed at new Foster Carers (those approved within the last two years). The session will help develop a good understanding of the education system and how this supports progress and achievement. It will enable carers to build a sound relationship with schools through contributing to the production of a good quality Personal Education Plan (PEP). This will include identifying effective strategies and interventions to support a child’s educational progress and how you might contribute to positive outcomes.

Objectives

By the end of the session you will be able to:

Understand the education system and supporting progress and achievement
Contribute to education meetings and the production of good quality PEPs
Establish good communication between all key parties

Life story Work for foster carers

Please book here : Life Story Work for Foster Carers

Venue Based

Duration 4 hours

Details

This is to enable foster carers to support children engaging in Life Story work

Objectives

Following this session you will be able to:

Understand why Life Story work is important
Support Children in engaging in Life Story work
Plan creative ways you and your child’s social worker can engage them in Life Story work.

Promoting the Health Needs of Children in your Care

Please book here : Promoting the Health of Children in your Care Duration 1 x 4-hour session

This course is more suited to carers within the first couple of years of becoming a carer. Carers with 10 years plus experience will not benefit from this course.

Details

Outline the specific health needs of looked after children and young people.
Have an awareness of the statutory health needs assessment
Clarification on the role of carers and other staff who support in the health care needs.
Know where to go for support and help

Drug Awareness for Foster Carers, Residential Workers and Early Help Colleagues

Please book here : Drug Awareness for Foster Carers, Residential Workers and Early Help Colleagues

Delivery - Virtual

Duration 2 hours, 30 minutes

Details

This course will focus on substance use (including alcohol) and children and young people. By the end of the course participants will have the ability to recognise:

Commonly used drugs
Have a clearer understanding of interventions and referral pathways,
Understand how interventions can be used as part of working or family interactions,
Have confidence talking to children and young people about substance misuse.

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Please book here : Foetal Alcohol Syndrome

Delivery – Venue Based or Virtual

Duration 4 hours

Details

Raising the awareness of, and increasing the understanding of, Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Understanding the impact of alcohol in pregnancy
Looking at strategies for working with children who are foetal affected.
Exploring the implications for adoption and fostering

Objectives

Knowledge of the long-term consequences for the child, adolescent and adult, together with its causes
Awareness of the components of multi-disciplinary assessments
Understanding of the long-term impact on school progress and learning
Awareness of different perspectives on affected children, adolescents and adults
Knowledge of the consequences of placement and the needs of carers
Understanding of support needs

Food More Than Nutrition

Please book here : Food More Than Just Nutrition

Delivery - Virtual

Duration 2 hours, 30 minutes

Details

This is aimed at foster carers and Supervising Social Workers. To explore healthy eating and nutrition. The course is interactive and an opportunity to share your thoughts and experiences, find out new things and learn about the food needs of children and young people and how to respond to them.

Objectives

Following this training you will be able to:

Introduce the Eat well Guide and show how this can be used in practice to support the children and young people you care for
Explore children and young people’s food challenges and ways to overcome these
Share resources and information on support services in the city

Harmfully Sexual Behaviour (Foster Carers)

Please book here -Harmfully sexual behaviour (Foster carers)

Virtual – duration – 7h 30 mins (Delivered in 3 x 2:30 hour sessions)

Details

This training session will help delegates develop their knowledge and understanding of:

Harmful sexual behaviour definitions
Development pathways to harmful sexual behaviour
Child sexual development
Tools used to assess the level of concern regarding incidents of HSB including school pathways
Safety planning, supporting children who have experienced trauma

This event will involve some pre-group reading, group activities and the use of a case study to aide learning and development. Assignments between sessions will also be given with the expectation that delegates will complete these to consolidate learning.

How to best meet the Specific Health Needs of looked after children from black minority and ethnic communities in your care:

Please book here : How to Best Meet the Specific Health Needs of Looked After Children from BME Communities in Your Care

This is for all foster carers who have a child of different heritage to theirs.

Delivery - venue based

Duration 4 hour

This training is aimed at carers who may have a different heritage to the child they are caring for. It will consider issues of race, culture and identity and how these impact on the child’s development and the care they will require. Food, hair skin and specific health conditions will be explored.

Infant Mental Health babies’ brains and bonding

Please book here : Infant Mental Health Babies, Brains and Bonding

Virtual Session

Duration – Full Day (9:30 to 16:30)

Details

This workshop is to support practitioners and foster carers working with parents/carers and infants in the antenatal period and the pre-school years but focussing particularly on the period from conception to 3 years. The training day provides information and makes specific theory- practice links in the following key areas:

Neurodevelopment in the pre and postnatal period -

Describes the process of infant brain development from conception and considers the impact of stress on social and emotional functioning.

Attachment theory

Describes the different attachment categories and the function of attachment behaviour particularly in the context of stress and trauma.

Sensitive and responsive care giving to develop atonement and promote secure attachment relationships

Describes infant states, behaviour and cues and considers ways to support parents and carers to think about importance of these in promoting healthy brain development and secure attachment relationships.

Complex Needs

Autism Awareness - Foster Carers, Residential Staff and Social Workers

Please book here : Autism Awareness - Foster Carers, Residential Staff

and Social Workers

Duration 1 x 4 hour session

Venue Based

Details

This session increases and develops a greater awareness of autism and its effects on child development, and strategies to improve outcomes for young people.

This training course is mapped to the KSS01, KSS02, KSS03, KSS05, KSS06

Objectives

Following this training you will gain further knowledge of the below:

Sensory - Understanding the impact of the Autism Spectrum Condition in the sensory aspect, citing working examples from our members, we examine how the senses can be affected in a variety of ways, sometimes causing displeasure. This can lead onto behaviours, but also looking

at how sensory stimuli can also be used in a calming and pleasurable way that can put individuals with autism at their ease. These sensory techniques then lead onto...

Strategies - Examining how sensory coping strategies (weighted blankets, headphones) can then expand for the development of strategies within social situations and while out and about. This section examines how strategies are developed (always involving the individual, playing to strengths rather than weaknesses) and applied, with subsequent effectiveness analysed. This will then lead onto…

Social Interaction - This was proposed to look at the contradictions around social interactions and the confusion it can cause. This section aims to examine the methods of honing communication skills, but also passing on to carers\ staff about the chosen method of effective communication to facilitate engagement with the autistic person.

Intensive Interaction

Please book here : Intensive Interaction

Delivery – Venue based Duration 2 x 1:5-hour session

Details

This course for residential carers and foster carers who support children with severe/complex communication and learning difficulties and/or autism.As an introduction to Intensive Interaction this course focuses on supporting the communication needs of the child.

Intensive Interaction is an approach to teach the basic fundamentals of communication that come before speech. It is used with both children and adults who have severe learning difficulties and / or autism and who are still at an early stage of their communication development.

Objectives

By the end of this training you will have developed an understanding of Intensive Interaction as an approach for teaching, communicating and interacting more effectively with individuals with severe/complex communication difficulties, learning disabilities and/or autism (children working at a pre-verbal and/or very early levels of their development).

You will understand what makes communication successful and develop a fuller understanding of the need to communicate at an appropriate level for the child.

Makaton Foundation Workshop

Please book here : Makaton Foundation Workshop

Delivery – Virtual

Duration 3 x 3:30 hours sessions

Details

This training is for foster carers and other professionals within children services that need to communicate with children with little or no verbal skills.

The course provides a detailed introduction to the Makaton vocabulary and combines a practical approach with theory and technical information. During practical sessions you will learn approximately 250 signs and symbols from the core vocabulary.

This four-day training will cover Level 1 Makaton training over the first two days and level 2 over the next two days training.

Objectives

Following the training you will know how the Makaton language programme can be used within your setting.

Moving and Handling

Please book here : Moving and Handling (Children’s)

This training is for disability residential homes, Occupational Therapists and Family Placement Foster Carers, it is only applicable to those staff who require moving and handling training.

Delivery - Venue

Duration: 1 x 6 Hours

Course Overview

Basic back care and postural advice with self-help tips relating to the support of a child
Introduction to risk assessment principles and problem solving with practical examples and discussion
Practical examples of child handling g. in and out of a buggy/ highchair/wheelchair
When is lifting and carrying acceptable? How to assess the child and the handler for this?
Getting on and off the floor for play or therapy
Introduction of hoisting to a child or a family and the use of hoist and slings
Rolling in bed for washing/ dressing and changing
Supporting in the bath

Other/additional training:

Contact and Family Time

Please book here : Family Time/Contact Training

Delivery – Video Resource

Curriculum – access via Pal see link above

Details

To confidently risk assess, plan and supervise family
To recognise when to intervene to prevent abuse or re-traumatisation when children are seeing family members.
To understand the importance of observation within a family time
To understand the purpose of having accurately recorded observations of family time.
To work restoratively with families when supervising, supporting and facilitating family time, to enable families to have a positive time
Knowing why feedback is important and how to share this with
To be confident in drawing up a family time

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – Children and Families

Please book here: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – Children and Families

Delivery - Venue

Duration - 3 hours

Details

This course has been designed by the Workforce Development Team and is for all children and families service colleagues. It offers an introduction to equality, diversity and inclusion principles and practice. It gives an overview of the different areas of equality and diversity and what inclusion means and how it differs from diversity and how these concepts relate the Equality Act 2010. It explores types and levels of discrimination, and it will give you a better understanding of Leeds City Council’s equality policy and procedures with reference to the key principles of the current anti-discrimination legislation.

You will gain an increased knowledge and understating of the impact of discrimination on the individuals you work with and how to work in diverse teams with greater awareness of behavioural issues that may arise.

Objectives

Increase your knowledge of equality and diversity in line with the council’s policy and procedure.
Recognise the impact of discrimination on individuals
apply inclusive practice
Be aware of current legislation and how this relates to current practices.
Perform duties in line with council’s policies and
Critically consider ethical and social implications of the conduct of ourselves and others.
Support professionals and citizens who experience discrimination

Introduction to Equality and Diversity - Self-directed Learning

Please book here : Introduction to Equality and Diversity - Self-directed Learning

Duration – Self Paced

Details

It gives an overview of the different areas of equality and diversity and the Equality Act 2010. explores of types and levels of discrimination, and it will give you a better understanding of Leeds City Council’s equality policy and procedures and refer to the key principles of the current anti- discrimination legislation.

Learning outcomes

Be able to recognise the impact of discrimination on individuals
Be able to apply inclusive practice
Be aware of current legislation and how this relates to current practices.

Moving Children on

Please book here : Moving Children On

Delivery – Virtual

Duration 1 x 4-hour sessions

Course Overview

Delegates will be more aware of issues around moving children to adoption/other carers, what works with different ages and impact on the foster family.
Know what carers need to consider when moving verbal and pre- verbal children.
Consider the emotional and practical needs of children and young people.
Identify different kinds of support available before the move and

Fundamental Trauma Informed Virtual Training

Please book here : Fundamental Trauma Informed Virtual Training Delivery – Virtual

Duration 3 hours

Course Overview

This webinar will take you through the fundamentals of exploring trauma informed practice. It will include:

Different types of traumas
Impact of trauma
Understanding brain functions
Exploring good practice, adapting practice

The webinar explores trauma and its effects, which can at times be difficult to hear especially with the current climate. If you feel uncomfortable within the webinar, we ask you to take responsibility and seek support if needed.

Restorative Practice – An Introduction

Please book here : Restorative Practice - An Introduction

Delivery – Virtual

Duration 1 x 2-hour session (please check session time when booking)

Course Overview

Introduction to RP will give you the essential theories behind the restorative approach and embed RP as a way of being in your daily practice. Incorporating the theories and ideas explored in the session into all your interactions, will support the aim of making restorative practice a unified approach across the city. The introduction session is an expectation for all staff as it has been identified as a positive approach by OFSTED and is a crucial component in our current rating of outstanding.

The fundamental message of restorative practice is that relationships are key. By focusing on the building and maintaining of relationships we demonstrate how we can work WITH people rather than doing things to, or for them. This idea underpins and changes our approach to working with our clients creating the potential to affect real and lasting change. It builds a sense of community and belonging and is an ideal approach for all community settings including schools, children’s homes, police, social care, partnerships and communities.

The course requires the full two hours so please login ten minutes before the advertised starting time to ensure a prompt start. The workshop will be facilitated by an expert in restorative practice from a member of the Workforce Development Team.

Healthy Self-Esteem: Healthy Self-Esteem - Self-directed Learning

Please book here : Healthy Self-Esteem: Healthy Self-Esteem - Self-

directed Learning

Duration Self- Paced

Details

This module introduces the idea of healthy self-esteem and uses a range of interactive methods to promote learning around the main theories involved, along with opportunities for self-reflection. It’s a great introduction for anyone working with children and young people and will start them thinking about self-esteem.

This module looks at: the idea of healthy self-esteem; situations that affect your child's self-esteem; definitions of self-esteem; the six pillars of self-esteem; and Maslow's hierarchy of needs." There is an accompanying PDF workbook that will be issued via email when you start the module.

An introduction to child exploitation

Please book here : An Introduction to Child Exploitation Duration 4-hours

Objectives

Following this training you will be able to:

Define what child exploitation is
Identify the different types of child exploitation
Understand the interplay between the vulnerability & risk
Recognise the signs of exploitation
Apply inclusive & relational language avoiding victim blaming
Understand the importance of positive relationships
Recognise the importance of working with parents and carers
Take steps to disrupt child exploitation
Appropriately safeguard victims of child exploitation

Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Family Carer Providers

(Please note this is accredited by Cornell University. Cornell University state that to retain your accreditation you must complete a refresher every 18 months. Failure to do so will result in you having to repeat the full 4-day course.)

Please make a note of when your refresher is due and ensure you book yourself onto the refresher in good time.

(FC) Therapeutic Crisis Intervention

Please book here : (FC) Therapeutic Crisis Intervention

Caring for children who have experienced adversities and trauma is rewarding and difficult. Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Families (TCIF) explores how we can support a child when they are dealing with the emotions and thoughts that drive stressful and challenging behaviours. Together, we explore ways to help children deal with their emotions and thoughts through crisis prevention and crisis

de-escalation. The programme teaches strategies and therapeutic intervention techniques for carers to co-regulate with their children.

Objectives

Participants will be able to:

Proactively prevent and/or de-escalate a potential crisis with a child or young person
Manage a crisis situation in a therapeutic manner
Process the crisis event with children and young people to help improve their coping strategies
Process the crisis event and be able to reflect on their responses and their effectiveness and open to support from Supervising Social Workers

(FC) Therapeutic Crisis Intervention - Refresher

Please book here : (FC) Therapeutic Crisis Intervention - Refresher

This refresher course is for foster carers to retain their accreditation through Cornell University.

It enables carers to refresh on the skills taught within the full TCIF course and:

Develop further ideas and skills to prevent and manage challenging behaviour
review how knowledge skills and attitudes taught on the full training are working out in practice.

Foster carers must attend this course over 18 months to retain their accreditation with Cornell University.

Failure to do so will result in you having to repeat the full 4-day course so please ensure you book yourself on your refresher in good time.

(FC) Therapeutic Crisis Intervention - Twilight

Please book here : (FC) Therapeutic Crisis Intervention - Twilight Evening sessions: Attendance is 6pm to 9pm over 5 evenings.

Details

Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Families (TCIF) emphasises the importance of crisis prevention and crisis de-escalation in ways that help children learn how to avoid losing control. The 5-session training programme teaches crisis prevention strategies and crisis intervention techniques to adults who care for children in their homes and have difficulty accessing training provided through the day. One of the most critical skills for these families who are caring for challenging children in their homes is to teach the children to manager their feelings of frustration, anger and loss in more socially and developmentally appropriate ways.

Objectives

Following this training you will be able to:

Proactively prevent and/or de-escalate a potential crisis situation with a child or young person
Manage a crisis situation in a therapeutic manner
Process the crisis event with children and young people to help improve their coping strategies
Process the crisis event and be able to reflect on their responses and their effectiveness

Other training available

AC Education Courses:

These are online courses introductory courses provided by an external provider. If you would like to undertake one of these courses, please contact Workforce Development by email on WorkforceDevelopment@ leeds.gov.uk to be set up with a licence.

Course title
Introduction to Equality and Diversity	This introductory course covers: What do we mean when we talk about equality and diversity? How is equality supported by legislation? What types of prejudice and discrimination can affect children and young people? What can you do in your role to support the development of an inclusive culture?
Female Genital Mutilation	This introductory course covers: What FGM is How often and where and when it is performed The impact of FGM The law and your responsibilities
Introduction to Fire Safety and Prevention for foster carers	This introductory course covers: Why fire safety training is important and requirements for foster carers How fires start and spread The hazards created by fire How fire risk is controlled including preventative measures Escape plans and what to do if there is a fire in your home

Introduction to health and safety for foster carers