Working with People who don’t want to have a social worker – One day course.

This course will enable participants to understand the complexities of the social work relationship with children, parents and family members and how to overcome them. Practitioners will be offered a range of techniques and skills to support their development of effective relationships with parent’s and family members and increase the impact of the services they are providing.

 Learning Objectives:

• The parent/social worker relationship

• The child/social worker relationship

• Disguised non compliance – it works both ways

• Home visits – making them effective

• Triggers and glimmers

• Boundaries, building trust and the importance of honesty

• What’s in it for you? What’s in it for me?

• Building family plans

• Tailoring your offer

• Refining and learning

This course will inspire and support participants to develop effective working relationships with parents who are being supported by statutory social work services.

Audience: Practitioners working in child protection settings, Social Workers and Team Managers in frontline social work settings.