Training courses

As well as advertising training events, Family Rights Group can be commissioned by local authorities and other agencies to run the following training courses.  We will tailor the course to your requirements.  In addition we will also work with organisations and agencies to develop and deliver new courses.  To find out further information about commissioning a training course, including rates please speak to Cathy Ashley or you can contact her at email cashley@frg.org.uk.

1. Introduction to family group conferences
2. Referring and working with family group conferences
3. Developing a family group conference service
4. Training and support for new family group conference co-ordinators
5. Children and young people's voice at family group conferences
6. Developing practice and services that support family and friends care
7. Introduction to child care law and child protection procedures
8. Advanced course for practitioners on child care law and child protection procedures
9. Advocacy for families involved with social services
10. Updating your knowledge and practice for independent reviewing officers and chairs of child protection conferences
11. Involvement of birth families in adoption planning and placement under the new adoption framework
12. Involving families in planning and developing services
13. Special Guardianship
14. Family and friends care for non-statutory professionals
15. Assessment of family and friends carers

A Note About Our Courses on Family Group Conferencing
Family Rights Group is acknowledged internationally as one of the leading authorities in the development of family group conferences in this country. We have delivered training on the subject to a wide variety of organisations and local authorities, supporting them to run highly effective family group conference services. Family group conferences are used in the field of child welfare, domestic violence, youth offending and to address school exclusions. The course material and content of all training courses on family group conferences will be tailored to the specialist area in which participants are working.