Family Rights Group is a leading authority on family group conference and is at the forefront of developing and promoting high standards in the way that family group conferences are used.
This section sets out:
- Key principles and good practice guides on the use of family group conferences, including how to set up a family group conference service, and a guide for courts on the use of family group conferences for children who are, or may be subject to, subject to care proceedings.
- Information about an accreditation scheme for family group conference services which was successfully trialed with 15 local FGC services. The scheme is now nationwide. FGC services are invited to submit expressions of interest if they wish to become accredited. The original development work was funded by the Department for Education and led by Family Rights Group and FGCs services in England and Wales.
- Details about Family Rights Group's three day FGC training course for new FGC co-ordinators.
- Details about a Post Graduate Certificate in Family Group Conferences jointly offered by Family Rights Group and the University of Salford.