Looking After Children - Training Resources Pack

The Looking After Children programme has been designed to improve parenting experiences and outcomes for children looked after by local authorities and other agencies by bringing to the attention of those responsible for their upbringing the probable consequences of different actions.

They set an agenda for good parental care, by identifying the experiences, concerns and expectations of children at different ages and stages in their lives; they facilitate working partnerships between key people in a child's life; and help all those concerned to listen to their views and wishes.

This training pack contains a comprehensive set of materials which can be used flexibly to support up to two days of training for social workers, foster carers, residential workers, students and others who have some responsibility for looked after children.

It comprises: "Management and Implementation Guide" - contains key information for managers and supervisors about organizational and practice issues (ISBN 0-11-321846-X). "Training Guide" - contains introductory materials, guidance on setting up a training programme, a sample training programme with workshops, reading materials, learning exercises, practice examples and other resources to support staff training and development (ISBN 0-11-321884-2). "Training Video" - this is a 50-minute VHS tape which shows the Assessment and Action Records being used by social workers and foster carers with six children and young people and their parents. "Video Notes" - a book containing notes about the video and its use in training. "Reader" - this contains short papers, which address the concepts and philosophy supporting the Looking After Children programme; the developmental dimensions; and practice issues. "Demonstration Documents" - two complete sets of Looking After Children documents.