Working with Parents with Learning Difficulties and other relevant needs under the Care Act 2014

Why is the BHSCP providing this course?  

This workshop will raise awareness of how multi-agency work can help address issues that may cause potential risk or harm to the children cared for by parents with a learning disability. It will look at best practice when working with these families and the local support available. 

 Target Audience: 

Members of staff who work predominantly with children, young people and their families, parents or carers and who could potentially contribute to the assessment, intervention and reviewing of the safeguarding needs for a child or young person, or where there are safeguarding concerns and or potential risk. 

 Learning Outcomes: 

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

•  Gain an understanding of the Legal Context around working with parents with a learning disability 
• Gain an understanding of the “Whole Authority Approach” to joint working with adult services within Brighton and Hove. 
• Identify if parents have a learning disability or need. 
• Gain a better understanding of cognitive assessments and understanding differences between a learning disability and difficulty. 
• Explore the challenges faced by parents with learning disabilities and their children as well as protective factors. 
• Demonstrate good practice when engaging and communicating with parents who have a learning disability, including advocacy services. 
• Know referral pathways to specialist services and interventions that can support parents and their children. 
• Understand what is required when working with families in a child in need and child protection context

Booking:

BHSCP courses and events are booked via the Learning Zone platform. If you need a Learning Zone account and haven’t yet requested one please email BHSCP@brighton-hove.gov.uk.

Only professionals working with children and their families in Brighton & Hove are able to request a Learning Zone account.

You can access Learning Zone here: Brighton & Hove Learning Zone

Full details of our charging policy can be found here: Multi-Agency Training page.