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This course will look at building resilience in your child

An introduction to the issues that can be caused by Online Gaming

This course provides the opportunity to address the effect that early life attachment experiences can have on a child. It is imperative that all foster carers have an understanding around attachment and the impact that this can have on our children and young people.

Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) is a clinical intervention,
deriving from Attachment Focused Family Therapy (AFFT) created by the renowned
American practitioner, consultant and educator Daniel Hughes, PhD.

DDP is a treatment model used to interact with foster and adoptive
families with children who manifest signs of developmental trauma and
attachment disturbances; it provides a framework for affective - reflective
(AR) dialogue.

This course will enable participants to assess risk and to explore inter-agency responses to concerns regarding Fabricated Induced Illnesses.

Important note: It is essential that you have undertaken the Safeguarding Children e-learning prior to coming on this course (see additional information under full details), or you may be turned away.

This is a support group to provide female carers an opportunity to meet other female foster carers. Discussions will address the importance of their role within the care of looked after children. To highlight the key areas that women can influence, how they can influence and why it is important for looked after children to see a positive female role model.

The aim of the course is to help participants:

• have a better understanding of child sexual abuse including the legal context
• develop a better understanding of the signs and indicators of child sexual abuse
• consider factors that make children and their families vulnerable to sexually abusive behaviour
• have a better understanding of how they can manage disclosures of child sexual abuse
• what is Child Sexual Abuse.

Important note: You will need to have undertaken the Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Module 1 & Module 2 e-learning, and also the Safeguarding Children e-learning prior to coming on this course (see additional information under full details) or you may be turned away.

The First Aid for Foster Carers Course is designed specifically for foster carers, with the objective of giving these individuals the basic knowledge and confidence to carry out simple first aid in the home and to help during an emergency. The First Aid for Foster Carer Course also meet standard 3.3d of TSD Foster Standards

To address how children are supported to maintain and develop family contacts and friendships, subject to any limitations or provisions set out in their care plan and any court order.