Child neglect and poverty aware practice
Develop an understanding of neglect, its relationship with poverty and austerity, and its impact on children and young people.
Child neglect has been the most common initial category of abuse recorded on child protection plans for many years. This workshop will support practitioners to develop an understanding of neglect, its relationship with poverty and austerity, and its impact on children and young people.
Participants will explore the fundamental elements of relationship-based practice with families in the context of child neglect, sharing tools and skills to support a research-grounded, poverty-aware practice.
Designed for
Social care practitioners working directly with children and families.
Learning outcomes
As a result of attending this workshop participants will be able to:
- Understand the context of poverty and how poverty can affect parenting.
- Understand the key elements of poverty aware practice.
- Consider experiences of working with neglect.
- Discuss the interplay between poverty and neglect.
- Explore tools and resources to address neglect.
- Identify actions to take into practice.
Booking information
This is a full day interactive session delivered via Microsoft Teams and you are encouraged to contribute with the aid of break-out rooms, the chat function and large group discussions. Participants will benefit from having a quiet space to work without interruption. Slides will be sent out after the session.
Research in Practice members can use their membership allocation to book this workshop. Link Officers can use the booking request form to book this workshop. Please only use this form if you are authorised to choose your organisation's membership allocation.
Once your booking is received, our learning team will work with you to confirm a delivery date and provide relevant information.
The deadline for booking this year’s online workshops is Friday 4 October 2024.
Organisations that are not Research in Practice Partners can commission this workshop individually by contacting: learning@researchinpractice.org.uk.
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