Life Story Work Training for children's social care staff 25/26

Target Group: 

This course is targeted to social workers, supervising social workers, family support workers, managers and other relevant roles in Children’s Social Care in the London Borough of Sutton.  

Aims:

The aims of this session are: 

• To equip participants with evidence-based knowledge and skills to effectively undertake life story work from start to finish. 
• To improve the quality of direct work with children and young people, including how to share difficult information.
• To focus on how to construct life story work that takes into consideration the child's age and development, including metaphorical stories.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of attending this course you will have:

• An increased confidence in undertaking direct work with children and young people;
• An increased understanding of theoretical frameworks for undertaking life story work and its importance;
• An increased knowledge about the tools and activities for life story work with children and young people;
• An increased knowledge of how to plan life story work from start to finish;
• An increased confidence in sharing difficult stories and information with children and young people;
• An improved knowledge about creativity and enjoyment in direct work.