Communication and Engagement

Establishing rapport, trust and respect; barriers to communication; consultation and negotiation; citizen led choices and decision making.

Skills and Knowledge Development Areas

Develop trust and respect
Display transparency in choices and decision making
Consulting, informing and negotiating
Active listening and empathy
Use clear language

Development Options

Face to Face Sessions

Course Title

Aims and learning Objectives

Audience and Cost

Dates &

Timings

Good Assessment Skills

By the end of the course, participants will be have:

Gained an understanding of the components of effective assessments
Developed skills, knowledge and confidence in undertaking assessments
Gained an understanding of how assessments link to appropriate interventions leading to improved outcomes for children and young people.
Developed strategies for embedding assessments into their everyday practice.

Audience:
Anyone who is involved in conducting assessments of any type in order to ascertain the relevant level of need for children, young people and families. This course is suitable for individuals who work across early help, targeted family support and children’s social care.

Cost and Booking:

£100 per place on the session (£75 for Voluntary and Community Organisations).

Alternatively we can deliver a bespoke session for your organisation for up to 16 people starting from £650 per day.

Please email us to book IWDTEventInbox@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Ngage Assessment Tool

Aims

To develop a clear understanding of how to use Ngage to positively work with young people in exploring how a range of issues affect their life.

Learning Outcomes

To look at the purpose of Ngage and explore how it can be used with young people to successfully engage them in the assessment process
To explore good techniques for engaging with young people around sensitive issues
To be confident in being able to complete a 'first line safeguarding' assessment with young people
To be aware of the diversity of the tool and how it can be adapted to be used in different settings
To be confident about information sharing and confidentiality, be clear about how to record the information and how to use the action plan.

Cost:
£120 per place on the session (includes a £60 Ngage Toolkit to keep).

Audience:
Practitioners working with older Children within Nottingham City.

To Book:
Please email us to book IWDTEventInbox@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Self-Directed Learning

Bite-sized Learning Worksheets