Organized by Social Care Skills (SAA Trusted Partner)
Effective risk assessment and care/support planning are central to safe, purposeful, and child-centred practice. They should not be static documents completed simply to satisfy organisational or regulatory requirements. When used effectively, they help professionals understand a child or young person’s needs, identify risks and protective factors, plan meaningful support, and demonstrate how interventions contribute to progress and positive outcomes.
Date & Time: 1st September, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Live Online via Teams
Register here or using you SAA Member discount following this link.
Course Highlights
- The course examines the relationship between assessment, risk management, planning, intervention, review, and outcomes.
- Participants will explore how to identify and analyse risk rather than simply list potential hazards or concerns. This includes considering the nature and likelihood of harm, vulnerabilities, protective factors, patterns and triggers, contextual factors, previous incidents, professional information, and the views of the child or young person.
- The session will consider how risk assessments should inform care and support planning, ensuring that identified needs and risks lead to clear actions, strategies, responsibilities, and intended outcomes. Participants will explore the importance of creating plans that are specific and individualised rather than relying on generic statements or standardised responses.
- The course will also consider positive risk-taking and the need to balance safeguarding with children and young people’s rights, development, relationships, independence, and opportunities.
- Attention will be given to reviewing and updating assessments and plans following significant events, changes in circumstances, new information, progress, or emerging concerns.
For more details about our offers and to explore other online seminars, visit Social Care Skills website: https://socialcareskills.co.uk/