What do social workers do in family court?

A social worker will be working directly with vulnerable children and families to advise the family courts on the best course of action for the child or young person. At the heart of this they will provide case analysis and recommendations to the court. This course will outline how to write court reports, including presentation, context and writing style, gathering and giving evidence in court and many more topics. For more resources and articles on the different roles of a social worker, see here.

What qualifications are needed for early years course online?

This course contains in-depth descriptions and definitions of the proceedings and people involved in family courts and youth courts. It is suitable for any one working with children and young people who are involved in cases going through these courts. This training will help to give learners the skills they need to successfully negotiate these complex situations and aims to help alleviate any fears or concerns they might have. You can see more courses designed for social workers here.

Court Skills & Legal Training for Children's Social Workers

Course Overview

Format

Intermediate
2-3 Study Hours
Online Study
Self-Printed Certificate

Accreditation

2 CPD Points
CPD Certified

Course description

The course contains in-depth descriptions and definitions of the proceedings and people involved in family courts and youth courts. It is suitable for any one working with children and young people who are involved in cases going through these courts.

This court training course is designed for all those working with children and young people who have to attend court hearings or become involved with legal processes that could result in court attendance.

This training will help to give learners the skills they need to successfully negotiate these complex situations and aims to help alleviate any fears or concerns they might have.

What does this Court Skill Online Training cover?

During this court skills training learners will cover the following topic areas:

Descriptions of both youth courts and family courts
The role of social workers in children's courts
Family court pre-proceedings, and the documentation and meetings involved
How to write court reports, including presentation, context and writing style
Care proceedings, what happens in such proceedings, and the possible outcomes
Definition of the outcomes such as a placement order, a supervision order, and a care order
Descriptions of the role of officials involved in a court case, such as judges, recorders, magistrates, clerks and others
The Children’s Guardian, appointed by the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Services
How to prepare for appearing in court
Gathering evidence for court
Giving evidence in court
Cross-examination, scrutiny and challenge

The legal training for social workers course includes definitions and descriptions of the topic areas.

This training also includes interactive challenges to check learners’ knowledge and allow them to apply their learning to their own work environment

You will learn

What needs to be in place before a public law case in initiated

An understanding of the care proceeding process and the possible outcomes

Who is present in a family court

How to Identify how to prepare for family court hearings

Who is it for?

Roles including:

Social Workers

Care Workers

Teachers

Teaching Assistants

Legislation

Legilsation covered in this course includes:

Family Justice Review (November 2011)

Understanding the Importance of Court Skills for Children's Social Workers FAQs

What do social workers do in family court?

A social worker will be working directly with vulnerable children and families to advise the family courts on the best course of action for the child or young person. At the heart of this they will provide case analysis and recommendations to the court.
This course will outline how to write court reports, including presentation, context and writing style, gathering and giving evidence in court and many more topics.
For more resources and articles on the different roles of a social worker, see here.
What is court skills training for social workers?

This course contains in-depth descriptions and definitions of the proceedings and people involved in family courts and youth courts. It is suitable for any one working with children and young people who are involved in cases going through these courts.
This training will help to give learners the skills they need to successfully negotiate these complex situations and aims to help alleviate any fears or concerns they might have. You can see more courses designed for social workers here.