Supporting disabled young people leaving care
Supporting disabled young people leaving care
Supporting disabled young people leaving care
Join us for a workshop focused on supporting disabled young people who are leaving care. This interactive session will address the unique challenges they face in accessing their rights and entitlements as both disabled and care experienced individuals.
Designed for practitioners from across children’s and adults' services, this event will explore the legislative frameworks that set out the rights and entitlements of disabled care leavers. Attendees will be invited to share their insights and good practice principles.
This event will be most relevant to those supporting disabled young people between the ages of 14 and 25 who are leaving care. It may also be useful for colleagues working in adult services or a leaving care team.
Learning outcomes
As a result of taking part in this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Identify the unique needs and barriers faced by disabled young people who are leaving care.
- Understand the legislative framework which sets out the rights and entitlements of disabled young people who are leaving care.
- Consider how we can best apply the law in practice in order to uphold the rights and entitlements of disabled young people leaving care.
- Discover and apply good practice principles when supporting disabled young people to leave care and prepare for adulthood.
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We will contact you should places become available.
Audience Types
Practitioners
Senior practitioners
Social workers
Professional Standards
PQS:KSS - Analysis, decision-making, planning and review | The law and the family and youth justice systems | Child and family assessment | Developing excellent practitioners | Shaping and influencing the practice system | Creating a context for excellent practice | Effective assessments and outcome based support planning | Assuring good social work practice and development
CQC - Responsive | Effective
PCF - Rights, justice and economic wellbeing | Knowledge
RCOT - Service users | Demonstrate quality
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