This free online social work course covers the values, processes and functions of family support workers in the UK. The demands of modern life can cause stress and problems in any home and families frequently require assistance to cope. Family support workers are employed by the UK government to provide emotional support and guidance. This social work training course identifies the many issues that families face and explains how to provide adequate support to help them overcome obstacles like domestic conflict and mental health and substance abuse problems.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 188560 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Explain the role of the family support worker in the UK • Outline the legal framework in which family support workers function • Summarise the impact of parental mental health problems on children of different ages • Recognise the influence of parental substance misuse • Identify the different types of domestic abuse • Discuss the ways to help children deal with divorce or separation of their parents • Define the concept of ‘safeguarding’ children • Explain how to assess a family’s needs and provide early help to vulnerable children • Explain how to build constructive relationships with the families in your care |
| Course Code | 5180 |
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