A practical training session designed for social care staff. This one day workshop is hosted by your SEND Regional Network, facilitated by the Council for Disabled Children.

This workshop is for social care practitioners, managers and leads (children’s and adults’ services, mainstream and disabled children’s services) as well as SEN teams and those involved in EHC needs assessments and planning.

Aims

The workshop will cover:

The Legal framework for SEND and social care
The role of social care in EHC needs assessment and planning
Good quality social care advice and information
Information sharing and consent
Role of the designated social care officer (DSCO)

There will be exercises and opportunities to put theory into practice throughout the day, drawing on examples CDC has gathered, as well as through colleagues sharing their practice on the day.

Date: Monday 13th January

Time: 10:00 to 15:30 (09:30 registration and refreshments)

Venue: St Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester M12 6FZ

.Light lunch will be provided

For more information please contact Dan Martin at the Council for Disabled Children at dmartin@ncb.org.uk

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