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Court skills knowledge and practice hub

Author: Community Care Inform

Updated Date: 15 February 2018

Publication Date: 1 June 2017

Learning points

Practical advice on all stages and aspects of court work, from pre-proceedings work with families, producing analytical reports that give the information the courts need to feeling more confident if called as a witness.
Tips from lawyers and a judge to help you avoid common pitfalls when giving evidence and respond to difficult questions.
Videos and Learn as a group sessions to support team and individual learning.
Test your knowledge of private law proceedings (only available to organisations with a workforce licence).

This practice guide helps you meet point 8 of the Knowledge and skills statement for child and family practitioners: Child and family assessment.

Court reports

Writing statements and completing the SWET

Guide to the balance sheet approach and Re B-S compliant evidence

Multimedia learning

Learn as a group: balance-sheet evidence after Re B-S

Producing analytical section 7 reports

Direct work and the child’s voice

Woman blowing out letters

Writing up direct work in court reports

Types of proceedings

Files

Supported learning

Supported learning content is only available to organisations with a workforce licence. Find out more about supported learning here.

Guide to private family law

The coroner’s court: preparing to appear and giving evidence

Dealing with a high profile trial

Feeling more confident in court

Appearing in court: survival guide

A judge’s tips for social workers giving evidence

A barrister’s tips for giving evidence in the family courts

Pre-proceedings

Family group conferences

Improve your evidence

Multimedia learning

Video: inquest – giving evidence at a coroner’s court

Presenting evidence on neglect in court: quick guide

Using attachment theory in evidence for court

Multimedia learning

Learn as a group: evidencing neglect in court

Multimedia learning

Learn as a group: using research in court work

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Title * Court skills knowledge and practice hub

Date * 16-10-2019 (dd-mm-yyyy)

URL https://www.ccinform.co.uk/knowledge-hubs/court-work-skills-knowledge-and-practice-hub/

Learning Use the boxes below to record what you have learned from this activity. Everything you write will be stored in your Inform account and you can export all the information as a Word file or print it off. When you have to renew your social work registration with the HCPC, you can include this as evidence of continuing professional development.

1. What have you learned from this activity?

2. How will it improve your practice?

3. How will it benefit service users?

4. Next steps (any additional learning you need in this area)?

For more details, visit the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Add item to PRTL log

Title * Court skills knowledge and practice hub

Date * 16-10-2019 (dd-mm-yyyy)

URL https://www.ccinform.co.uk/knowledge-hubs/court-work-skills-knowledge-and-practice-hub/

Learning Use the boxes below to record what you have learned from this activity. Everything you write will be stored in your Inform account and you can export all the information as a Word file or print it off. When you have to renew your social work registration with Social Care Wales, you can include this as evidence of post-registration training and learning.

1. What have you learned from this activity?

2. How has it contributed to your practice?

3. How much time have you spent on this activity?

4. Next steps (any additional learning you need in this area)?

For more details, visit Social Care Wales

Citation

Full Harvard reference for this document:

() Court skills knowledge and practice hub. Knowledge Hubs.
Community Care Inform
[online]
https://www.ccinform.co.uk/knowledge-hubs/court-work-skills-knowledge-and-practice-hub/
[accessed: 16 October 2019]

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