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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 to completing the social work evidence template (SWET) and 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 court reports and statements

Social work evidence template (SWET): completed example

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

If you can’t find what you’re looking for, do let us know.

Add item to CPD log

Title *
Court skills knowledge and practice hub

Date *
26-11-2020 (dd-mm-yyyy)

Learning or development activity, resource or 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. The form below replicates that used by Social Work England on your online account, so that when you have to renew your registration you can include this as evidence of your continuing professional development. Everything you write will be stored in your Inform account from which you can export all the information as a Word file and upload to an unstructured form on the Social Work England website or print it off for other uses – for example, in supervision.

1. What was your job role? Briefly provide the context of your role when you did the CPD?

2. What did you do? Provide more information to explain the title of the CPD, for example, what you did and/or what happened.

3. Critical reflection - explain the impact that the CPD had on the quality of your practice.

4. Social Work England have eight CPD standards (4.1-4.8). Which of these do you believe your learning demonstrates? Note down and reflect on as many as apply. The eight standards are:

4.1 Incorporate feedback from a range of sources, including from people with lived experience of my social work practice.
4.2 Use supervision and feedback to critically reflect on, and identify my learning needs, including how I use research and evidence to inform my practice.
4.3 Keep my practice up to date and record how I use research, theories and frameworks to inform my practice and my professional judgement.
4.4 Demonstrate good subject knowledge on key aspects of social work practice and develop knowledge of current issues in society and social policies impacting on social work.
4.5 Contribute to an open and creative learning culture in the workplace to discuss, reflect on and share best practice.
4.6 Reflect on my learning activities and evidence what impact continuing professional development has on the quality of my practice.
4.7 Record my learning and reflection on a regular basis and in accordance with Social Work England's guidance on continuing professional development.
4.8 Reflect on my own values and challenge the impact they have on my practice.

For more information, see Social Work England’s guidance on CPD.

Add item to PRTL log

Title * Court skills knowledge and practice hub

Date * 26-11-2020 (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

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() Court skills knowledge and practice hub. Knowledge Hubs.
Community Care Inform
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https://www.ccinform.co.uk/knowledge-hubs/court-work-skills-knowledge-and-practice-hub/
[accessed: 26 November 2020]

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