Working with Parents with Learning Disabilities

Kirklees & Wakefield & Calderdale Learning & Development Team's have joined together to deliver this training. this training is available to all 3 authorities

Aim:

To enable staff from all agencies to understand the impact parental learning disabilities can have on parenting skills and a child's development.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course participants will:

• Have considered the consequences of parental learning disabilities on parenting abilities and the long term impact on a child's needs
• Understand when a parent's learning disability becomes a child protection issue
• Have promoted confidence in understanding, communicating with and working with parents within a safeguarding framework
• Have a greater understanding of how different agencies can work together with families where parents have learning disabilities, different roles and responsibilities and the relevance of safeguarding procedures
• Have a greater awareness of local resources

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