1. Roles of different professionals
Caring For Children
Roles of different professionals

2. Aims and Objective
Aim- To develop your understanding of different care professionals
By the end of this session you should be able to
Name and describe the roles of different professionals
Identify the roles in relation to practice

3. Goup Work
In small groups identify all the professionals who work with children who may be in need
After you have identified the job titles highlight what you think their role is (15 minutes)
Be prepared to feedback your discussion

4. All children deserve the opportunity to achieve their full potential
All children deserve the opportunity to achieve their full potential. They should be enabled to:
be as physically and mentally healthy as possible;
gain the maximum benefit possible from good-quality educational opportunities;
live in a safe environment and be protected from harm;
experience emotional well-being;
feel loved and valued, and be supported by a network of reliable and affectionate relationships;

5. If they are denied the opportunity to achieve their potential in this way, children are at risk not only of an impoverished childhood, but they are also more likely to experience disadvantage and social exclusion in adulthood.
(Working together to Safeguard children)

6. All families may experience difficulties from time to time for a whole host of reasons which may have an impact on their children.
These reasons may include the death of a family member, physical or mental ill health in the family, the breakdown of marital or other significant relationships, sudden loss of employment, multiple births, or having a child with special educational needs.

7. Different Professionals who support families
Social Worker
Residential Social Worker
Support Worker
Foster Carer
Education Welfare Officer
Nurses/Health Visitor
Youth Offending Team Worker

8. Social Worker Co-ordinates packages of care for children and families
Monitors health and well being
May be involved in child protection situations
Has statutory (legal ) responsibilities for children ‘looked after’
Work in partnership with parents

9. Residential Social Work/Support Worker
Manages day to day care for children who are looked after away from home
Where appropriate support children to develop independent living skills
For older young person support them to move into independent living

10. Support worker
Would as part of a package of care to assist children to develop
This may involve a leisure activity or may involved giving the family a break from caring
May be long term support for example with emotional issues

11. Foster Carer
Provides care to children and young people by accepting them into their family home
Provide day the day care and acts on behalf of social services
Forster Care could be short term, more long term or respite

12. Education Welfare Officer
Monitor and supports children’s attendance at school
Works in partnership with parents/family to rectify any problems which may arrise
Work with social services regarding education for children who are ‘looked after’

13. Health/Nursing Responsibility to health care of children
Specific responsibilities for children looked after

14. Youth Offending Officer
If child/young person has committed an offence the YOT worker monitors support and any relevant sentence
This could mean that the person has to attend a young offenders institution or is remanded to local authority care

15. Case scenarios
In groups read the case scenario and role which highlights the social worker role.
In groups identify how each professional could assist in the situation.
Not all professionals would be appropriate

16. Summary List the different professionals who work with children
Can you highlight what there role is?