The Core Skills for Practitioners course (formerly known as Back to Basics) is a 5 day

programme which takes delegates through the child’s journey from the early

identification of need through to statutory interventions – from Early Help to

Permanence. This course is ideal as part of an induction programme or as refresher

for experienced practitioners to ensure all staff are au fait with the relevant

processes and required quality standards for intervention.

This course is frequently used to support ASYE’s as it cross references with the

Knowledge and skills for child and family social work. Each delegate is given a

comprehensive folder of course content including a detailed case study showing a

completed chronology, assessment and analysis, hypothesis tree, three houses,

three islands, risk matrix and SMART plan.