Half day training (3 hours)
A protective capacity is a specific quality that can be observed and understood to be part of the way a parent thinks, feels and acts that makes him or her protective. Because case workers must rely on the existence of protective capacities to support a parent remaining responsible for a child’s safety, it is critical to build as much confidence as possible from assessment of the protective capacities.
The judgment about whether a parent can and will protect his or her child occurs during a crisis – a highly emotionally charged time fueled by the revelation or denial that his or her child is not safe! This training will help you to learn how to assess protective capacity in ways that build confidence in your decision making.
Through the use of case studies and video- this training explores assessment of parents’ protective capacities and how it assists in decision making in order to ensure child safety.
Upon completion of this training participants will be able to:
- Define protective capacity
- Be able to assess the three domains of protective capacity
- Recognize the indicators of protective capacity
