A self-paced course for supervised contact practitioners, built on the Ministry of Justice Quality Practice Framework: Supervised Contact (January 2025). Nine modules follow the framework from start to finish, each with lessons, interactive activities, scenarios and a quiz.
Modules
- Introduction
- Practice model
- Information for families
- Intake and assessment
- Sessions
- Responsiveness to the child
- Reporting back to the Court
- Complaints
- Resources
You will be able to
- Explain what quality supervised contact looks like and why the child’s best interests come first.
- Give families clear, child-focused information, including limited confidentiality and privacy.
- Run intake and assessment that build trust and keep risk under review.
- Run sessions that meet children’s needs and respond to their age, stage and communication needs.
- Report to the court simply, factually and neutrally, and respond to incidents.
- Offer a child-friendly feedback and complaints process.
Time: about 6 to 8 hours · Assessment: a quiz for each module and a final assessment (pass mark 80%)
Curriculum
- 10 Sections
- 26 Lessons
- 10 Weeks
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- Module 1: Introduction5 ItemsWhat supervised contact is, the framework's purpose, children's rights and key terms.
- Module 2: Practice model3 ItemsPractice principles, good practice standards, training and trauma-informed practice.
- Module 3: Information for families3 ItemsWhat to share with parents and children, how to share it, confidentiality and privacy.
- Module 4: Intake and assessment3 ItemsIntake, record-keeping, assessment and risk.
- Module 5: Sessions6 ItemsRunning sessions and meeting the six categories of children's needs.
- Module 6: Responsiveness to the child4 ItemsAges and stages, disability and communication needs.
- Module 7: Reporting back to the Court4 ItemsWhen and how to report, writing simply and neutrally, incidents and concerns.
- Module 8: Complaints3 ItemsPrinciples and a child-friendly feedback and complaints process.
- Module 9: Resources2 ItemsAotearoa and international tools for assessment, engagement, complaints and identifying abuse.
- Final assessment and key messages3 ItemsCheck your learning across the course, review the key messages and leave a review.
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