Assessment Skills
Course overview
Understanding and managing risk is central to safe and effective practice. This course equips participants with the skills to identify, assess, and manage risks while maintaining a person-centred approach.
Length of course: 2 days
Online and Face‑to‑Face
Learning Objective
• Understand the concepts and terminology of assessment practice
• Identify the key issues in assessment and how this relates to their role
• Understand the roles of structured assessment tools and professional curiosity
• Analyse offending behaviour linked to risk and protective factors
• Understand good practice in assessing risk of harm
• Identify and plan actions to address the issues raised by the assessment
About The Course
Effective practice starts with a comprehensive assessment of the risks, needs and strengths of the individual. This course covers the key concepts needed for good assessment practice and will help practitioners use their skills and professional judgement together with structured tools to produce high quality assessments.
This course helps participants to deepen their understanding of concepts such as static risk factors and the uses and limitations of assessment tools. We look at the contribution of the “What Works” research and the importance of identifying risk factors, as well as protective and desistance factors. The course will help practitioners develop the skills necessary to make effective use of structured assessment instruments and complements specific training on these tools.
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