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Family Support Worker Diploma Course
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On-Demand course
13 hours
All levels
Description
Family Support Worker Diploma Course offers focused learning for those seeking a clear understanding of how family support services operate within modern communities. The course explores the role of a family support worker, highlighting responsibilities, ethical boundaries, and the importance of clear communication when working with families facing varied social, emotional, and environmental pressures. Structured modules introduce safeguarding awareness, professional conduct, record keeping, and partnership working, ensuring learners develop informed insight rather than guesswork. Content is presented in a clear, engaging manner, keeping the subject matter serious without making it heavy-going.
Designed for online study, this diploma suits individuals looking to build knowledge at their own pace while balancing existing commitments. The course supports confidence in understanding family dynamics, early intervention approaches, and support planning, all explained through well-organised lessons and assessments. A professional tone runs throughout, with just enough warmth to keep learning enjoyable. Ideal for career starters, career returners, or those already working in care-related settings, this Family Support Worker Diploma Course adds credible value to a CV and reflects commitment to personal development in a sector where informed judgement truly matters.
Learning Outcome of Support Worker course
Understand the principles and functions of a Support Worker.
Get to know the career prospects
Introduce yourself to support-related legislation, policy, and guidance.
Learn about the impact of parental mental health problems on parenting and children.
Familiarise yourself with intervention and support for children and families with mental health issues and parental substance misuse.
Understand how to assist children coping with parental divorce or separation.
Become acquainted with safeguarding and skilled at assessing needs.
Enhance your abilities in disabled children, caregivers, youth institutions, and contextual safeguarding.
Acquire a better understanding of the personal qualities required for relationship development.
The training package includes:
Family Support Worker
Family Law
Couples Therapy & Counselling
This premium online training ensures your professional development with CPD QS accreditation. You'll have the privilege of learning in your own time, at your own pace and earning an accredited certificate.
Key Benefits
Eligibility for CPD QS accredited certificates on successful completion
Learning materials contain engaging audio-visual elements for your comfort
Freedom to study at your own pace
24/7 access to the materials for 12 months
Full Tutor support on weekdays (Monday - Friday)
Course Curriculum:
Module 1: Introduction To Family Support Work
Definition of Family Support
Principles of Family Support
Functions
Duties & Responsibilities
Daily Activities
The Key Qualities
How To Become A Family Support Worker
Salary and Working Hours
Professional Development
Career Prospects
Summary/Keynotes of The Module
Module 2: Legislation, Policy, and Guidance
Introduction to Legislation, Policy, and Guidance
History of Child Protection Legislation
Overview of legislation - England
The Children and Families Act of 2014
Policy and guidance - England
Legislation, Policy and guidance - Scotland
Legislation, Policy and guidance - Northern Ireland
Legislation, Policy and guidance - Wales
Summary/Keynotes Of The Module
Module 3: Solving Family Issues: part-1
Parental mental health - how to help children living with parents with mental health problems
Parental mental health - intervention and support for children and families
Peer support for children and young people
Monitoring progress
Parental substance misuse - how to help children living with parents who misuse alcohol and drugs
Parental substance misuse - assessing the risk of parental alcohol and drug misuse
Parental substance misuse - intervention and support for children and families
Domestic abuse
Risk factors for all child abuse and neglect
Summary/Keynotes of The Module
Module 4: Solving Family Issues: part-2
Separation, divorce, and parental responsibility
Helping children with divorce or separation
What is parental responsibility?
Who has parental responsibility?
Separation, divorce, and contact
What the law says about child contact
General advice on talking about difficult topics
Why it's good to talk
Creating the right situation
Starting the conversation
Listening is important too
Talking about life-changing topics
Books to help to talk about difficult topics
Summary/Keynotes of The Module
Module 5: Safeguarding - assessing need and providing help: Part-1
Introduction to Safeguarding
Who is involved with safeguarding?
Child-Centred Approach to Safeguarding
Coordinated Approach to Safeguarding
Assessing need and providing help
Early help
Identifying children and families who would benefit from early help
Effective assessment of the need for early help
Provision of effective early help services
Access, referral, and information sharing
Summary/Keynotes of The Module
Module 6: Safeguarding - assessing need and providing help: Part-2
Disabled children, carers, youth establishments, and contextual safeguarding
Assessment of disabled children and their carers
Assessment of young carers
Assessment of children in secure youth establishments
Contextual safeguarding
Assessment purpose, protocols, principles, and parameters
Analysis, outcomes, and timeliness
Developing a clear analysis
Focusing on outcomes
Timeliness
Summary/Keynotes of The Module
Module 7: Building relationships
Types of family and what makes healthy families
Why relationships are key to good social work
The importance of relationships in social work to relationships in social work
The personal qualities required for relationship building
Working on empathy to build relationships
The professional attributes required for relationship building
Self-knowledge and professional use of self in relationship building
Taking an individualised approach
Involving the parents
What parents want from the relationship
Sharing information
Building trust with the family
Challenges in relationship building
Summary/Keynotes of The Module
This online training has been designed by industry experts and will give you an in-depth understanding of this topic. The certificate you'll achieve after completing the Support Worker bundle will help you land the job you want in a related field.
Certificate of Achievement
Endorsed Certificate of Achievement from the Quality Licence Scheme
After completing the following courses under the Support Worker training, learners will be able to order endorsed certificates as proof of their achievement:
Family Law (within the UK: £109, International: £119)
Couples Therapy & Counselling (within the UK: £109, International: £119)
Hardcopy of these certificates of achievement endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme can be ordered and received straight to your home by post, by paying the certificate prices mentioned besides the respective course's name.
Certification
Once you have finished the course, you will be eligible to apply for a CPD QS accredited certificate as proof of your new skills and your continued professional development. Certificates are available as PDF for £9, or you can request a hard copy to be sent in the post for £15.
Who is this course for?
The Support Worker bundle is ideal for highly motivated individuals who want to enhance their professional skills and train for the job they want!
Requirements
There are no formal entry requirements for the Support Worker bundle, with enrollment open to anyone! Anyone and everyone with a knack for learning can enrol on this course without hesitation.
Career path
Enrolling in the course will help you develop various skills and pave the way for advancement in your career, as well as explore a suite of gratifying opportunities, such as :
Family support worker
Mental health support worker
Safeguarding officer
Family support and adult care centre
Public health sectors
Volunteer
Social worker
These jobs pay between £21,000 to £70,000 yearly in the UK.
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