CPD sessions built specifically for fostering, adoption and safeguarding practice.
Training & Professional Development
Practical dog-risk training for social work teams and carers.
PASS provides specialist training and professional development for foster carers, adopters, social workers, fostering agencies and local authority children's services teams.
Our training focuses on the relationship between children, dogs and the wider home environment, helping families and professionals understand potential risks and create safer environments for children and pets.
Online Courses
Creating a Safe Environment for Children and Pets
Audience
Foster carers, adopters, and those considering fostering or adopting
Format
Online
Duration
1 hour 30 minutes
A practical introduction to creating a safe home environment where children and pets live together. The course covers key considerations around children, dogs, supervision, household routines, managing potential risks and promoting safe interactions.
Dog Risk Assessment in Children's Social Care: An Introduction
Format
Online, self-paced
Duration
Approximately 3 hours
An introduction to understanding and conducting dog risk assessments within children's social care.
The course explores key considerations when assessing dogs in homes where children are being fostered or adopted, good practice, identifying potential risks, and understanding when further specialist assessment or advice may be required.
Bespoke Professional Training
PASS can provide tailored training for individual local authorities, fostering agencies and children's services teams. Sessions can be delivered online or in person and adapted to the organisation's specific requirements, policies, cases and professional development needs.
Tailored Workshops
Audience
Foster carers, adopters, social workers, fostering agencies and local authority children's services teams
Format
Online or in person
Duration
Half day
Practical workshops tailored to the needs of individual organisations or groups.
Topics can include:
- Dog behaviour
- Safe dog handling
- Dog assessments and risk
- Creating a safe environment for children and pets
- Managing children and dogs within the home
- Identifying and responding to potential risks
Panel & IRO Training – What to Look For
Audience
Panel Members and Independent Reviewing Officers (IROs)
Format
Online or in person
Duration
2 hours
Focused training to help Panel Members and IROs understand the key issues to consider when dogs are present in fostering and adoption cases.
The session explores what to look for, questions to ask, potential areas of concern and when specialist dog assessment or further information may be appropriate.
Children's Services Team Training / Away Days
Audience
Local authority children's services teams and fostering agency teams
Format
In person
Duration
Full day