2. 6 scenarios
Scenario 6: Awareness raising and training
Read the situation below. Choose the best response and then click on Check to see our feedback.
You work in a local authority. You have noticed that there are several children who have a parent in prison, which is a subject with which you and your colleagues are not familiar. Do you:
- Look into seeing if there are any materials available that might be of use?
- There are materials available that will be very helpful for you and the children and families. These vary from leaflets about the whole criminal justice experience to comic strips, DVDs and books that have been designed with the child in mind and which can assist you in your practice. Go to the Extra resources section for a full list.
- Organise some training for you and your colleagues, perhaps inviting others from your local Children's Centre and schools to participate?
- Top answer - This would be best practice. There is training available: Kids VIP, Thames Valley Partnership, Ormiston, Action for Prisoners Families all have suitable packages and materials.
- Work out what to do as you go along?
- Understandably, this is the option most would take, and in reality is what happens in day-to-day practice as there is often not the capacity to do more. Whilst this does not mean you are not providing a good service, you might like to consider the range of materials that can improve your practice further and enhance the service to give to the children with whom you work.