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As part of our Research in Practice membership, we are entitled to a tailored support day. This year we have chosen to focus on Cultural Diversiy to enable us to reflect on our work with people from different cultural and social/class backgrounds and provide an opportunity to consider how to challenge inappropriate practice. 
Although RiP is predominantly for social work staff, this course is avaialable to staff across Families, Children and Learning.

For Therapists, Managers, Practitioners and Policy Makers

In June 2008 Brighton & Hove LA established the first UK based Functional Family Therapy Team.

In the following 11 years the Brighton team has supported the implementation and training of a further 15 FFT teams and 3 FFTCW teams. These teams have all been set up as a way of helping to reduce the numbers of children and young people becoming looked after, reducing offending/custody rates and improving outcomes for families as a whole.

FFT is an evidence based (Blue Prints certified) assertive outreach, systemic/behavioural model.

There are currently 300+ FFT(LLC) & FFTCW(LLC) sites in 10 countries worldwide serving in urban, rural and indigenous communities.

The focus of Functional Family Therapy is on helping young people and their families, by repairing family bonds, improving relationships and providing skills and strategies that support more successful family interactions and reduces risk.

The team invite you to come and share in a day of celebration, hear from other local authorities and providers about how FFT has enabled them to work with families and how using the models has impacted on the amount of young people needing to be looked after, CSE/CCE and reoffending & custody rates.

Brighton & Hove is committed to meeting the needs of those harmed by crime and conflict, by ensuring safe, secure and effective restorative practices are embedded throughout the city. This is the pledge made by the city's Community Safety Partnership in 2015.

This three-day training is specifically designed for Children's Services staff to develop skills in Restorative Facilitation, to support their work with children and young people. Restorative Justice Facilitation training requires participation in a number of role plays across the 3 days. 

The course also covers the full range of skills outlined in the core 2013 National Occupational Standards for Restorative Practice.

This course was accredited by the Restorative Justice Council in March 2018 to enable learners to facilitate restorative conferences/meetings at the standard required by the Criminal Justice System.

This one day course reviews up-to-date understanding of early brain development and its impact on children and young people’s life chances.The day will explore the impact of disadvantage and complex needs in families on baby and child brain development, how we can be curious and conscious of those impacts and how our interventions can support this crucial part of development.

Professionals will explore the key elements of child and teenage brain development, understanding key milestones for young people and a wider knowledge of tools and interventions that support relationships and ensure plans and interventions take into account the developmental needs of the child/young person. 

Please do not request a place, the content here is for information only. 

If you are interested in developing your English and maths skills the information below suggests sources of support.

• BBC Skillswise offers practical help with English and maths skills for adults.
• Skills for Care offer learning activities to develop English, number, digital and employability skills in social care.
• If you are studying for a qualification and need support with English and maths please talk to the learning provider who may be able to offer advice and support.