Helping Family Members Cope with Issues Arising from Incarceration of a Loved One (Synchronous e-learning)
About This Course
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Identify issues affecting families, children and youths affected by incarceration
- Adopt a systemic lens across lifespan development when working with fmailies affected by incarceration
- Discuss the key roles required by practitioners when supporting the family at the exit and re-entry of the incarcerated family member
- Practise key counselling skills when engaging youths and children of offenders/former officers
What You'll Learn
- Impact of incarceration on children of offenders (intergenerational transmission of emotions)
- Adopting a systemic lens when working with families affected by incarceration
- The ABCX model of family crisis through the lifespan
- Key roles and responsibilities at transition points: Exit of family member and re-entry of family member
- Key skills to engage children and youths affected by incarceration
Entry Requirements
The skills and knowledge for this course, which the learner is assumed to possess, are as follows:
• Be able to listen and speak English at a proficiency level equivalent to the Employability Skills System Workplace Literacy (WPL) Level 3
• Be able to read and write English at a proficiency level equivalent to the Employability Skills System Workplace Literacy (WPL) Level 3
• Be able to use numeracy skills equivalent to the Employability Skills System Workplace Numeracy (WPN) Level 3