Training Courses
CASEWORKER COURSE
Course Provider: SSAFA
Course Outline
This is a 2 and a half day course aimed at those employees and volunteers of Constituent Member charities who visit serving and ex-seafarers looking for help in their homes.
Course Aim
At the end of the course, participants will be familiar with the knowledge, skills and attitudes that will enable them to manage a client case in its entirety.
Course Objectives
- Establish contact with a client
- Prepare for a visit
- Conduct an effective interview with a client
- Complete an application for assistance ("Form A")
- Write a persuasive report with a request for funding
- Almonise for funds
- Signpost clients to services for which SSAFA Forces Help is unable to assist
- Close a case and end contact with a client appropriately
- Identify sources of support for volunteers and how to access them
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Course Logistics
The Caseworker Course is booked through SSAFA. If you require accommodation in order to be able to attend, this will be booked for you by SSAFA and charged to the Board. As the course is 2 and a half days long, 3 nights' accommodation is usually booked. For regional courses, all meals are included, for London courses, only dinner on the first night is included.
Course Funding
- The Board will cover all course fees
- The Board will cover all accommodation costs
- The Board will fund a subsistence allowance of up to £25 per day for a maximum of 3 days for those attending a course in London
- Please note that if you cancel within 2 weeks of the course you are booked on, the Board will charge your fees and accommodation to your parent organisation
For further information please contact Sarah Edward, Training and Project Administrator on 02380 337799 or via e-mail sarah@mnwb.org.uk.