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Effective Keyworking & Direct Work with Children in Residential Care
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Effective Keyworking & Direct Work with Children in Residential Care

A specialist course that equips residential childcare workers, keyworkers, and seniors to plan and deliver purposeful keyworking and direct work, turning everyday interactions into meaningful, evidenced progress for the children they support.

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A specialist course that equips residential childcare workers, keyworkers, and seniors to plan and deliver purposeful keyworking and direct work, turning everyday interactions into meaningful, evidenced progress for the children they support.

Aligned with Aligned with the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 quality standards, the DfE guide to those standards, the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010, and Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023. and legislation including Children Act 1989 and The Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015, this course helps learners build confidence, strengthen judgement, and apply safer day-to-day practice.

Key Topics Include:

Explain the purpose of keyworking and how it differs from general shift-based care.
Plan child-centred, purposeful direct work that reflects a child's identity, wishes, and needs.
Use everyday interactions and shared activities as genuine opportunities for keywork and progress.
Record and evidence keyworking in a way that demonstrates real impact on a child's outcomes.
A keyworker turns a shared cooking session into a purposeful piece of keywork on independence and confidence.
A young person disengages from formal keyworking sessions but opens up during unplanned, everyday moments.
A keyworker struggles to link weeks of positive interactions with a young person to any visible progress in their care plan.
A new keyworker is unsure how to plan their first session with a young person who has had several changes of keyworker before.

Important Notice

This awareness course is not a substitute for role-specific training or competency assessment. Always follow your organisation's policies and procedures.

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Course Information

Duration:
2 hours
Level:
Specialist
Certificate:
Yes
Assessment:
Final knowledge assessment
Pass Mark:
80%
Renewal:
Annual
Last Updated:
2026-09-10
Language:
English
Provider:
ProCare Hub

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