Free training on Child Impact Assessment

Free training on Child Impact Assessment (CIA) toolkit for children and young people affected by family members who are engaged with the justice system in Scotland.

 The Orkney Community Justice Partnership (OCJP), in conjunction with Families Outside, a charity which works solely on behalf of families in Scotland affected by imprisonment, are pleased to offer free training sessions on Tuesday 19 March 2024, within the St Magnus Centre, Palace Road, Kirkwall, KW15 1PA.

This in-person event will be complimented by an online event later in the year, however places for the initial event will be limited to 30 participants for both morning and afternoon sessions. Sessions are independent of each other and usually are charged however the OCJP has secured this on behalf of Orkney at no cost.

 The training is aimed at professionals across a broad spectrum of agencies who support children and young people in Orkney, with a suggested target audience of:

• Guidance /Pastoral staff – within primary and secondary education establishments
• GIRFEC coordinators
• Head/Deputy Headteachers of primary schools
• Social Work– Criminal Justice/Children & Families/Adult protection/Care Experienced support staff/Fostering and adoption services
• ORSAS (Rape Crisis in Orkney)
• Women’s Aid
• Right There
• Relationship Scotland - Orkney
• Mental Health Support – CPN
• Health Visitors
• School Nurseries
• Sheriff/Crown Office Procurator Fiscal Service
• Police
• Family support workers
• Action for Children

This list is not exhaustive and it is encouraged to be shared amongst other relevant agency or professional in Orkney not listed and who you feel would benefit from this training.

Morning Session - Tuesday 19 March 2024 - 09.30 -12.00 - Friend’s Room

Examine the impact of the justice system on families from arrest all the way through to release and will help professionals, across multi disciplines, develop their understanding of contributory factors to consider when supporting families as they navigate this experience. Attendees will learn about the work of Families Outside, available support and a general overview of the impact of imprisonment and navigating the justice system on children and families.

Afternoon Session - Tuesday 19 March 2024 - 13.00 – 15.30 - Friend’s Room

Focus on the impact of the justice system on children and young people and how the Child Impact Assessment (CIA) toolkit is a useful tool to help professionals guide a conversation to enable children's rights to be upheld when someone in the child’s life is involved in the justice system. Children who experience a relative in the criminal justice system are particularly vulnerable, yet very few receive support.CIAs are a helpful tool in building children’s resilience to cope with the trauma, grief and stigma that they often experience. This will examine the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and how the criminal justice system impacts on children’s rights. Attendees will also learn about theCIA resource and how and when it can be used to support children.

https://prisonreformtrust.org.uk/project/women-the-criminal-justice-system/child-impact-assessment-project/  The initial stages of development of materials in support of both sessions primarily focused on mothers, however this has been developed to any family member in the justice system.

Should you wish to be considered for this in person training please respond to community.justice@orkney.gov.uk Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis, however it is intended to achieve an even distribution of this training across the wider partnership of agencies and professionals who support children and young people in Orkney.

Further online training will be available later this year for anyone who cannot attend and expressions of interest can also be made to the same mail box.