Working with Hostile, Uncooperative & Evasive Families

Staff in all agencies may, in the course of their work, come across families who are unwilling to co-operate with professionals when intervention or support is/may be necessary for vulnerable children or young people.  This course will help participants consider how to engage with families who are not co-operating, either through hostile, non-engaging behaviour or evasive behaviour.

Target Audience

This course is suitable for all staff who work with children & young people and/or adults who are parents/carers including those who may ,n the course of their work,  undertake home visits

Participants will require to have an awareness and understanding of their own agencies child protection policies and procedures. They should also have previously attended a child protection course. i.e. CYPPC Working Together or equivalent.

Aims of the Course

To enable practitioners to recognise hostile, uncooperative and evasive behaviours;

To consider strategies for managing and responding:

• Ambivalent/ineffective compliance;

• Avoidant/uncooperative behaviour;

• Hostile/threatening behaviour

To focus on how such behavious impact on intervention for:

• The child/young person
• Staff
• Service provision