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Family Support Worker - Youth Work, Child Care and Adult Care
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All-in-One 15 Courses Bundle | CPD Certified | 150 CPD Points | Free PDF Certificates | Tutor Support | Lifetime Access

Summary

Price
£150 inc VAT
Or £50.00/mo. for 3 months...
Study method
Online
Duration
160 hours · Self-paced
Access to content
Lifetime access
Qualification
No formal qualification
CPD
150 CPD hours / points
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Certificates
  • CPD Accredited PDF Certificate - Free
  • CPD Accredited Hard Copy Certificate - £15.99
Assessment details
  • Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)/Assignment (included in price)
Additional info
  • Tutor is available to students

Overview

In the delicate balance of family life, the presence of a Family Support Worker often becomes the steady hand guiding individuals through some of their most difficult moments. Far beyond what meets the eye, this role weaves together the threads of youth work, childcare, and adult care — stepping in where emotional strain, domestic difficulties, or mental health concerns have taken hold. When vulnerability rises and safety feels uncertain, the Family Support Worker becomes a trusted anchor, offering structure, empathy, and critical support to those navigating crisis.

This comprehensive course takes you through every essential element needed to become that anchor. You’ll study the core principles of youth work and develop awareness around the impact of drugs and alcohol on families. You’ll gain vital knowledge in areas such as domestic violence, child safeguarding, and mental health — including a closer look at autism and the unique needs it presents. The course further explores child and adolescent mental health, first aid essentials, the psychology of child attachment, and safety in the digital age. You will also examine the influence of parental mental health on family wellbeing, alongside critical awareness of child sexual exploitation, ensuring you are prepared to intervene, protect, and support.

Step into a role where your presence can change lives — enrol in the course today and begin your journey toward becoming a compassionate force within families and communities.

Learning Outcome

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Support families effectively, applying youth work, safeguarding, and awareness training to address various family-related challenges.
  • Identify and address drugs, alcohol, and domestic violence issues, providing intervention and support strategies for affected families.
  • Safeguard children and adults, recognising mental health issues, autism, and attachment problems, ensuring appropriate support and intervention.
  • Perform paediatric first aid and child playwork, ensuring safety and fostering healthy development in children.
  • Promote internet safety, parental mental health awareness, and child protection strategies to safeguard children from exploitation and harm.
  • Recognise and address child safeguarding challenges, such as child sexual exploitation, ensuring appropriate intervention and support.
  • Apply knowledge of mental health problems in children and young people, offering understanding and support to affected families.
  • Provide comprehensive support for children and families affected by mental health issues, fostering resilience and well-being.

Certificates

CPD Accredited PDF Certificate

Digital certificate - Included

CPD Accredited Hard Copy Certificate

Hard copy certificate - £15.99

A physical, high-quality copy of your certificate will be printed and mailed to you for only £15.99.
For students within the United Kingdom, there will be no additional charge for postage and packaging. For students outside the United Kingdom, there will be an additional £10 fee for international shipping.

Assessment details

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)/Assignment

Included in course price

CPD

150 CPD hours / points
Accredited by CPD Quality Standards

Course media

Description

This course is designed to equip you with crucial skills and knowledge essential for providing holistic family support. You will dive into the fundamentals of family support work and understand the complexities of working with young individuals along with acquiring awareness and training in drugs, alcohol, domestic violence, and abuse, ensuring the ability to identify and address these critical issues within families. You will also master child safeguarding, adult safeguarding, and mental health awareness, including autism awareness and understanding mental health problems in children and young people.

Moreover, develop expertise in paediatric first aid, child attachment, and ensuring internet safety for children. Delve into the complexities of parental mental health in child protection, child sexual exploitation awareness, and child playwork techniques. This course will prepare you to navigate multifaceted challenges within family dynamics, ensuring they possess the necessary skills and sensitivity to provide comprehensive support to families and children in need.

The Family Support Worker - Youth Work, Child Care and Adult Care Bundle Course comes with one of our best-selling Family Support Worker Courses endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme with a FREE endorsed certificate along with 14 additional CPD Certified courses:

  • Course 01: Youth Work Certificate Level 2
  • Course 02: Drugs and Alcohol Awareness Training
  • Course 03: Domestic Violence and Domestic Abuse
  • Course 04: Child Safeguarding Diploma
  • Course 05: Safeguarding Adults Level 1
  • Course 06: Mental Health Awareness Certificate
  • Course 07: Autism Awareness
  • Course 08: Diploma in Children and Young People’s Mental Health Problems
  • Course 09: Paediatric First Aid Training
  • Course 10: Child Attachment Diploma
  • Course 11: Safeguarding Children: Internet Safety Course
  • Course 12: Parental Mental Health & Child Protection
  • Course 13: Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Awareness
  • Course 14: Child Playwork

Who is this course for?

This course is for:

  • Individuals interested in supporting families facing various challenges and requiring skills in child and adult safeguarding.
  • Aspiring family support workers seeking to address issues like drugs, alcohol, domestic violence, and mental health in families.
  • Those interested in child protection, paediatric first aid, and promoting internet safety for children and families.
  • Professionals aiming to work with vulnerable families, understanding mental health problems in children and young people.
  • Individuals looking to support families affected by domestic violence, child exploitation, and mental health challenges.

Requirements

This course has no set requirements for learning. All you need is a device, an internet connection, and the basics of English. If you have them then you're good to go!

Career path

Here are a few careers you can opt for after completing the course:

  • Family Support Worker (£18,000 - £28,000)
  • Youth Worker (£18,000 - £30,000)
  • Child Protection Officer (£20,000 - £35,000)
  • Mental Health Support Worker (£18,000 - £30,000)
  • Domestic Violence Support Worker (£18,000 - £30,000)

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Legal information

This course is advertised on Reed.co.uk by the Course Provider, whose terms and conditions apply. Purchases are made directly from the Course Provider, and as such, content and materials are supplied by the Course Provider directly. Reed is acting as agent and not reseller in relation to this course. Reed's only responsibility is to facilitate your payment for the course. It is your responsibility to review and agree to the Course Provider's terms and conditions and satisfy yourself as to the suitability of the course you intend to purchase. Reed will not have any responsibility for the content of the course and/or associated materials.

FAQs

Study method describes the format in which the course will be delivered. At Reed Courses, courses are delivered in a number of ways, including online courses, where the course content can be accessed online remotely, and classroom courses, where courses are delivered in person at a classroom venue.

CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development. If you work in certain professions or for certain companies, your employer may require you to complete a number of CPD hours or points, per year. You can find a range of CPD courses on Reed Courses, many of which can be completed online.

A regulated qualification is delivered by a learning institution which is regulated by a government body. In England, the government body which regulates courses is Ofqual. Ofqual regulated qualifications sit on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF), which can help students understand how different qualifications in different fields compare to each other. The framework also helps students to understand what qualifications they need to progress towards a higher learning goal, such as a university degree or equivalent higher education award.

An endorsed course is a skills based course which has been checked over and approved by an independent awarding body. Endorsed courses are not regulated so do not result in a qualification - however, the student can usually purchase a certificate showing the awarding body's logo if they wish. Certain awarding bodies - such as Quality Licence Scheme and TQUK - have developed endorsement schemes as a way to help students select the best skills based courses for them.
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