Writing Children's Needs Assessments
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2025-09-08 | - |
Program Overview
Writing Children's Needs Assessments
Course ID
FAMJ-1021
Course Details
This course will provide a general overview of writing children's needs assessments, including "Views of the Child" reports and "Full" reports. There is a focus on section 211 - Orders respecting reports, from the Family Law Act (FLA). Investigative, observational and interviewing techniques will be discussed as they relate to assisting the learner in making a recommendation in the "best interest of the children." The student will also be exposed to various factors and applicable research (e.g. age appropriate timesharing) that need to be considered in making a recommendations. Participants will learn how to develop a systematic framework for the process of writing both "Views of the Child" and "Full" reports, from the time the report is ordered by the court to the end result of the process. Participants will also become familiar with guidelines for this type of evaluation that are established to regulate the field and to ensure accuracy and fairness in the assessment process.
Prerequisites
- None
Course Offerings
- Sep 08, 2025 - Nov 17, 2025
- Online
- Children's Needs Assessments
- FAMJ-1021-OL001
- Seats available
Tuition Fees
- Domestic Tuition: $1111.60
- Domestic Learner Services Fee: $16.30
- International Tuition: $3334.80
- International Learner Services Fees: $16.30
Instructor
- L. Grootendorst
Related Courses
- FMC Family Mediation Certification Preparation Workshop (FAMJ-1014)
- Diversity, Family Dispute Resolution & Access to Justice (FAMJ-1018)
- Family Justice Counsellor Report Writer Practicum (FAMJ-1035)
- Effects of Separation and Divorce On Children (FAMJ-1006)
- The Family Justice Registry & the Family Justice Counsellor (FAMJ-1024)
- Effects of Separation and Divorce on Adults (FAMJ-1005)
- Mediated Agreements and Related Court Orders (FAMJ-1008)
- Family Violence: Impact on Separation And Divorce (FAMJ-1002)
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