FACT Training & Professional Development

Interviewing children as part of any assessment requires careful consideration of their emotional, social and cognitive development, and well as additional reminders for professionals to be aware of. 💭

In this post we outline some key reminders and tips for any professional that conducts assessments with children. ✍🏼

Next month, we start our last round of our comprehensive 3-month course on Socio-Emotional Assessments, where we equip professionals with the skills to conduct developmentally sensitive, evidence-based assessments with children. 📙

Send us an email if you would like to receive more info: ✉️[email protected]

Next intake starts 29 June 2026. Such a privilege to be a part of PBI 💛

Play is a child's language. This is where you learn to speak it fluently. 🎨

Our Specialisation in Play-Based Intervention gives counsellors and social workers the theory, the tools, and the real supervised practice hours to work confidently and compassionately with children facing life's hardest moments.

🧸Next intake: 29 June 2026 | 104.5 CPD points | Part-time & accessible from anywhere in SA
🧸Ready to go deeper?
humanitas.co.za/pbi

Facilitating the Child’s Disclosure: Introduction to Sexual Abuse 📙

Now open for registration ✍🏼

🗓️ 9 July, 16 July, 23 July, 30 July & 5 Aug
⏰ 9am - 10:30am daily
📍 Online
✅ SACSSP CPD Points: Pending (11.5 received last round)
💵 R4000

✉️ email [email protected] to register

Last week left to register 🗓️

🎉 Brand new FACT course now open for registration: Foundations of Attachment Therapy.

In this session we will be introducing professionals to an overview of assessment tools as well as a broad outline of the key components of attachment therapy 🏡.

If attachment therapy is something you have always wanted to explore, this session will provide you with a comprehensive introduction for getting started. 📚

📆 11 June 2026 - Online
⏰ 9am - 13pm
💵 R700
✅ 3 SACSSP CPD points
👩🏻‍🏫 Presented by Dr Louise Aucamp

Contact ✉️ [email protected] to register.

In a country where child abuse remains heartbreakingly prevalent, the ability to conduct skilled, ethical, and defensible forensic investigations is not optional — it’s essential.

This comprehensive training course equips professionals with the specialised knowledge and practical expertise needed to investigate allegations of abuse, with a strong focus on sexual abuse cases.

Delegates will learn to:
🧩 Conduct thorough forensic interviews and child assessments
📑 Integrate collateral investigations and evidence
⚖️ Finalise and present findings with professional integrity

This advanced, practice-based course includes:
🔹 3 Forensic Group Supervision Sessions
🔹 Practical Assignments and a Mock Forensic Examination
🔹 Expert Instruction by Dr Louise Aucamp (BSW, MSW Play Therapy, PhD SW) — a leading figure in forensic social work with over 15 years’ experience and international training from the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children.

🗓️ Start Date: 9 July 2026 | Fully SACSSP CPD Accredited.

‼️ Please note that we are only still taking applications from professionals who have already completed training on Socio-Emotional Assessments of Children.

You can download the detailed information leaflet for this course here: https://factnetwork.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2026-FACT-Information-Leaflet-on-Forensic-Training.pdf?v=eacb463a8002

Not quite sure what a Forensic Assessment into an Allegation of Abuse is?⚖️ have a look at the following resource also on our website: https://factnetwork.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/The-Unique-Field-of-Forensic-Assessments-and-Sound-Forensic-Practice.pdf?v=eacb463a8002

FACT’s Socio-Emotional Assessment of Children course is a comprehensive, 3-month, evidence-based learning journey designed to equip professionals with the skills and confidence to conduct high-quality socio-emotional assessments.

From structured theory and practical assignments to mock assessments, practicing feedback, and exclusive FACT-developed projection tools, this course ensures every graduate can assess a child’s functioning across all areas of life — ethically, confidently, and competently.

🎓 40 SACSSP CPD Points Usually Received | Evidence-Based Learning | Brand New Updated Content as of 2026 🧡

📅 Next Intake: 22 July 2026
📧 [email protected]

For any professional working with children, disclosures of abuse or sexual behaviours might be something that you come across in your day to day work. 💭 How we deal with this is essential to making children feel safe, seen, and supported- and often plays a key role in the beginning steps of the child protection process.

In our upcoming course on Facilitating the Child’s Disclosure, we cover this process in detail to equip any professional in dealing with this effectively and confidently. 💪🏻

Send us an email for more info:
✉️ [email protected]

*Please note that while this course offers an introduction to sexual abuse, it does not equip professionals with the skills or knowledge on conducting forensic investigations into allegations of abuse. For our comprehensive Forensic Investigations training, please download the info leaflet on our website.

We are passionate about supporting academic research - particularly when it comes to the field of Forensic Social Work 🧡

If you are a social worker engaged in the field of forensic work and would like to take part in this study - please contact the researcher below ✉️

Our goal at Funda is to give you more, for less ✨👏🏻

Therefore all Funda members receive 10% off when they register for a course from our mother company: FACT 🎉

When you register for a course, simply let the administrator know that you are a Funda Member ⭐️ Its that simple.

From specialised courses like Socio-Emotional Assessments, to practical hands-on ones like Facilitating the Childs Disclosure - our FACT training courses have been designed to take your professional development to the next level 🚀

Interested to see what we’ve got planned for the year? Download the comprehensive FACT training yearplan from:
💻 www.factnetwork.co.za
or have a look at FACT Training & Professional Development 🧡