Course Title
Information for Clients Facing Bereavement, Family
Breakdown or Unemployment
Level 2
Courses at Level 2 are for Information Providers who have
completed the Information Providers Programme (IPP) and
have a good understanding of the course topic or have at
least one year's experience of giving information to the
public.
Date
Tuesday, 4th October 2011
Venue and Time
Keadeen Hotel, Newbridge, Co Kildare
10.00am – 4.30pm
Presenters
Anne O'Carroll, Cascade Training
Limited
to
20 participants
Aim
This training is to give Information Providers the skills
and knowledge to advise clients facing a change in family
circumstances following bereavement, family breakdown or
unemployment/business failure.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course participants should be able
to:
- explain initial options in cases of family breakdown, bereavement, unemployment, ill health and addiction
- devise key practical steps to control finances
- outline the different types of legal ownership e.g. joint tenancy v tenancy in common etc.
- devise which Family Law remedies can be used to assist clients / Variation and Attachment of Earnings, Enforcement Orders etc.
- explain the effects of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 following family breakdown or death
- advise on the possible methods of managing the financial consequences of family breakdown
- advise on dealing with harassment
- outline protections under the Consumer Credit Act 1995 and Consumer Protection Code
- explain the Court procedures such as Statement of Means and Budget Plans; Mareva Injunction (freezing of Assets), repossession, Judgement Orders, and Judgement Mortgages
- advise on where to access emergency, short-term and long-term support (practical, financial and psychological)
- make appropriate referral.
Closing Date
Tuesday, 20th September 2011.
Applications to
Ann Marie Byrne, Regional Training Administrator, CIB, c/o
Co. Offaly CIS, Level One, Bridge Centre, Tullamore, Co.
Offaly, Tel: 057 934 1262 Fax: 057 9351523 Email: annmarie.byrne@ciboard.ie
Note: Please do not send a cheque to the Citizens information Board. An invoice is issued after the event.
