Child Protection

Winner of the Greater London Training Award

Course Profile: Introduction to Child Protection

This course aims to provide participants with a thorough introduction to child protection. It enables participants to be able to explore their own attitudes to child protection and recognise signs of abuse and neglect requiring a child protection response. The course also practically explores how participants would refer a child onto Social Services. Participants are encouraged to consider best practice issues around child protection, including inter-agency working and anti-discriminatory practice. Participants will also be encouraged to recognise and consider barriers to good practice. Recent developments in the field of child protection, such as the Laming Enquiry and the Children’s Bill, will also be explored.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this training course participants should:
        Be able to define Child Abuse.
        Be able to recognise and describe signs of child abuse and neglect.
        Have had the opportunity to explore their attitudes to child protection.
        Be able to identify risk factors that impact child welfare.
        Be able to state key child protection processes, procedures and legislation.
        Be able to discuss the importance of inter-agency working.
        Be able to discuss the importance of anti-discriminatory practice in child protection work.
        Be able to identify some barriers to good practice and ways to overcome them.
        Have information about what is required and what to expect when referring children and families to Social Services
        Have information in order to work within agency policy and procedure.
        Have had the opportunity to learn in a relaxed and enjoyable way.

Learning Methods:
Warm ups and icebreakers Case studies Handouts
Small group work OHP Discussion

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