This training session will provide delegates with more information about the processes involved with child protection procedures, including statutory assessment. Under the Children Act 1989, local authorities are required to provide services for children in need for the purposes of safeguarding and promoting their welfare. Local authorities undertake assessments of the needs of individual children to determine which services to provide and what action to take.

This course is multi-agency and designed for members of the workforce who work predominantly with children, young people and/ or their parents/carers and who potentially contribute to assessing, planning, intervening and reviewing the needs of a child and parenting capacity where there are safeguarding concerns.

It is recommended that designated safeguarding leads within all organisations attend this course. It is the responsibility of the designated safeguarding leads (DSL) to coordinate the response to safeguarding concerns within their organisation, and to support others in doing so, therefore this course will ensure DSLs are well equipped to meet their statutory responsibilities. This course will start promptly at the identified start time.

Due to the nature of the content on this course anyone arriving late will be refused entry and will still be charged. Attendance is required for the full duration of the course, otherwise a certificate of attendance will not be provided.

NB: Participants must have completed KRSCP Safeguarding Children: A Shared Responsibility (Level 2) course prior to undertaking this course.

Description

This course will focus on good practice in multi-agency child protection, providing participants with an understanding of the function and processes of child protection. A practical approach will be taken to define the responsibility of organisations and individuals in relation to handling a disclosure, recording and reporting of abuse by children.

By the end of the course having explored real-life scenarios, delegates will be equipped with the knowledge; understanding of child assessment and its purpose. Delegates will have a clear understanding of timelines of an assessment and outcomes for children. Delegates will be introduced to local protocol, policy and procedure to inform their practice. This course covers a broad range of topics in relation to child protection.

By the end of the session designated safeguarding leads will be well equipped to support their organisation meet their statutory responsibility surrounding child protection. It is anticipated that all those who attend will develop both their competence and confidence in matters relating to keeping children and young people safe and will be able to disseminate and share their learning with colleagues.

Delivery of this course is in a modular format using pre reading and scenario based exercises, pre-recorded audio presentation by the trainer and online interactive sessions with the trainer and other delegates. This course is multi-agency and designed for members of the workforce who work predominantly with children, young people and/ or their parents/carers and who potentially contribute to assessing, planning, intervening and reviewing the needs of a child and parenting capacity where there are safeguarding concerns.

This session will be facilitated by an experienced and knowledgeable trainer commissioned by the Kingston and Richmond Safeguarding Children’s Partnership.

Programme

Outcomes

This course will enable participants to:

• Demonstrate professional knowledge and understanding of what constitutes significant harm and how to identify and signs of child abuse
• Define local child protection reporting procedures
• Explain the factors that might affect recognition of harm particularly when working with resistance or disguised compliance
• Give example of how to work together to facilitate effective information sharing in order to analyse and understand potential risk of harm
• Identify the importance of professional challenge within a safe system and how to work with professional differences

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