Did you know there are an estimated 8,000 children from overseas living in the UK with somebody else? The recent figures show only 5% are known to local authorities for support. The rest remain invisible. There are some simple things all professionals can do to identify, safeguard and plan for children from overseas and the…
The aim of this course is to raise participants’ awareness of the impact upon dependent children of parental mental illness and to develop their knowledge of good practice in this area of work. Learning Outcomes By the end of the course participants should be able to: • Have an increased awareness of the range of…
In 1997 Newham Asian Women’s Project (NAWP) – now London Black Women’s Project conducted research on the mental health needs of South Asian women and published a report called, ‘Growing Up Young, Asian and Female in Britain: Conflict and Culture’. NAWP’s ground breaking research led to the development of the Zindaagi (meaning ‘life’) service in…
We hope to broaden participants’ understanding of issues relating to substance use and parenting, allowing them to feel able to make more informed assessments in this area. Learning Outcomes By the end of the course the learners should be able: • To develop an understanding of drug and alcohol use and awareness of the effects…
This is a half day basic introductory course which provides an overview into how children and young people access new information technologies, what the safety issues are and how we as professionals can help parents and young people to keep safe. Participants will gain an awareness of social media and new technological advances that children…
To enable participants to gain an understanding of the importance of serious case reviews (SCR) and how the findings from them impact on practice. Learning Outcomes By the end of the training session delegates will: Understand the difference between serious case reviews and the child death overview process; Have an improved understanding of risks and…
Aim This course aims to enhance practitioners’ knowledge, skills and understanding of how race, culture and/or faith and belief systems can impact on our safeguarding children practice. The course will also focus on the roles and responsibilities of practitioners, the legal framework and how to identify risk factors. Objectives By the end of the course…
This course will focus on the experiences of young women and girls who are gang associated and gang-involved, and/or who are vulnerable to gang association and gang involvement. The course will include sexual abuse, rape, grooming and harassment, signs and indicators, the notion of normalisation of abusive behaviour. The course will support practitioners to respond…
The course will consider legislation and practice guidance to develop confidence to work in partnership with other agencies and professionals to support children and their families involved in child protection issues. Learning Outcomes Understand the assessment process for providing early help and intervention, for example through locally agreed common and shared assessment processes such as…
There are 75,000 children and young people in Newham – more than a third of our residents are under 18 – and we want each of them to have the best possible start in life. We have a strong universal service in Newham – our schools, children’s centres and health services – but some of…