Background: All staff employed within a multi-agency arena have an important role to play in safeguarding children and are often in key positions to identify and respond to concerns about abuse and neglect. This course is to enable all those who come into frequent contact with children and young people to develop awareness of, and…
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…
The aim of this course is to raise awareness of the issues involving young people and serious youth violence and gangs in Newham. This course will help attendees to identify and develop the key skills and techniques required to work with those involved in the aforementioned activity. The course also aims to demystify media stereotypes…
Aim To gain an understanding of the major developmental theories and stages, in particular the relational theories. Outcomes Gain an understanding of some of the major developmental disorders. What happens when things go wrong? Lessons from serious case reviews where development has been a feature. A chance to reflect on your own casework; what other…
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…