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…
Background: 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…
Background: The NSPCC Graded Care Profile GCP2 is a standardised tool for assessing the quality of parental care where neglect is a concern. It provides an assessment of the quality of care across the 4 domains of physical; safety, emotional; developmental needs. Newham LSCB have adopted the tool and training key professionals to use this…
THIS COURSE IS OPEN TO STAFF WORKING IN: SEN, 0-25 CSC and COMMUNITY CHILD HEALH Background: To increase confidence and good practice in working with disabled children and their families in order to assess children’s needs, identify risks and take effective and timely action to protect children at risk of harm. This course will explore…
Background: This one day workshop will give an overview of why we risk assess victims of domestic violence and abuse (DVA), the history, purpose and use of the Domestic Abuse Stalking Harassment and Honour Based Violence (DASH) risk identification checklist (RIC). Attendees will consider how to respond to disclosure of domestic abuse with empathy and…
Background: This multi-agency protocol has been developed for professionals working with pregnant women where there is a likelihood of safeguarding concerns. It outlines multi-agency responsibilities and supports with timescales for social care assessment. This protocol is key in enhancing pre-birth assessments and multi-agency safety planning, supported by recent audits of pre-birth cases. Training Level:…
Background: The critical role played by practitioners in engaging and communicating with families has been highlighted in findings from serious case reviews and is at the heart of many Early Help strategies. Engaging families with high levels of need can be challenging though and the way we communicate with parents is often critical. This…
Radicalisation Awareness Training – Workshop to Raise Awareness of Prevent Suitable for: Front-line staff working in adults and children’s social care, Enforcement, Police, Community Neighbourhoods, housing officers, private, voluntary and independent sector providers and health staff from ELFT and CCG. Course aims: To gain an understanding of Prevent and to increase knowledge on this area…
When allegations are made against staff or volunteers who work with children, organisations need to be aware of their statutory duties. This course aims to inform participants of what these duties are, how the LADO Process works and how to complete internal investigations both inside and outside of this process. Training Level: 3 Learning Outcomes:…
Background: 'The death of a child is a tragedy. It is vital that all child deaths are carefully reviewed. This is so that we may learn as much as possible from them, in order to better support families and to try to prevent future deaths ’ (The Lullaby Trust 2016) Training Level: 2 Learning…